(2022-02-22). Biden to Ban Companies from Doing Business in Donetsk & Lugansk. telesurenglish.net On Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that U.S. President Joe Biden will soon sign an executive order banning Americans from doing business in the two Ukrainian regions that Russia has recognized as independent states. | RELATED: | "President Biden will soon issue an Executive Order that will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to, from, or in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Lugansk People's Repub…
(2022-02-22). Headlines for February 22, 2022. democracynow.org Putin Orders Russian "Peacekeepers" into Ukraine Separatist Regions, U.N. Rebukes Russia over Violations of Ukraine's Territorial Integrity, Florida Senate Advances Bill to Ban Nearly All Abortions After 15 Weeks, Colombia Legalizes Abortion During First 24 Weeks of Pregnancy, Dominican Republic Begins Construction of High-Tech Border Wall with Haiti, Dr. Paul Farmer, Who Brought Free, Quality Healthcare to World's Poorest, Dies at 62, Mali's Military Rulers Cement Hold on Power, Leak Reveals Credit Suisse Ties to Dictators, Torturers and Organized Crime, Wildfires Burn Nearly 2 Mill…
(2022-02-22). América latina, los BRICS y el siglo XXI. globalizacion.ca La eventual victoria de Lula da Silva en Brasil tendrá como una de sus consecuencias la reincorporación del país a los Brics (Brasil no se retiró, pero pasó a tener un perfil muy bajo, debilitando al bloque conformado por Rusia,…
(2022-02-22). How Nanoplastics Enter the Human Body. independentmediainstitute.org We are no better protected from plasticized air outdoors than we are indoors. Minuscule plastic fibers, fragments, foam, and films are shed from plastic stuff and are perpetually floating into and free-falling down on us from the atmosphere. Rain flushes micro- and nanoplastics out of the sky back to Earth. Plastic-filled snow is accumulating in …
(2022-02-22). Condemn the Armed Forces of the Philippines for killing of children. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following February 22 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. |
| Last February 8, counterinsurgency operating troops belonging to the Philippine Army's 20th Infantry Battalion fired their weapons indiscriminately on a group of peasants tending their coconut kiln (koprahan) in Barangay Roxas, Catubig, Northern Samar. Two children, including a 12-year old, Grade 6 student, were killed by soldiers. Another child was wounded. |
| The soldiers were part of a 30-man unit of the 20th IB that was conducting operations against a unit of the New People's…
(2022-02-22). Puerto Rico: Workers, yes! Colonizers, no! iacenter.org February 21, 2022 This slightly edited press release was written by Gabriela Malespin and Normahiram Pérez of New York Boricua Resistance and Call to Action on Puerto Rico. The organizations holding the Feb. 18 rally were New York Boricua Resistance, Call to Action on Puerto Rico, Colectiva Solidaridad, ProLibertad and Partido Independentista Puertorriqueña. Union Square, New York City, Feb. 18. Photo: Brenda Ryan On Feb. 18, a coalition of Puerto Rican and global anti-imperialist groups will rally at Union Square, [New York City], at 5: 00 p.m. in solidarity with the workers' strikes happening in Puerto Rico. Thi…
(2022-02-22). Mali's Interim Government Could Stay in Power For Up To 5 Years. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mali's National Transitional Council (NTC), which is the Legislative branch established by the dictatorship that took power in August 2020, defined that the organization of elections for the return to democracy could take up to five years instead of 18 months. | RELATED: | "The transition's duration is a frequent subject of discussions and negotiations. To approve the new period, we took into account the aspiration…
(2022-02-22). Venezuela to Foster Natural Gas For Sustainable Development. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia affirmed that his country "was committed" to the use of natural gas as a means to achieve the objectives of sustainable development. | RELATED: | "We are sure that natural gas guarantees a cleaner transition. It also gives us confidence for the development of our peoples in the medium and short term," Plasencia said during the 6th Summit of Heads of State of th…
(2022-02-22). Kenya to Roll Out 5G Network in 2022. telesurenglish.net Kenya's telecommunication industry regulator said it will roll out its 5G network on a pilot basis this year. | RELATED: | Matano Ndaro, the director of licensing, compliance and standards at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), said that the regulator has developed a roadmap that outlines strategies to facilitate the deployment of 5G technology. | "We are now set to hold a validation workshop in the next one…
