(2021-07-25). Chilean Senate Approves Marriage Equality. orinocotribune.com 
The lawmakers supported paternity rights, including adoption by same-sex couples. Since 2015, Chile has implemented a Civil Union agreement that granted several rights to same-sex couples. | On Tuesday, July 20, the Chilean Senate approved a bill on marriage equality, which can now pass to the Chamber of Deputies and the constitutional process of its adoption into law may advance. The bill is a landmark project in the predominantly Catholic conservative country. | According to a statement by the National Congress, the "the Senate approved by 28 votes in favor, 14 against and 0 abstentions the norms that regulate…
(2021-07-25). Venezuela Pays Tribute to the Liberator Simón Bolívar in the National Pantheon. orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, July 24, the Venezuelan government paid tribute to the Liberator Simón Bolívar on the occasion of the 238th anniversary of his birth, with an event celebrated at the National Pantheon. The event was led by the Minister for the Interior, Justice and Peace, Admiral Carmen Meléndez, who urged the people to be attentive to all the activities that the national government will carry out to honor "this man, this strategist, who achieved the independence of Venezuela in unity." | "We love Bolívar as life itself, and the people of Bolívar more than our life, and because of him we know how to walk the path tow…
(2021-07-25). Sex workers and COVID-19: Resisting the pandemic and criminalization. mronline.org 
Georgina Orellano, secretary-general of the Association of Women Sex Workers of Argentina (AMMAR), says that "the pandemic has highlighted the inequality" in society and deepened the problems faced by sex workers. Sex work, which is not recognized in Argentina, has become more precarious, she says.
(2021-07-25). Only 10 Countries Possess 75% of all COVID Vaccines. orinocotribune.com This is a translation of the daily report by the Caracas-based Samuel Robinson Institute for July 24, 2021. | On July 22, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, regretted that of all the available COVID-19 vaccines, three-quarters have been distributed in only ten countries around the world. | As reported by Chilean news portal El Desconcierto, WHO Director Tedros Adhanom warned that "more than 3.5 billion vaccines have been distributed worldwide, but over 75% of them have gone to just ten countries. Vaccine inequity is not only a moral failure, it is also self-destructive…
(2021-07-24). Venezuela Reaches New Milestone: 3.6 Million Homes Delivered to the People. orinocotribune.com 
On Thursday, July 22, 2021, the Venezuelan government celebrated the delivery of house number 3,600,000 in the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV) program, which was started by President Hugo Chávez in April 2011, initially to solve the housing problems for hundreds of thousands of families affected by heavy rain and floods that year. | The program was continued in 2013 by President Nicolás Maduro after the death of Chávez. | On Thursday, the Rincón Reyes family of Zulia state received the keys to their new home, which is the home number 3,600,000 in the GMVV milestone. "Thank you for our home," said little Ma…
(2021-07-24). US Military Denounced for Violation of Venezuela's Airspace. orinocotribune.com 
Through a statement published this Friday, July 23, the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) denounced the violation of Venezuelan airspace by a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy military transport aircraft belonging to the United States Air Force. According to the statement, the incident occurred last night, Thursday, July 22, from 8: 47 p.m. until 8: 50 p.m., when US aircraft covered approximately 14 nautical miles over the westernmost area of the Sierra de Perijá mountain range in Zulia state. | The FANB statement expressed the opinion that this action by the US Army c…
(2021-07-24). Venezuela and Mexico Strengthen Military Ties and Cooperation. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan Minister for Defense, General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López, welcomed the members of a military delegation from Mexico at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela. The Mexican delegation to Venezuela was part of the bilateral efforts to strengthen cooperation and fraternal ties between the two nations. | The official press Twitter account of the Bolivarian National Armed Force, @PrensaFANB, informed that "as part of the friendship and cooperation relations between Venezuela and Mexico, General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino welcomed a military delegation of the Latin American country at…
(2021-07-24). Despite US Blockade Venezuelan Delegation Parades at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony — Broadcasting Rights Secured (Video). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, July 23 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Friday, July 23, 2021, the inauguration of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was held in the Olympic Stadium of the Japanese capital, Tokyo. As is traditionally done, a delegation from each of the 204 participating countries marched in the opening ceremony, and Venezuela was no exception despite the US and European blockade. The karateka Antonio Díaz and the judoka Karen León were the standard bearers of the Venezuelan delegation. Unfortunately Yulimar Rojas, who had been designated as a flag bearer, could not arrive on time. | Yulimar absent | The Venezuela…
