(2022-02-13). Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America. orinocotribune.com 
By Carlos Martinez — Feb 10, 2022 | The last few months have seen a significant expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although this region of the world is not the most obvious fit for an undertaking that was originally modelled on the Silk Road — a network of trade routes linking East Asia with the Middle East, Africa and Europe — the reality is that the countries of South America, Central America and the Caribbean share many of the same needs as their counterparts in Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. | Most Latin American countries…
(2022-02-13). Thursday 2/24: Voting Rights Town Hall: The Future of Voting Rights in U.S. indybay.org Virtual/online event…
(2022-02-13). Activa nuevamente web de Resumen Latinoamericano Cuba. cubadebate.cu El sitio web de la corresponsalía en Cuba del periódico argentino Resumen Latinoamericano está de vuelta, trataron de borrarnos y solo lograron multiplicar la solidaridad y los lectores, afirmó este miércoles 9 de febrero Graciela Ramírez, su editora jefa. Volvemos al camino con la adarga al brazo, para multiplicar la verdad que pretenden silenciar, expresó.
(2022-02-13). Saturday 3/5: FabLab PlayShop : Walter Marcado. indybay.org Playground PlaySpace | 3286 Adeline St | Berkeley, CA 94703…
(2022-02-13). In Defense of Anarchist Memory: One-Hundred Years Since the Death of Ricardo Flores Magón. itsgoingdown.org 
Statement from anarchists in so-called Mexico calling for a year of activity to defend and continue the anarchist memory of Ricardo Flores Magón, one-hundred years since his death. La versión en español sigue a la versión en inglés Let every man and woman who loves freedom and the anarchist ideal, propagate it with determination, with…
(2022-02-13). Report: Argentine Army Planned an Invasion of Venezuela in 2019. telesurenglish.net In the investigation by Argentine journalist Horacio Verbitsky, it was revealed that in command of the operation was General Juan Martin Paleo, who at the time was commander of the rapid deployment force. | The new Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces, Brigadier General Juan Martín Paleo, takes office in February 2020.
(2022-02-13). Russia Is Concerned About Possible OSCE Role in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net The Western proposal comes amid tensions between Russia and the West over the internal situation in Ukraine and accusations of Moscow's alleged invasion of that country, which has been repeatedly denied by the Kremlin. | Russia has criticized the decision by the US and UK to withdraw observers from the OSCE in Ukraine, saying the OSCE was being deliberately dragged into a militaristic psychosis.
(2022-02-13). Chile Decrees a State of Emergency in Four Northern Provinces. telesurenglish.net The Chilean government decreed a state of emergency and military deployment in the border sectors of four northern provinces, where there were road blockades and protests by truck drivers demanding security, following the death of a colleague in an incident in which migrants are blamed. | RELATED: | Prior to the decree, Interior Minister Rodrigo Delgado met with regional authorities, police and truckers' unions. | Th…
(2022-02-13). Nicaragua: Prosecutor's Office Confirms Death of Jorge Torres. telesurenglish.net Jorge Hugo Torres Jimenez was born on April 24, 1948 and had been in prison since June 13, 2021, where he was being prosecuted for the crime of Treason. | The Prosecutor's Office has reported the death of imprisoned political opponent Jorge Hugo Torres, this Saturday, February 12, due to natural causes after being admitted to a hospital, accompanied by relatives.
(2022-02-13). Cubanos residentes en el exterior: Poniéndole corazón a Cuba. cubadebate.cu La historia de Javier es solo una entre tantas que evidencian el aporte de los cubanos residentes en el exterior a su Patria frente a la pandemia, contexto en el que las medidas de asfixia económica, comercial y financiera impuestas a Cuba por EE.UU. se han reforzado, y han obstaculizado la adquisición de insumos y materiales médicos. Al comentar a Cubadebate sobre el trabajo de la organización, Javier rememora las múltiples actividades que se coordinan para unir a más de 300 connacionales que viven y trabajan en el gigante asiático.