(2022-02-22). Biden Extends National Emergency as States Ease Restrictions. telesurenglish.net More states and major cities across the U.S. are lifting their vaccination and mask mandates as the rate of COVID-19 infections drops, but health experts have warned dropping pandemic protocols too soon may worsen the spread of the virus. | RELATED: | California, the most populous U.S. state, unveiled a milestone plan last week, as Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state would become the first in the nation to treat the coronaviru…
(2022-02-22). Colombia Legalizes Abortion Until 24 Weeks Of Gestation. telesurenglish.net By five votes in favor and four votes against, Colombia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved the voluntary termination of pregnancy until 24 weeks of gestation. | RELATED: | "We welcome this decision, which is the result of many years of struggle," the Causa Justa members stated. In recent months, the Constitutional Court judges analyzed two requests that questioned the section of the Colombian penal code t…
(2022-02-22). Damning Auditor General report exposes failure of Canada's government to protect migrant farm workers from COVID-19. wsws.org The report is yet another exposure of the fraudulent "pro-migrant" pretensions of the Trudeau government, which has enabled big business to make massive profits during the pandemic while workers get sick and die from COVID-19.
(2022-02-22). Argentina — øCómo se resuelve el problema clave? globalizacion.ca Por supuesto, no hacía falta el dato oficial de enero para certificar que los precios de productos esenciales continúan subiendo casi sin parar. Y que el horizonte pinta más negro que despejado. Es el problema clave, porque los otros aspectos…
(2022-02-22). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Hundreds of flights were delayed February 18 as air traffic controllers in Argentina protested over salaries and conditions, while refuse collectors across Chile walked out Monday over the government's failure to fulfill previous contract agreements.
(2022-02-22). Long Road Back Home: Chilean Museum to Return Moai Monolith to Easter Island. sputniknews.com The so-called moai monoliths were created by the Rapa Nui, a Polynesian people, who according to scientists, settled on the island between 800 and 1200 CE. They are said to have created an industrious culture. The arrival of Europeans in the 18th century resulted in the decline of Rapa Nui society. Chile annexed the island in 1888.
(2022-02-22). Colombia's Constitutional Court Decriminalizes Abortion in First 24 Weeks of Pregnancy. sputniknews.com In a 5-4 decision, Colombia's Constitutional Court voted to decriminalize abortion in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. The Monday decision expands on a 2006 ruling allowing for abortions in the cases of rape, a risk to the mother's life, or an unviable fetus.
(2022-02-22). Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer: A Public Health Pioneer Who Helped Millions from Haiti to Rwanda. democracynow.org 
We remember the life and legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer, a public health icon who spent decades building community health networks helping millions of poor people in Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and beyond. He died unexpectedly Monday at the age of 62. We feature Farmer's past interviews with Democracy Now! and speak with his longtime colleague, Dr. Joia Mukherjee. Farmer leaves behind a remarkable legacy and an "enormous community of people that he brought to this large table that is now global health," says Mukherjee, chief medical officer for Partners In Health, where she worked with Farmer for 23…
(2022-02-21). Russia Set to Recognize Donetsk & Luhansk as Independent States. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with the French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, informing them that he intends to sign a decree to recognize the Lugansk and Donetsk republics. | RELATED: | A few hours earlier, the leaders of these republics asked Putin to recognize the independence of their territories and provide them with cooperation to de…
(2022-02-21). Russia to Recognize Lugansk and Donetsk Republics' Sovereignty. telesurenglish.net The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, announced that Russia would recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. He also signed the corresponding documents and asked for the support of the Federal Assembly regarding the signing of cooperation treaties with the Donbass breakaway states. | Donetsk and Lugansk Republics will be recognized as independent states. Feb. 21, 2022.