(2021-07-24). Venezuela Warns US For Military Aircraft Violating Its Airspace. popularresistance.org A C-17 military transport aircraft belonging to the US Air Force flew into Venezuela's Zulia state, which borders Colombia, on Thursday evening, its Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a statement. The plane allegedly flew on this course for some 14 nautical miles (26 kilometers), the ministry said. It added that US planes had allegedly crossed into the country on 21 occasions this year, calling it a "serious violation of international aeronautical standards." | Washington has not immediately commented, according to Reuters. | The "flagrant provocation" happened as part of joint military drills in…
(2021-07-24). Venezuela accuses and warns US for military aircraft violating its Airspace. popularresistance.org Venezuela's defense ministry has accused Washington of "flagrant provocation" after a US military plane allegedly flew into its territory from Colombia. According to Caracas, the US violated its airspace over 20 times this year. The "flagrant provocation" happened as part of joint military drills in Colombia in which American fighter jets are participating, Venezuela said. "Reconnaissance tasks are being carried out towards the Venezuelan geographical area,"
(2021-07-24). Foreign Minister Arreaza meets with Surinamese counterpart ahead of 21st CELAC Meeting. mppre.gob.ve In the context of his visit to Mexico on the occasion of the 21st Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Venezuela's Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of the […] | La entrada
(2021-07-24). Hundreds Of Cancer Patients Lives' Endangered By US Sanctions. popularresistance.org Six independent UN human rights experts alerted that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients' lives are under threat because of an "excessively strict application" of US sanctions. | In a press release published on Wednesday, the group of experts warned that Venezuelan cancer patients "have been stranded, destitute, in countries where they went for treatment" because "money cannot be transferred out of Venezuela," laying blame on US unilateral measures and overcompliance policies.
(2021-07-24). Hundreds of Venezuelan Cancer Patients Lives' Endangered by US Sanctions. popularresistance.org Six independent UN human rights experts alerted that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients' lives are under threat because of an "excessively strict application" of US sanctions. | In a press release published on Wednesday, the group of experts warned that Venezuelan cancer patients "have been stranded, destitute, in countries where they went for treatment" because "money cannot be transferred out of Venezuela," laying blame on US unilateral measures and overcompliance policies.
(2021-07-24). Venezuela Condemns New Attack on Alex Saab by United Kingdom. orinocotribune.com The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has categorically condemned a decision of the government of the United Kingdom to impose unilateral sanctions on Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who is currently already a subject of judicial persecution by the United States administration. | The Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, posted the official statement of the government of Venezuela in his Twitter account, and stated that the measures taken against Alex Saab violate international law and reflect the immorality of the British government, which has set itself up as a supposed anti-cor…
(2021-07-24). Latin America in Dispute: Interview with Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza. orinocotribune.com In an interview for the program América Latina en disputa [Latin America in dispute], broadcast by the multistate Telesur, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza reiterated that the Bolivarian government's commitment in the face of destabilizing events promoted by imperialism in the region, like the assassination of the president of Haiti and the attempts to destabilize Cuba, "is always for integration, for peace, for dialogue." | He indicated that, as proof of this, on July 24, in tribute to the birth of Liberator Simón Bolívar, a meeting of ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean S…
(2021-07-24). Juan Ramón Quintana, Bolivia's Former Minister of the Presidency: Sinister Shadow of Privatization of War is Emerging over Latin America (Interview). orinocotribune.com In an interview published by Sputnik, Juan Ramón Quintana, Bolivia's former minister of the Presidency, told journalist Karen Méndez Loffredo that "we [in Latin America] are witnessing new forms of United States directed coups," which include methods like the hiring of mercenaries from private security companies for the purpose of carrying out assassinations of political leaders. | Quintana stated that "the right wing in Latin America has paved the way for US interventionism" and emphasized that, regardless of who is in the White House, the objective of the United States…
(2021-07-24). Senegal, Brazil being prepared for NATO partnerships? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The following excerpts are from the website of the U.S. National Guard concerning Senegalese troops being trained in Louisiana. Senegal has recently participated in the U.S. Africa Command-led African Lion multinational military exercise in Morocco and in the U.S./Ukraine-hosted 32-nation Sea Breeze war games in the Black Sea. Also participating in both was Brazil. In …
(2021-07-24). Meet Toka, the Most Dangerous Israeli Spyware Firm you've Never Heard Of. orinocotribune.com 
By Whitney Webb — Jul 21, 2021 | The mainstream media's myopic focus on Israel's Pegasus spyware and the threats it poses means that other companies, like Toka, go uninvestigated, even when their products present an even greater potential for abuse and illegal surveillance. | LONDON — This past Sunday,
(2021-07-24). First Indigenous Woman to Preside Over Chilean Constitutional Assembly Rocks Establishment. zcomm.org Chile's path to transformation can be directly attributed to grassroots organizing and relentless demands for fundamental change…