(2022-02-13). We Won't Rest in Defending the Revolution. orinocotribune.com By William Grigsby Vado — Feb 10, 2022 | Let us begin with the decision taken by the National Assembly at the request of the Ministry of the Interior to cancel the legal status of a handful of non-governmental organizations which in practice are fronts for European and North American interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs. I believe that the logic that must be understood in this type of decision is the logic of the defense of the power of the Nicaraguan people, the defense of revolutionary power. In other words, in this logic we must understand that these types of decisions are not capricious, they are…
(2022-02-13). Brazil: Sao Paulo pays to move residents from landslide areas. america.cgtn.com Recent deaths from flooding and landslides in Brazil are highlighting an old yet unsolved problem in the country. Brazil has a high number of people living in areas at high risk during torrential rains. Our correspondent Paulo Cabral visited one of these communities.
(2022-02-13). Youth Day in Venezuela: Chavista Call to Venezuelan Youth, Two Demonstrations in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
During the celebration of Youth Day in Venezuela, on Saturday, February 12, President Nicolás Maduro made an emotional call to the revolutionary youth of the nation, and assured that he and the Bolivarian government are committed to the fight against corruption, bureaucratism and criminality. The president made these remarks in a meeting with young people in Caracas, who marched from Petare (east Caracas) to Miraflores (center) to celebrate Youth Day. | "I have come to ask you, the youth, for help in the fight against corruption, crime, and bureaucratism. A sour, bitter fight," said the president in his speech.
(2022-02-13). Trabajo a distancia: Mucho ruido y pocas nueces. cubadebate.cu Al parecer casi dos años no han sido suficientes para enderezar la implementación del trabajo a distancia en Ciego de àÅvila, que sigue "encasillado" en alternativa y no en solución, cuando se trata de prestar servicios y cumplir encargos productivos con eficiencia. Todavía persiste la idea de que la presencialidad es sinónimo de rendimiento.
(2022-02-13). Yaniela Forgas se lleva la corona del Campeonato Femenino Nacional de Ajedrez. cubadebate.cu La corona del Campeonato Femenino Nacional de Ajedrez pertenece desde hoy a la Maestra Internacional Yaniela Forgas (Santiago de Cuba), quien ha estado participando en estos eventos desde muy joven, de ahí que la victoria es muestra de su crecimiento constante detrás de los tableros.
(2022-02-13). Frank-Walter Steinmeier es reelegido presidente de Alemania. cubadebate.cu La Asamblea Federal de Alemania reeligió este domingo al actual presidente del país Frank-Walter Steinmeier para un nuevo periodo de cinco años al frente de la jefatura del Estado, un cargo representativo para el que contó con el apoyo de los principales partidos políticos.
(2022-02-13). Rusia revela cómo surgió la "invasión rusa a Ucrania" cubadebate.cu Rusia ha sido objeto de un ataque mediático destinado a desacreditar sus demandas de garantías de seguridad, informó la cancillería rusa y aclaró que a finales de 2021 y principios de este 2022, Moscú estaba bajo ataques mediáticos sin precedentes, destinados a convencer a la comunidad global de que Rusia estaba planeando una invasión a Ucrania.
(2022-02-12). [World Report] Escalating threats to health workers in Myanmar. thelancet.com Health workers are still under threat in Myanmar, 1 year on from a military seizure of power. Megan Tatum reports.
(2022-02-12). New Zealand joins diplomatic offensive against Russia amid escalating war build-up. wsws.org The Labour-led government, the foreign policy establishment and a layer of pseudo-lefts have lined up with the escalating imperialist operation against Russia.