(2022-02-21). DPR Claims Shelling Against Donetsk From Ukraine. telesurenglish.net Denis Pushilin, President of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, disclosed that a battle is taking place near the Russian border between the Ukrainian forces and the Republic's popular army. | RELATED: | The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk noted that the situation in the direction of Mariupol has sharply deteriorated, with Ukrainian military forces attacking the position of People's Police unit…
(2022-02-21). Ukraine Answers to Russian Allegation on Soldiers Casualties. telesurenglish.net Ukraine has denied Russian claims stating that five of its service personnel were killed on Monday in a firefight near the two countries shared border. | RELATED: | Pavlo Kovalchuk, a military spokesman of Ukraine, affirmed that the country's armed forces have neither attacked Donetsk and Lugansk nor sent saboteurs across the border. He claimed that forces of the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have shelled themselves to increase…
(2022-02-21). 20.02.2022 Ukraine War Overview. Kiev Escalating Situation Amid Donbass Bracing for Homeland War. southfront.org 
At around 5 a.m. on February 20, units of the Ukrainian Army 79th airborne assault brigade crossed the Seversky Donets River and attacked the positions of the LPR People's Militia near the village of Pionerskoe. With massive artillery support, Ukrainian soldiers attempted to assault one of the observation posts. | Fierce clashes broke out. The Ukrainian Army suffered losses and was forced to retreat. | As a result of the aggression of the Ukrainian Army, five residential buildings were destroyed and civilian casualties were reported. |
(2022-02-21). Russia's Security Threats To Increase if Ukraine Joins NATO. telesurenglish.net Russian President, Vladimir Putin, exposed on Monday that if Ukraine joins NATO's bloc, as a consequence, the threats to Russian security might increase significantly. | RELATED: | "If Russia faces such a threat as Ukraine's admission to the North Atlantic Alliance, to NATO, then the threats to our country will increase many times," noted the Russian leader. | He made a recall on Article 5 of the North Atlantic T…
(2022-02-21). With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression against Russia. transcend.org 15 Feb 2022 – Citing the Atlantic Council, the US-based think tank for NATO, the Bulletin explains that the sanctions they advocate would cause the Russian economy to "experience significant chaos." Instead of supporting peaceful measures in the Ukraine, it has become a cheerleader for Washington. From an organization run by scientists, the current governing board of the Bulletin has hardly a scientist in sight.
(2022-02-21). Katrina vanden Heuvel: Smart Diplomacy Can Still Resolve the Ukraine Crisis Without War. democracynow.org 
As President Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has secured a commitment from both Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a summit in an effort to defuse the escalating tension. We speak to veteran journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose latest article for The Washington Post, "A path out of the Ukraine crisis," argues both leaders must work to avoid a catastrophic war. "There's a bluffing that could be taken more lightly, except this is the most dangerous confrontation between the United States, NATO and Russia in decades," says vanden Heuv…
(2022-02-21). US Ambassador: Moscow Embassy Is Not Safe. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, stated that because of Russian authorities' restrictions imposed on diplomats, the Moscow Embassy is not a safe place anymore, he claims. | RELATED: | The diplomat disclosed that the lack of personnel had compromised the mission. "If the expulsions by the Russian government continue, it will be very difficult to continue to function safely as an embassy," Sul…
(2022-02-21). World Federation Of Trade Unions Supports Initiative Against Blockade. popularresistance.org Paris, France – The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) announced today its support to the media marathon called by the channel Europe for Cuba to denounce and condemn the blockade imposed by the United States on the island for more than 60 years. | The WFTU, the militant voice of more than 105 million workers worldwide, supports and participates in this initiative scheduled for April 2 and 3, said the organization's Secretariat, in a communiqué shared with Prensa Latina by the European solidarity platform activated in October 2020. | In the document, the Federation recalled its traditional rejection of the e…
(2022-02-21). Guatemala: Convocatoria a la Solidaridad. indybay.org firma para una carta de solidaridad con La Puya en Guatemala bit.ly/SolidarityLaPuya…
(2022-02-21). nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt. indybay.org nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt, un gran líder de los pueblos originarios…
(2022-02-21). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for change and lack of guarantees. peoplesdispatch.org With legislative and presidential elections coming up in Colombia, the supposedly "oldest democracy in Latin America" will see if it can consolidate the most precarious and recent peace on the continent.
