Daily Archives: February 7, 2022

2022-02-07: News Headlines

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

_____ (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.

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!" | t.co/FNuHKRtGHg | — Diosdado Cabello R (@dcabellor) 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…

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…

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…

Saheli Chowdhury (2022-02-06). Alex Saab is Being Tortured in the US, Denounces Diplomat's Wife Camila (+Oscar López Rivera). orinocotribune.com February 5, 2022 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab "is suffering torture and inhumane treatment everyday in the United States," decried his wife Camila Fabri Saab during a "Today, as we are speaking here, another day passes in which my husband Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat, remains kidnapped," she continued. Saab, a special envoy of the Venezuelan government to Iran and Russia, and…

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-02-06). Pdte. de Bolivia confirma descubrimiento de gran reserva de gas. telesurtv.net El pozo Margarita-10 será el mayor productor de gas natural del país, informaron autoridades bolivianas.

Misión Verdad (2022-02-06). Pro-US Opposition Calls for Dialogue with Venezuelan Government: Another Turn of the Screw or Just a Guise? orinocotribune.com A recently published According to former deputy Juan Guaid…

Staff (2022-02-06). Duque Wants to Speak with Russian Ambassador about Violence in Colombia's Arauca. orinocotribune.com Colombian President Iván Duque said this Friday, February 4, that he will speak to the Russian ambassador to Colombia, Nikolay K. Tavdumadze, to clarify the objectives of Russia's military presence in Venezuela. | Thus, Duque has chosen to ignore the statement from the Russian embassy in Colombia, which had denounced unfounded allegations made by the Colombian Defense Minister, Diego Molano. Molano accused Russia of supporting and implementing technical assistance at the Venezuelan border, to carry out a foreign "intervention." The Russian embassy called these accusations irresponsible, as Molano did not provide…

Staff (2022-02-06). Caracas Court of Appeals Upholds Conviction of CITGO Six. orinocotribune.com The ninth circuit of the Caracas Court of Appeals upheld this Friday, February 4, the ruling of the Court of First Instance of Caracas that sentenced six former executives of Venezuela's CITGO Corporation, a subsidiary of state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), to prison terms between nine and 13 years, for acts of corruption. | Friday's ruling ratified the sentence against former president of CITGO, José àÅngel Pereira Ruimwyk, to serve 13 years and seven months in prison for committing crimes of fraudulent embezzlement and illicit agreement of a public official with a contractor, according to a press…

ecns.cn (2022-02-06). China ready to usher in another brilliant 50 years of ties with Argentina: Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez Sunday, saying that China is willing to advance exchanges and cooperation in various fields and usher in another 50 brilliant years under the comprehensive strategic partnership with Argentina.

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-06). Atrapada en la deuda del FMI, Argentina se alia con Rusia y China y se une a la Franja y la Ruta. multipolarista.com Argentina está atrapada con $44 mil millones de deuda odiosa del FMI, controlado por EEUU. Buscando alternativas a la hegemonía estadounidense, el presidente Alberto Fernández viajó a Rusia y China, formando una alianza con las potencias euroasiáticas, incorporándose a la Iniciativa de la Franja y la Ruta.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-06). Presidente argentino aprueba ingreso a la Nueva Ruta de la Seda. telesurtv.net El Gobierno argentino alcanzó un financiamiento por más de 23.700 millones de dólares generando un nuevo hito en la relación bilateral con China.

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-06). Trapped in IMF debt, Argentina turns to Russia and joins China's Belt & Road. multipolarista.com 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.

Carlos Aznarez (2022-02-06). Argentina: An Agreement of More Submission. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Aznárez and Roberto Perdía — Jan 30, 2022 | On Friday last week, President Alberto Fernández announced the new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by which he set the will of his government to extend the payment of the debts contracted by former right wing President Macri, and agreed to a series of commitments with the international financial organization where the US has the leading voice. | Since our incorporation into the IMF in 1956, this is the 22nd agreement, and in all of them there are mutual commitments to "lay the foundations for a sustained development". | In none of the…

Paulo Cabral (2022-02-06). Residents in Sà£o Paulo celebrate the start of 2022 Beijing Olympics. america.cgtn.com The opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing was broadcast to a worldwide audience on Friday, including Sà£o Paulo. The Brazil-China Friendship Association in Sao Paulo and the city's government organized a viewing event, an opportunity for the Chinese community to get together and …

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-06). Indepaz reporta masacre número 16 en Colombia en lo que va de 2022. telesurtv.net Según las investigaciones, un hombre le disparó a un Guardia Indígena en varias oportunidades cerca de la vivienda donde se encontraba reunida la comunidad.

teleSUR, JL (2022-02-06). Denuncian nueva masacre en Colombia, la número 17 en lo corrido del 2022. telesurtv.net En lo corrido del presente año, el país contabiliza 20 líderes sociales asesinados.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-06). Exlíder sindical asume dirección del Frente Amplio en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Fernando Pereira asumió este sábado oficialmente su cargo en un acto realizado en el teatro El Galpón de Montevideo.

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