2022-05-04: News Headlines

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-05-04). Mineros exigen a Gobierno solucionar paro en planta peruana. telesurtv.net Al menos 9.000 trabajadores se reunieron en Lima, capital de Perú.

teleSUR, HR, JGN (2022-05-04). Carupanazo 1962: sublevación antiimperialista en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El frustrado movimiento militar constituyó la simiente de corrientes patrióticas y antiimperialistas, que eclosionarían 30 años después, el 4 de febrero de 1992.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-05-04). 2022 Forecast for Venezuela's Economy. orinocotribune.com The growth in the Venezuelan economy is confirmed by studies that are constantly carried out by various multilateral organizations. Positive forecasts coincide when experts analyze Venezuela's performance for the year 2022 . | As can be seen in various publications in the media and on social networks, everything points to the continued growth of the productive economic apparatus in the months to come. While the figures differ in some cases, they agree on the conclusion that economic indicators are positive, following the nation's exit from hyperinflation. | GDP growth estimates vary from 1.5%—according to t…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-05-04). Venezuela recuerda triunfo sobre fallido intento de invasión. telesurtv.net El primer vicepresidente del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, afirmó que la revolución bolivariana "tendrá larga vida, si nos mantenemos unidos".

Staff (2022-05-04). Iran seeks using all capacities to expand ties with Venezuela. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) — Referring to his visit to Venezuela and meeting with the President of Venezuela, Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji emphasized the development of cooperation between Iran and Venezuela.

teleSUR, lvm, JL (2022-05-04). Detienen a sospechoso de violar a una niña en Quito, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Según el informe Aampetra sobre abuso a menores en centros educativos en Ecuador, entre 2014 y 2017 se registraron en el Ministerio de Educación 882 denuncias.

teleSUR, JCM, JGN (2022-05-04). Paraguay: 68 años de la trilogía corrupta de Alfredo Stroessner. telesurtv.net Alfredo Stroessner, dictador militar paraguayo que junto a otras administraciones del momento como Brasil, Chile, Uruguay y Argentina, apoyó la ejecución de la Operación Cóndor en la región latinoamericana.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-05-04). Pdte. de Argentina afirma que reforzará seguridad en Rosario. telesurtv.net El presidente Fernández enviará 300 gendarmes más para combatir la inseguridad en la ciudad santafesina.

teleSUR-mcs, JL (2022-05-04). Cámara chilena aprueba adhesión al Acuerdo de Escazú. telesurtv.net La iniciativa establece un acuerdo regional sobre el acceso a la información, la participación pública y el acceso a la justicia en asuntos ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-05-04). Petro's kill plot claims confirm Colombia's failed security policy. colombiareports.com An alleged plot to kill the frontrunner in Colombia's election race highlighted the government's failing security policy to combat intensified paramilitary violence. Opposition Senator Gustavo Petro canceled his campaign rallies…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-04). Denuncian que ministro de Defensa colombiano eludió citatorio del Senado. telesurtv.net Previamente, los representantes de la Cámara del Congreso solicitaron la renuncia del ministro.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-05-04). Colombia claims organized protest equates to organized crime. colombiareports.com Colombia's prosecution has stepped up the criminalization of anti-government protests, claiming that protesters who organized must be tried as organized crime groups. The controversial argument was made by a prosecutor…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-03). Colombia records assassination of 62 activists in first quadrimester of 2022. peoplesdispatch.org According to INDEPAZ, in addition to the assassination of 62 social activists and 18 ex-combatants, 37 massacres have also been recorded in the first four months of this year…

_____ (2022-05-03). These Countries Are Willing To Risk US Ire Over Russia-Ukraine. popularresistance.org Americans are fervently cheering for Ukraine in a war that many believe is a decisive struggle for human freedom. The intensity of our infatuation makes it easy to assume that everyone in the world shares it. They don't. | The impassioned American reaction is matched only in Europe, Canada, and the handful of U.S. allies in East Asia. For many people in the rest of the world, the Russia-Ukraine conflict is just another pointless Western war in which they have no stake. | The two biggest countries in Latin America, Mexico and Brazil, have refused to impose sanctions on Russia or to curtail trade. South Africa, the…

_____ (2022-05-03). On Venezuela, Only Hawkish 'Dissent' Allowed. popularresistance.org Another NATO war means a media establishment in a propaganda frenzy once again. Corporate media outlets have cheered Washington for throwing fuel to the fire in Ukraine, with some demanding that the administration escalate yet more. Be it through their choice of pundits, or their own reporters haranguing White House officials for not sending enough weaponry, one thing is clear enough: Elite media will only criticize official foreign policy for not being hawkish enough. | When it comes to Venezuela, corporate journalists have historically had little to criticize, given Washington's "maximum pressure" regime-change…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-05-03). Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua To Be Excluded from Summit of the Americas. venezuelanalysis.com The decision puts the US at odds with much of the region and threatens to undermine the Biden administration's stated goals of the summit.