(2022-02-21). Sunlight Can Help Dissolve Oil Into Seawater, Reveals Study of Deepwater Horizon Spill. sputniknews.com The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused by an explosion on the oil rig, was the largest such marine incident in United States history. While claiming 11 lives, it also released nearly 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
(2022-02-21). Eco-Justice, People Power, Documentary Premiere- "We Still Here" indybay.org CubaCaribe announces a special community screening of We Still Here / Nos Tenemos, the latest documentary by award winning filmmaker by Eli Jacobs-Fatauzzi in collaboration with Defend Puerto Rico, FistUpTV and Clenched Fist Productions. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi along with a dynamic live music and dance performance by Aguacero.
(2022-02-21). China Releases 5-Year Plan For Elderly Care Services. telesurenglish.net China's State Council has released a plan for the development of the country's elderly care services system during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), in its latest step to implement a national strategy to address population aging. | Medical workers provide free medical care service to the elders at a university for senior citizens of Zhongshan District in Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 14, 2021.
(2022-02-21). The Dominican Republic To Expand Its Border Wall With Haiti. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader inaugurated the extension of a border fence with Haiti to curb irregular migration and drug and arms smuggling from that country. | RELATED: | In about nine months, the US$31 million construction work will expand by 160 kilometers a 23-kilometer fence built between 2019 and 2021 in the Elias Piña and Jimani border towns. | The new fence will be of a concrete wall at the base, over whic…
(2022-02-21). The Tragedy in Petropolis Leaves 176 Brazilians Dead. telesurenglish.net The heavy rains that devastated part of the Brazilian city of Petropolis have left 176 dead and some 200 injured citizens, in what is already considered the largest natural disaster in this municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro. | RELATED: | Since last Tuesday, the storms have caused a trail of destruction as they pass through the old Brazilian imperial city, where 117 people are still missing, according to da…
(2022-02-21). Iran Urges West to Show 'Willingness' for Nuke Deal. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh called on the Europeans and the United States to show "willingness" for a possible nuclear deal. | RELATED: | The Iranian delegation has presented its proposals on remaining issues to the relevant parties of the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna, Khatibzadeh told a weekly press conference. | Dialogues in the Austrian capital have made significant p…
(2022-02-21). Colombia: ELN to Perform 72-Hour Strike Against President Duque. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced that it will carry out a national strike against Colombia's President Ivan Duque from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26. | RELATED: | "During the armed strike, the population may only leave their residences for funeral activities or hospital emergencies, and no vehicle may transit the streets," the ELN stated. | "We will not be responsible for the damages the vehicles disobeying the s…
(2022-02-21). UK: To Lift All COVID Restrictions. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, disclosed that coronavirus measures would end in England effective Thursday. | RELATED: | Beginning Thursday, the lifting of pandemic restrictions ruled that people who have the virus will no longer be required to self-isolate, though they will still be advised to stay at home. From April 1, the universal and free availability of coronavirus testing will end. | "Restrictions…
(2022-02-21). Cuba Announces Manufacture of High-Voltage Electricity Pylons. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Cuban industrial sector disclosed the plans for manufacturing towers for high voltage power lines, a significant achievement for the Island's economic development. | RELATED: | Mecánica Fabric Aguilar Noriega company, from the Villa Clara province, alongside other factories of the Island, have programmed the production of 131 steel towers for high-voltage power transmission lines in the current year, facilitating…
(2022-02-21). Cuba Receives "Tons" of Love Despite US Campaign. telesurenglish.net The Catalan solidarity platform Defensem Cuba has collected health materials to support the island's people. The Committee of Solidarity has coordinated such efforts with Central America of Prat and the Associació Nou Barris de Barcelona in Prat de Llobregat. | RELATED: | The third shipment of the campaign "Tons of Solidarity against the blockade against Cuba" in Spain is valued at 80,000 Euros. | In the same ve…
(2022-02-21). Brent Crude Oil Tops $97 per Barrel Highest Since Sept. 2014. telesurenglish.net By 01.38 GMT, Brent futures for April delivery were up 2.34 percent at $97.38 per barrel. | In turn, contracts for WTI-brand crude for April delivery were up 3.41 percent at $93.31 per barrel. | Last February 14, Brent crude oil price exceeded $96 per barrel for the first time since October 1, 2014. | As explained in January by Goldman Sachs Group analysts, quoted by The Wall Street Journal, the oil market has a large deficit. The impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on demand is not as significant as expected.
