2022-02-08: News Headlines

teleSUR, JL (2022-02-08). Pdte. de Perú denuncia intentos golpistas contra su Gobierno. telesurtv.net "Me apena que grupos de poder promuevan de manera sistemática una innecesaria vacancia presidencial", denunció el mandatario.

Dan Collyns (2022-02-08). Fishmeal pollution in Peru. america.cgtn.com Peru's anchovy fishery is the world's major supplier of high-protein fishmeal. Fishmeal is one of the pillars of Peru's economy but there are knock-on effects in the city where it is the principal industry, Chimbote. Find out more.

teleSUR (2022-02-08). Venezuela Asks Trinidad & Tobago to Clarify Migrant Child Death. telesurenglish.net President Nicolas Maduro's administration rejected the incident in which a Venezuelan baby died while traveling on a boat that was intercepted by the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard on the night of February 5. | RELATED: | "The Venezuelan government extends its most sincere condolences to the infant's relatives and urges the Trinidad & Tobago authorities to carry out an exhaustive investigation to clarify the fact…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-08). Inflation in Venezuela Continues to Cool Down (+Tax on Transactions in US Dollars). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 7, 2022 ( The graphic below, prepared by Orinoco Tribune's editorial team, demonstrates how the inflation rate has behaved in Venezuela since 2020, based on official figures repo…

Matt Sedlar (2022-02-08). A salvo del precipicio: Argentina y el FMI negocian un mejor acuerdo. cepr.net Si más estadounidenses supieran cuántos civiles inocentes mueren realmente como resultado de estas sanciones, øse permitiría lo peor de ellos?

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-08). Argentina joins China's Belt and Road Initiative. peoplesdispatch.org On February 6, the governments of Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration under the Belt and Road Initiative, a global trade infrastructure project promoted by the People's Republic of China. | The memorandum, which promotes the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, was signed during President Fernández's official three-day visit to China. President Fernández visited China, at President Jinping's invitation, to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Winter Games on Februa…

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-02-08). China respalda a Argentina en su reclamo sobre las Malvinas. telesurtv.net El conflicto de las Malvinas solamente puede encontrar un cauce favorable mediante el diálogo y las negociaciones.

Staff (2022-02-08). Headlines for February 8, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Vows to Halt Russia-to-Germany Gas Pipeline If Russia Invades Ukraine, Several Democratic-Led States Announce Plans to Roll Back Mask Mandates, Biden Administration Tests Four-Legged Robotic "Dogs" on U.S.-Mexico Border, Costa Rican Presidential Candidates Appear Headed for April Runoff Election, Ex-Honduran President Added to U.S. List of Corrupt Officials over Drug Trafficking, Brazilian Antiracist Protesters Demand Justice for Immigrant Killed over Unpaid Wages, Supreme Court Will Allow Alabama's GOP-Gerrymandered Congressional Maps to Stand, Jill Biden Confirms Free Community College W…

teleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-02-08). Deslizamiento de tierra en Colombia deja al menos seis muertos. telesurtv.net Al menos 21 personas resultaron heridas y fueron trasladadas hacia los hospitales de Pereira.

teleSUR (2022-02-07). UN Announces Strategy Against Drugs and Crime for Latin America. telesurenglish.net The UNODC representative also announced that the organization's regional headquarters would be in Colombia, from where it will supervise and coordinate operations against drug trafficking and crimes in this country, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Uruguay. | The UN Office on Drugs and Crime is presenting the new Strategic Vision for Latin America and the Caribbean 2022-2025.

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-02-07). Venezuelans commemorate 30th anniversary of 1992 civic-military rebellion. peoplesdispatch.org The civic-military rebellion led by Commander Hugo Chávez against the government of president Carlos Andrés Pérez, despite its failure, marked the end of neoliberalism and the beginning of a new era of profound socio-political changes in the country…

Staff (2022-02-07). Diosdado Cabello to British Diplomat Having Fun in Venezuela: 'Return the Gold you have Stolen'. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, responded to the UK's Deputy Head of Mission to Caracas, Duncan Hill, asking him to return the gold that his country has stolen from Venezuela. Cabello made the statement in response to a tweet that Hill had posted on his Twitter account, in which he is seen enjoying the Naiguatá Peak near Caracas after enjoying a day of hiking. | "Return the gold you have stolen," wrote Cabello. "Venceremos!" | Devuelvan El Oro que se robaron. Nosotros Venceremos!! — Diosda…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-02-07). Two Venezuelan Officers Sentenced to 30-years Over In-Custody Death. venezuelanalysis.com Attorney General Tarek William Saab said that the conviction and sentencing demonstrated Venezuela's commitment to human rights.