KWORINOCO (2022-05-03). Venezuela to Grant 10,000 Bolivar Bonus to 120,000 Retirees in Three Parts. orinocotribune.com According to the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, 120,000 retirees in Venezuela are set to receive a single payment of 10,000 bolívars (equivalent to 2.2 thousand dollars), which will be issued in three payments over a 12-month period ending on May 1, 2023. | During a press conference, Rodríguez explained that the beneficiaries of the payment must direct themselves to the Human Resources office of the public entities where they were employed, and request the compensatory payment, which will be issued through the Patria System. | Rodríguez noted that among President Maduro's Sunday announcements, "on…

Staff (2022-05-03). May Day March in Caracas—Venezuela Issues $2,200 Bonus to Retirees (Photos). orinocotribune.com This Sunday, May 1, the day on which Workers' Day is celebrated in most of the world, a large march took place in the streets of several cities across Venezuela. The one in Caracas was received by President Nicolás Maduro. When the march arrived at Miraflores Palace, the seat of the presidency, the head of state issued a series of pronouncements for the labor sector, including the announcement of a special single payment for retirees, the creation of a tourism system for workers and a digital bank. | In his speech, President Maduro acknowledged that in recent years retirees have been adversely affected by the eco…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-05-03). Pdte. de Venezuela recibe a ministro del Petróleo de Irán. telesurtv.net Ambos funcionarios analizados diferentes acuerdos de cooperación bilateral en el sector petrolero, gasífero y petroquímico.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-05-03). Iran oil min, Venezuela pres. discuss overcoming US sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — Iran's oil minister has paid an official visit to ally Venezuela where he met President Nicolas Maduro and discussed ways to "overcome" the effects of sanctions imposed by the United States against both nations,…

Staff (2022-05-03). Presentan en Argentina novela del escritor cubano Abel Prieto. cubadebate.cu "El vuelo del gato", obra del escritor cubano Abel Prieto, es uno de los 400 títulos que conforman la propuesta de Cuba a la 46 Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires, a la que asiste una delegación de intelectuales y artistas cubanos, entre ellos el ministro de Cultura Alpidio Alonso.

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2022-05-03). Pdte. argentino propone proyecto de Ley "Cuidar en Igualdad" telesurtv.net En Argentina las mujeres dedican 5.7 horas cada día a los cuidados, situación desigual respecto a los hombres, los cuales dedican solo dos horas diarias.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-03). Demandan a EE.UU. una Cumbre de las Américas sin exclusiones. telesurtv.net Argentina, en calidad de presidenta pro témpore de la Celac, llamó a superar las divisiones ideológicas.

_____ (2022-05-03). US Coup Specialist Victoria Nuland Visits Brazil. popularresistance.org The US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, arrived in Brazil last week for a "Meeting with Young Entrepreneurs from Brazil" and "High-Level Brazil-United States of America Dialogue". | In an official statement, the visit was called a "diplomatic mission" that aims to bring Brazil closer to US foreign policy. | The arrival of the coup specialist in the midst of Bolsonaro's attacks on the Federal Supreme Court and the Electoral Court (TSE) may also mean that the pressure may be accompanied by promises of American support for Bolsonaro's current coup intentions, despite public statements…

KWORINOCO (2022-05-03). SUR: A Look at Lula's Project to Create a Common Currency for Latin America. orinocotribune.com The idea of creating a common Latin American currency was first presented by the economist Gabriel Galípolo, the former president of Banco Fator, who also worked with the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil from 2003-2010. The proposed name for the currency is SUR. A South American Central Bank could play a central role in this initiative, especially in regards to regulating how local currencies would be phased into the SUR common currency. | This past Saturday, with elections only six months away, Lula, who is a pre-candidate for the Workers Party (PT), expressed his support for the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-03). Lula Wants a Latin American Currency. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who's once again in the running for the presidency, says that "God willing" he hopes to see the creation of a Latin American currency capable of overcoming the region's dependence on the dollar. Lula insists that Brazil ought to reestablish relationships in the region and…

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Chinese firm puts 1st phase of Mero oilfield into production in Brazil. ecns.cn Mero oilfield Phase-I joint development project has been put into production in Brazil by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited, the listed unit of China's largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas.

teleSUR, lvm, JL (2022-05-03). Denuncian asesinato de lideresa social en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Con María Elvia Gómez Alzate serían 64 los líderes sociales asesinados durante el 2022.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-05-03). Titular de Defensa responde ante Senado de Colombia por masacre. telesurtv.net Diego Molano rinde cuentas sobre el ataque a civiles el 28 de marzo en Puerto Leguízamo, en el que murieron 11 campesinos.

teleSUR, JL (2022-05-03). Petro suspende campaña en Eje Cafetero colombiano tras amenazas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a información recibida, el grupo paramilitar "La Cordillera" estaría preparando un atentado contra el favorito a ganar la Presidencia, Gustavo Petro.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-03). 64 activists have been assassinated in Colombia in the first four months of 2022. peoplesdispatch.org According to INDEPAZ, in addition to the assassination of 64 social activists and 18 ex-combatants, 37 massacres have also been recorded in the first four months of this year…

Editor2 (2022-05-03). 'We Killed Innocent People': Retired Colombian Army Officials Confess to Murdering Civilians. orinocotribune.com By Tanya Wadhwa — Apr 29, 2022 | Ten retired soldiers and one civilian admit to kidnapping and murdering 120 innocent peasants, framing them as left-wing guerrilla fighters killed in combat | Ten retired members of the Colombian Military Forces confessed to kidnapping and murdering over one hundred civilians, them framing them to authorities as left-wing guerrilla fighters killed in combat during counterinsurgency operations in the 2000s. The admissions were made during public hearings organized by the Recognition of Truth Body of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) in the Norte de Santander department…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-05-03). Citing assassination plot, frontrunner in Colombia's election race suspends rallies. colombiareports.com The frontrunner in Colombia's election race, Gustavo Petro, said he would cancel rallies in the coffee region due to an alleged plot to assassinate him. The prosecution announced almost announced…

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