(2022-04-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Heavy cargo truckers in Peru blocked highways over surging fuel prices while a threatened walkout by 1,300 workers at the Kennecott Copper Mine in Utah was averted after union rammed through a last-minute deal.
(2022-04-05). New Flank Opened Against Boric: Sectors of the Left Question Recent Police Repression in Chile. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Bravo Atias — Apr 1, 2022 | "We came from the mobilizations. Thanks to them we are here and we will not forget that," said the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, in front of thousands of supporters on the balcony of the seat of government, the Palace of La Moneda, during his inauguration on March 11. | For this reason, many leftists and leaders of social organizations were disconcerted by the images recorded on March 18. Only a week after Boric took office , there was a demonstration in Plaza Italia (also called Plaza Dignidad) that brought together, like every Friday, relatives of the prisoners…
(2022-04-04). Marchers in Sà£o Paulo commemorate Land Day, call for justice in Palestine. samidoun.net 
On 30 March, Palestinian Land Day, activists in Sà£o Paulo, Brazil, marched to the Israeli consulate to call for the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. The enthusiastic rally brought together youth activists, political parties and Palestinian community members to stand together against apartheid and Zionist colonialism in Palestine. The demonstration was …
(2022-04-04). Mass Strikes in Peru Over Fuel & Fertilizer Costs. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Strikes by transport workers and campesino unions have broken out across Peru against the rising cost of fuel and fertilizers. Western sanctions on Russia have aggravated the problem by causing global shortages of these commodities. Protesters accuse President Pedro Castillo of 'betrayal' for failing to deliver on election promises. Protests began eight days…
(2022-04-04). Argentina Commemorates 40 Years Since Malvinas War. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, April 2, Argentine President Alberto Fernández led a ceremony to commemorate 40 years of the Malvinas War, which began on April 2, 1982. The ceremony was held at the Malvinas Museum, where medals were awarded to veterans. At the beginning of his speech, Fernández asked for applause for the ex-combatants and their relatives. "On their behalf, I want to pay tribute to the officers who fought with dignity in the Malvinas," he said, mentioning former General Martín Balza. | He thanked former presidents Evo Morales (Bolivia), Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), and José Mujica (Uruguay), for being present at the…
(2022-04-04). The U.S. Empire Uses Engineered Destabilization to Delay Its Full Demise. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Mar 30, 2022 | When it comes to the decline of U.S. hegemony, there are two sides to the story, one hopeful and the other bleak. One pertains to all of the ways that the empire's power is unambiguously diminishing, and to how this is opening the potential for workers democracy to spread to every part of the world. To how Washington has been unable to use its fascist Ukrainian proxy to crush the independence of the Donbass peoples, how Washington's subversion efforts in places like Hong Kong have failed, how the 2019 coup in Bolivia has been reversed, and other such positive developments. Th…
(2022-04-04). Venezuela to 'Deepen Cooperation' with ICC After Visit by Prosecutor Khan. venezuelanalysis.com The ICC will open a "technical assistance office" in Caracas to ramp up joint work.
(2022-04-04). Venezuela Denounces New Terrorist Plans by Colombia's Iván Duque. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, April 2, President Nicolás Maduro denounced his Colombian counterpart Iván Duque for ordering extremist sectors of the Venezuelan right to deepen their terrorist attacks against the country. | During a phone call with the authorities of the Somos Venezuela movement, the Venezuelan president reported that sectors of the right met in Bogotá and received an order from Duque to deepen the terrorist attacks against public services, before the Colombian president ends his term. | The head of state warned: "Recently, they held a meeting of extremists in Bogotá and received an order from Iván Duque to deep…
(2022-04-04). Venezuela Sends Best Wishes to Muslims for Ramadan. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 3, 2022 ( Along with the official statement, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia wrote: "Happiness and health to all Muslim friends who live in our country, a…
(2022-04-04). At least 12 dead in Ecuador prison violence. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) — At least 12 prisoners died and another 10 were injured during a gang confrontation at a prison in Ecuador, the government said on Sunday, in a new episode of prison violence in the Andean country.
(2022-04-04). Russia Scraps Covid Flight Restrictions for 'Friendly' Countries. themoscowtimes.com The countries include Argentina, India, China and South Africa.
(2022-04-04). How climate change can affect your kidneys. america.cgtn.com 
A study in Brazil suggests climate change may be having an impact on people's kidney health, as temperatures rise and dehydration becomes a bigger problem. CGTN's Paulo Cabral reports.
(2022-04-04). The rise of the far right is a global phenomenon. therealnews.com 
The election of Donald Trump and the siege of the US Capitol on Jan. 6 made clear the rising political power of the right in America, but this is not an isolated phenomenon—right-wing power is surging across the globe. From India, Brazil, and the Philippines, to Hungary and the US, we find right-wing political movements that are challenging the established order and that are fueled by anti-immigration mania, racism, patriarchy, historical nostalgia, as well as the destruction wrought by colonialism, the fall of Leninist states, and the failure of modern capitalism to meet the needs of masses of people…
(2022-04-04). Vaccine Myocarditis: Mystery Solved? transcend.org 3 Apr 2022 – A Brazilian investigator may have identified the mechanism driving mRNA vaccine myocarditis. And the US CDC finally acknowledges the strongly increased risk in young males.
(2022-04-04). Briefing: World hunger and the war in Ukraine. mronline.org 
The New Cold War is rapidly heating up, with severe consequences for people around the world. Our new series, Briefings, provides the key facts on these matters of global concern.