(2022-02-12). WATCH Canadian truckers defy court injunction, maintain border blockade. rt.com 
Anti-vaccine mandate truckers refused to back down despite the threat of impending arrests and fines | Canadian protesters opposing Covid-19 curbs and vaccine mandates have defied a court injunction and government warnings to maintain their days-long blockade of the Ambassador Bridge, which has paralyzed trade and traffic at the busiest land border crossing into the US. | According to videos circulating on social media, demonstrators overwhelmingly voted to continue occupying access roads to the bridge minutes before Friday's order by the Ontario Superior Court took effect at 7pm local time. The protesters can…
(2022-02-12). The Left has culture, but the World still belongs to the banks: The Sixth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. '[T]here is great intellectual poverty on the part of the right wing', Héctor Béjar says in our latest dossier, A Map of Latin America's Present: An Interview with Héctor Béjar (February 2022). 'There is a lack of right-wing intellectuals everywhere'. Béjar speaks …
(2022-02-12). Socialist Workers Party campaign offers working-class road forward. themilitant.com 
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 300 people, way over the 65 required, have signed the petition to put Eleanor García, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Senate, on the California ballot. In addition, over $5,000 has been raised to pay the filing fee. | Over the weekend of Feb. 5-6, campaigners fanned out to cities in the Bay Area and southern California, knocking on doors and setting up tables at supermarkets, introducing the party's program and the Militant. Supporters of the campaign from Seattle, Los Angeles, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, traveled here to participate. | "I like what you are doing," Jo…
(2022-02-12). Indigenous Binnizá Defend Their Communal Lands Against Industrial Park in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. itsgoingdown.org 
Below we publish two translated communiques from the Indigenous Binnizá community of Puente Madera, in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, who are engaged in a struggle in defense of their communal lands against the construction of an industrial park, part of the Interoceanic Corridor megaproject being pushed by the AMLO administration Puente Madera, Isthmus of…
(2022-02-12). Teamsters union denounces far-right so-called "trucker protest" liberationnews.org 
Representing 1.4 million workers mainly in the trucking industry in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is speaking out against the far-right "freedom convoy".
(2022-02-12). Suman 120 los fallecidos por ciclón Batsirai en Madagascar. telesurtv.net Cuando aún no se había recuperado la isla por las afectaciones de la tormenta Ana, Batsirai agravó las afectaciones.
(2022-02-12). Aprueban en Chile iniciativa para restituir tierras a pueblos indígenas. telesurtv.net Esta iniciativa fue aprobada en general, por lo que aún falta la votación en particular y posteriormente en el Pleno para ser confirmada.
(2022-02-12). Cuban President Urges Renovation of the National Banking System. telesurenglish.net According to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez Cuba´s banking system is still operating under a primary system and even though there is an understanding of the present issues as well as a solution path, specialists have not managed to solve the existing problems. | Cuban president urges renovation of the national banking system. Feb. 12, 2022.
(2022-02-12). Putin y Biden conversarán vía telefónica sobre caso de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Esta llamada se produce cuando Washington ordenó la evacuación de su personal no esencial en la embajada estadounidense en Kiev.
(2022-02-12). Corte hondureña ordena liberar a activistas medioambientales. telesurtv.net La ONU ya había solicitado la liberación del grupo, detenido desde 2019 por oponerse al proyecto minero Guapinol.
(2022-02-12). Ontario declara estado de emergencia ante protesta de choferes. telesurtv.net Cinco días después de haber hecho lo propio la capital, Ottawa, los camioneros antivacuna fuerzan el estado de emergencia.
(2022-02-12). Perú multa a Repsol por 122 mil dólares tras derrame de crudo. telesurtv.net Gobierno peruano considera que la compañía Repsol está buscando desentenderse de su responsabilidad en este desastre ecológico.
(2022-02-12). Venezolanos marcharán para conmemorar la Batalla de la Victoria. telesurtv.net "Todos (…) a recordar el sacrificio, la valentía y la entrega de nuestros jóvenes en la Batalla de la Victoria", dijo Cabello.
(2022-02-12). Renuncia cuarto juez designado para investigar magnicidio en Haití. telesurtv.net El juez Chavannes Étienne había sido designado para la investigación del magnicidio hace una semana.
(2022-02-12). Represión israelí deja 22 palestinos heridos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Solo en la ciudad de Kafr Qaddum se registraron 10 lesionados, entre ellos un niño de 13 años.
(2022-02-12). Culmina Congreso Internacional Universidad 2022 en La Habana. telesurtv.net El evento concluye con la conferencia magistral sobre desafíos a la Universidad en tiempos de la transición de la pandemia al mundo pos pandemia.