(2022-02-21). 21 Argentine Officers To Testify Over Arms Smuggling To Bolivia. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Argentine Judge Alejandro Catania will begin the hearing against 21 security officers who shipped war material to Bolivia's 2019 coup-born regime of Jeanine Añez under the orders of former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019). | RELATED: | Catania will question the officers about their missions in La Paz to rebuild the whereabouts of the 70,000 anti-tumult ammunition and 121 gas grenade and tear gas spray, whi…
(2022-02-21). Teachers Union Starts Strike in Buenos Aires. telesurenglish.net Demanding better working conditions, the Association of Middle and Higher Education (ADEMYS) started a 24-hour strike on Monday, when Buenos Aires begins face-to-face classes. | RELATED: | Last week, ADEMYS spokeswoman Marisabel Grau mentioned that the Buenos Aires City government headed by Horacio Rodriguez "offered absolutely no percentage of salary increase" to teachers. | "We cannot start classes without salary impro…
(2022-02-21). Desalojan a un escritor cubano de un apartamento en Miami. cubadebate.cu Tres gatos, 16 libros publicados, un colchón en el piso y una computadora sin monitor podrían parecer el resumen de los 76 años de vida del escritor cubano Ismael Lorenzo, 42 de ellos en Estados Unidos.Eso es todo lo que tiene ahora Lorenzo en un pequeño cuarto de Hialeah por el que paga $1,100, después de ser desalojado de su anterior vivienda hace una semana.
(2022-02-21). US Turns On Honduran Narco-Dictator Juan Orlando Hernández. popularresistance.org The US government has turned on the right-wing former dictator of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, after it spent years supporting him. | Hernández is the latest in a series of brutal authoritarians who were key US allies until they outlived their usefulness, from Iraq's Saddam Hussein to the Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo to Panama's Manuel Noriega. | This February, the United States requested the extradition of Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández on charges of trafficking cocaine and guns. Local authorities arrested him on February 15. | Hernández, who is popularly known by his initials JOH, ser…
(2022-02-21). 'Day without Immigrants' demands 'citizenship now!'. workers.org 
Migrants, refugees and their supporters participated in a march and rally in Philadelphia on the national 'Day Without Immigrants' Feb. 14, to demand that President Joe Biden keep his campaign promises and grant them citizenship now. Despite frigid temperatures the protest, which started with around 30 people, grew to well . . . |
(2022-02-21). Nicaragua Condemns New Interference Attempt By OAS. popularresistance.org The Nicaraguan delegation to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) firmly and categorically denounced, on Friday, February 18, the OAS' notification for scheduling a special session of its member states to address "the situation in Nicaragua." | Previously, the OAS had issued a declaration condemning alleged lack of legal guarantees in Nicaragua and what it considered as human rights violations perpetrated by the government of Nicaragua. Such declarations of the OAS referred to the judicial procedures being carried out in Nicaragua against some of the promoters of the violent 2018 cou…
(2022-02-21). At OAS, Nicaragua condemns US police brutality, racism, torture in Guantánamo prison. multipolarista.com Nicaragua condemned the hypocrisy of the OAS "Ministry of the Colonies" for obsessively demonizing his country while doing nothing about racist US police brutality and torture at Guantánamo or the mass graves of Indigenous children in Canada.
(2022-02-21). Argentina Pledges to Investigate Macri-Trump Venezuelan Invasion Plot. venezuelanalysis.com Argentinian military exercises suggest that former US President Donald Trump was more willing to consider a military intervention than previously believed.