(2022-05-07). Mexico Calls for Latin American Lithium Alliance. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has "There has been communication with the president of Bolivia (Luis Arce), he, in turn, has a relationship, like us, with the president of Argentina (Alberto Fernández), who also has lithium, and with the president of Chile (Gabriel Boric), with the purpose of creating an association to help each other mutually," said the Mexican president during his morning press conf…
(2022-05-06). Biden Vacillates As Venezuela's Maduro Gains Ground. popularresistance.org Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's repeated calls for dialogue with the U.S. in order to normalize relations seem to be paying off. | His openness to rapprochement contrasts with the Biden administration's nebulousness regarding the degree to which Washington is willing to recognize Maduro as president (full diplomatic recognition is out of the question). | Biden's use of sanctions as a bargaining chip to wrest concessions from Caracas is a harder sell than former President Donald Trump's regime-change narrative on the basis of the preposterous Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle, sometimes referred to a…
(2022-05-06). Argentina Proposes Ambassador to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Argentina has proposed the name of the current Vice President of Parlasur, àìscar Laborde, to Congress as an ideal candidate for the position. | The government of Argentina has proposed the name of àìscar Laborde, who is currently serving as the vice president of Parlasur, to assume the position of Argentina's ambassador to Venezuela. | This was stated on Thursday, May 5, by Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Santiago Cafiero, before the Foreign Relations Commission of the Argentine Senate. Cafiero defended President Alberto Fernández's decision to rebuild diplomatic…
(2022-05-06). Washington's Threats May Ruin Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com Tension continues around the holding of the next Summit of the Americas, scheduled for June in Los Angeles, California, from which the United States government insists on excluding the republics of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. | Criticism is growing around Washington's announcement, as the US seemingly granted itself the right to decide who to invite and who to exclude, although the international forum is supposed to be a platform and meeting place for all continental political leaders, without exception. | To date, there has been no change of position or further announcement from the US in response to the stat…
(2022-05-06). José Antonio Páez "El Centauro de los Llanos" de Venezuela. telesurtv.net Páez fue un héroe en los procesos de independencia, rol que ejerció con gallardía y temple militar.
(2022-05-06). Venezuela y Cuba refuerzan lazos de cooperación y solidaridad. telesurtv.net Ambos países consolidan acuerdos cooperativos que les permiten hacer frente a la ofensiva del Gobierno de EE.UU.
(2022-05-06). Donziger: A tale for our times. mronline.org 
Texaco operations in Ecuador from 1962 to 1994 dumped 70 billion litres of "wastewater", heavily contaminated with oil and other chemicals, into the Amazon rainforest, plus over 650,000 barrels of crude oil. They polluted over 800,000 hectares.
(2022-05-06). Abogada Paola Flores asume como Secretaria de DD.HH en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La abogada defenderá los derechos de mujeres, infantes y adultos mayores en el país a nivel nacional.
(2022-05-06). Firman acuerdo en Ecuador para proteger a las islas Galápagos. telesurtv.net El convenio impulsa el desarrollo de sistemas de seguimiento e información para confirmar la erradicación de especies invasoras en las islas.
(2022-05-06). Argentina a la vanguardia de la política Antártica. globalizacion.ca Argentina ha sido pionera en la Antártida, donde sostiene una presencia permanente e ininterrumpida desde 1904 a partir de la inauguración de la estación científica de Orcadas, siendo el primer país en instalarse en el continente blanco. Recordar y reivindicar…
(2022-05-06). Lula Proposes Latin American Currency To 'Be Freed Of US Dollar' Dependency. popularresistance.org Brazil's left-wing leader Lula da Silva has proposed creating a pan-Latin American currency, in order to "be freed of the dollar." | A founder of Brazil's Workers' Party, Lula served as president for two terms, from 2003 to 2011. He is now the leading candidate as Brazil's October 2022 presidential elections approach. | If he returns to the presidency, "We are going to create a currency in Latin America, because we can't keep depending on the dollar," Lula said in a speech at a rally on May 2. | He revealed that the currency would be called the Sur, which means "South" in Spanish. | Lula explained that countries…
(2022-05-06). Lula wants a Latin American currency. mronline.org 
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.
(2022-05-06). Gustavo Petro back on the campaign trail with enhanced security after death threats. peoplesdispatch.org The progressive Historic Pact presidential ticket with Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez is leading the voting intention for the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia on May 29. The duo has received various death threats since March…
(2022-05-06). AGC shuts down northwest Colombia after extradition of "Otoniel" colombiareports.com Paramilitary group AGC began a four-day terror campaign in northwest Colombia on Wednesday in response to the extradition of their former leader, "Otoniel." One person was assassinated in the Cordoba…
(2022-05-06). Asia-Pacific Four: Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand may attend NATO summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's Asia-Pacific Four were formerly NATO's Contact Countries until they were absorbed into Partners Across the Globe along with Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Mongolia and Pakistan. Several more nations in Latin America and Africa are being groomed for that program as well. ==== HankyorehApril 28, 2022 Blinken alludes to S. Korea, Japan's attendance at June NATO …
(2022-05-06). Denuncian en Colombia paro ordenado por el Clan del Golfo. telesurtv.net El motivo del paro armado fue la extradición a EE.UU. del jefe de dicha banda alias Otoniel.