(2022-02-12). US Sends B-52 Nuclear Bombers to UK Amid Ukraine Tensions. telesurenglish.net As reported on Friday by the British newspaper The Telegraph, citing military sources, four U.S. B-52 long-range bombers landed Thursday at RAF Fairford (Royal Air Force Fairford, for short) in Gloucestershir, in the southwest of the United Kingdom. | RELATED: | This comes while the deployment of U.S. personnel had occurred two days earlier at the same base. | At the same time, U.S. officials stated that this Bomb…
(2022-02-12). Rusia lamenta fracaso en ronda de diálogos de Normandía. telesurtv.net Las hostilidades en Ucrania han ocasionado hasta la fecha cerca de 13.000 muertos según datos aportados por la ONU.
(2022-02-12). Convocan a un paro en Rep. Dominicana en rechazo a la carestía. telesurtv.net La huelga de 48 horas es en protesta por la situación económica ante el aumento de la canasta familiar y de los combustibles.
(2022-02-12). OMS expone condición para que fase aguda de pandemia acabe este año. telesurtv.net La OMS subrayó que es una tarea global que se logre el objetivo de vacunar a cerca de tres cuartos de la población.
(2022-02-12). Bolivia: Evo Morales Warns of DEA-driven Destabilisation Plan. telesurenglish.net The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, denounced this Saturday that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is executing a destabilising plan against the coca growers' movement and its leaders. | RELATED: | In a series of tweets on his official account, Morales warned the Bolivian people and the international community about this plan by the DEA, along with its political and media agents o…
(2022-02-12). Francia anuncia nueva flexibilización de medidas contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net Los contactos de casos positivos a la Covid-19 solo deberán realizar un test de diagnóstico luego de dos días de ser confirmado el vínculo.
(2022-02-12). Docentes de Ecuador demandan la aplicación de ley educativa. telesurtv.net Al gremio docente se sumaron organizaciones como la Federación de Estudiantes Secundarios de Ecuador (FESE).
(2022-02-12). ONU promueve mayor equidad de género en la ciencia. telesurtv.net El 11 de febrero se celebra el el Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia.
(2022-02-12). Partido de los Trabajadores reafirma voluntad de cambiar Brasil. telesurtv.net El expresidente Lula Da Silva recalcó los logros históricos obtenidos por la organización.
(2022-02-12). Venezuela Cracks Down on Para-Militarism and Organized Crime. telesurenglish.net Major General Vladimir Padrino López reported that "the Bolivarian National Armed Force [FANB] has dealt heavy blows to the mafias and gangs that deal in drug and human trafficking, and which belong to the Colombian Armed Terrorist and Drug Trafficking Groups [TANCOL]." | FANB of Venezuela dismantled a clandestine camp dedicated to drug trafficking in Apure State. Feb. 12, 2022.
(2022-02-12). Instan a defensa de acusados en caso golpe de Estado a actuar con apego a la verdad en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El jueves se decidió aplazar el inicio del jucio oral contra la expresidenta de facto boliviana Jeanine Áñez.
(2022-02-12). Siete obras de Julio Cortázar que debes leer. telesurtv.net Hijo de padres argentinos, Julio Cortázar describió su nacimiento como un hecho "producto del turismo y la diplomacia".
(2022-02-12). Denuncian asesinato de otro líder social en Valle del Cauca. telesurtv.net Desde la firma del acuerdo de paz en 2016 han sido ultimados 1308 líderes, lideresas sociales y defensores de Derechos Humanos en Colombia.
(2022-02-12). Gobierno argentino aumenta en un 12,28 % jubilaciones y pensiones. telesurtv.net El mandatario afirmó que su Gobierno trabajará para seguir recuperando los ingresos de los argentinos.
(2022-02-12). Venezuela afirma que mantendrá guerra sin cuartel contra narcotraficantes. telesurtv.net General Vladimir Padrino reiteró que las FANB continuarán desplegadas para proteger la paz y tranquilidad del pueblo.