_____ (2022-02-07). Argentina Turns To Russia And Joins China's Belt And Road. popularresistance.org Argentina is trapped in $44 billion of IMF odious debt taken on by corrupt right-wing regimes. Seeking alternatives to US hegemony, President Alberto Fernández traveled to Russia and China, forming an alliance with the Eurasian powers, joining the Belt and Road Initiative.

rqorinoco (2022-02-07). Argentina to Russia: We Want To End Dependency On US. orinocotribune.com On February 3, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, visited the Kremlin and told President Vladimir Putin that his country wants to end "dependency" on the US and strengthen economic ties with Russia instead. | Fernández

Atilio A. Boron (2022-02-07). Argentina — La "misión" del FMI. globalizacion.ca øPor qué si la deuda pública de Estados Unidos en 2021 equivalía al 133 % de su PIB, la de Japón al 257 % y la de Argentina al 102.8 % el FMI no envía misiones trimestrales para auditar y…

teleSUR (2022-02-07). Argentina: Investigation of New Tainted Cocaine Victims Begins. telesurenglish.net Argentina's authorities are currently probing whether the six new hospitalized people in Rosario are victims of the contaminated cocaine tragedy, which has resulted in 24 deaths. | RELATED: | According to health officials in the Santa Fe Province city, on Sunday evening, four people were hospitalized in the south of Rosario "with sensory deterioration and respiratory depression.," and late in the night, two more patients arrived, all "with a h…

teleSUR (2022-02-07). Argentine President Fernandez to Visit Barbados. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez will arrive in Barbados on Monday afternoon after an international tour that previously included official visits to Russia and China. | RELATED: | During his meeting with Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Tuesday, he is expected to discuss issues related to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), climate change, gender equality, and bilateral cooperation. | During the meeting, Fernand…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-07). Argentina and China sign key agreements on cooperation and trade and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Argentina and China, the arrest of journalist Fahad Shah in Kashmir, and more…

teleSUR (2022-02-07). Bolsonaro Targeted by Several Investigations. telesurenglish.net Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian President, is under investigation after being accused of leaking data and spreading misinformation, even though he was exempted from the charge of wrongdoing in the case of the purchase of Covaxin. | RELATED: | The accusations against Bolsonaro can lead to his removal from the presidency. The Brazilian President has been accused of interfering with the leadership of the federal polic…

teleSUR (2022-02-07). Deported Brazilians Denounce Poor Treatment By US Authorities. telesurenglish.net Dozens of Brazilian migrants deported by the United States pointed to the appalling treatment they suffered both during their detention and on their return journey. | RELATED: | The deportees had been handcuffed on the plane back to Brazil, and their luggage confiscated by the U.S. authorities, according to the statements collected by the news site of several of the 187 deportees who arrived Saturday at the Belo…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-07). Daily Round-up| Student leader released on bail in Swaziland, persecution of Egyptian lawyer & more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the release of a student leader in Swaziland following mass protests, the persecution of human rights lawyer Osama Bayoumi in Egypt, and the controversy over an oil exploration project in the Sao Francisco region of Brazil…

teleSUR (2022-02-07). Human Rights Group Alerts About Crisis in Colombian Department. telesurenglish.net The coordinator of the Indepaz Observatory of Human Rights and Conflicts pointed out that the ELN, paramilitary groups and at least nine other armed groups, remnants of the extinct FARC that abandoned the Peace Agreement, are vying for territorial control over the local economy based on the cocaine industry. | Colombia's horrific human rights crisis has carried on into 2022. January saw 14 social activists and 3 former FARC combatants killed, plus 13 massacres. It is a desperate situation.

teleSUR (2022-02-07). Uruguay To Cover Remaining Localities With Booster Vaccines. telesurenglish.net Aimed to avoid the spreading of the COVID-19 virus, the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health started a new stage on the program of booster vaccines in uncovered interior localities. | RELATED: | According to the Daily data from the National Emergency System, there is an average of 10,000 confirmed cases; Santiago Mirazo, a virologist, considers the numbers are at least twice higher, which is not confirmed because of the la…

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