Carlos Martinez (2022-02-13). Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Feb 10, 2022 | The last few months have seen a significant expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although this region of the world is not the most obvious fit for an undertaking that was originally modelled on the Silk Road — a network of trade routes linking East Asia with the Middle East, Africa and Europe — the reality is that the countries of South America, Central America and the Caribbean share many of the same needs as their counterparts in Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. | Most Latin American countries…

Staff (2022-02-13). Youth Day in Venezuela: Chavista Call to Venezuelan Youth, Two Demonstrations in Caracas. orinocotribune.com During the celebration of Youth Day in Venezuela, on Saturday, February 12, President Nicolás Maduro made an emotional call to the revolutionary youth of the nation, and assured that he and the Bolivarian government are committed to the fight against corruption, bureaucratism and criminality. The president made these remarks in a meeting with young people in Caracas, who marched from Petare (east Caracas) to Miraflores (center) to celebrate Youth Day. | "I have come to ask you, the youth, for help in the fight against corruption, crime, and bureaucratism. A sour, bitter fight," said the president in his speech.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-13). Venezuelan Minister El Aissami Responds to Gustavo Petro's Anti-Venezuela Narrative. orinocotribune.com The Sectorial Vice President of Venezuela for Economy and Oil, Tareck El Aissami, has issued a stern response to Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, counteracting the latter's attacks on Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. | Through a thread in his Twitter account, El Aissami blasted Petro's recent remarks in which he had claimed that President Maduro "does not embrace democracy." | Minister El Aissami wrote in response, "From Colombia, the drunken voices of the cowardly left and the voices of the paramilitary right sing together in an out of tune chorus, meddling in our affairs and with our people.

Mary Triny Mena (2022-02-13). COVID-19 vaccine boosters available in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com Venezuela has started administering booster vaccinations against COVID-19, as the country continues its efforts to keep the pandemic under control. For the boosters, Venezuela is using China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputniklight vaccines. One of those getting a booster is Augusto Mancini. He went to a vaccination center in …

teleSUR (2022-02-13). Report: Argentine Army Planned an Invasion of Venezuela in 2019. telesurenglish.net In the investigation by Argentine journalist Horacio Verbitsky, it was revealed that in command of the operation was General Juan Martin Paleo, who at the time was commander of the rapid deployment force. | The new Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces, Brigadier General Juan Martín Paleo, takes office in February 2020.

Steve Lalla (2022-02-13). Attacks on Venezuela Harm Caribbean's Most Vulnerable (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com February 11, 2022 ( The US and its allies have waged a non-stop economic and informational war on Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998. These attacks intensified in recent years with the imposition of unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically…

Paulo Cabral (2022-02-13). Brazil: Sao Paulo pays to move residents from landslide areas. america.cgtn.com Recent deaths from flooding and landslides in Brazil are highlighting an old yet unsolved problem in the country. Brazil has a high number of people living in areas at high risk during torrential rains. Our correspondent Paulo Cabral visited one of these communities.

teleSUR (2022-02-13). Chile Decrees a State of Emergency in Four Northern Provinces. telesurenglish.net The Chilean government decreed a state of emergency and military deployment in the border sectors of four northern provinces, where there were road blockades and protests by truck drivers demanding security, following the death of a colleague in an incident in which migrants are blamed. | RELATED: | Prior to the decree, Interior Minister Rodrigo Delgado met with regional authorities, police and truckers' unions. | Th…

Michelle Begue (2022-02-13). Flower growers in Colombia prepare for the Valentine's Day. america.cgtn.com Valentine's Day is coming up and there is a global shortage of fresh flowers, because of logistical challenges and labor shortages around the world. But flower producing Colombia says they expect a record year in flower sales.

Carlos Martinez (2022-02-13). Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Feb 10, 2022 | The last few months have seen a significant expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although this region of the world is not the most obvious fit for an undertaking that was originally modelled on the Silk Road — a network of trade routes linking East Asia with the Middle East, Africa and Europe — the reality is that the countries of South America, Central America and the Caribbean share many of the same needs as their counterparts in Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. | Most Latin American countries…

Staff (2022-02-13). Youth Day in Venezuela: Chavista Call to Venezuelan Youth, Two Demonstrations in Caracas. orinocotribune.com During the celebration of Youth Day in Venezuela, on Saturday, February 12, President Nicolás Maduro made an emotional call to the revolutionary youth of the nation, and assured that he and the Bolivarian government are committed to the fight against corruption, bureaucratism and criminality. The president made these remarks in a meeting with young people in Caracas, who marched from Petare (east Caracas) to Miraflores (center) to celebrate Youth Day. | "I have come to ask you, the youth, for help in the fight against corruption, crime, and bureaucratism. A sour, bitter fight," said the president in his speech.

Mary Triny Mena (2022-02-13). COVID-19 vaccine boosters available in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com Venezuela has started administering booster vaccinations against COVID-19, as the country continues its efforts to keep the pandemic under control. For the boosters, Venezuela is using China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputniklight vaccines. One of those getting a booster is Augusto Mancini. He went to a vaccination center in …

Paulo Cabral (2022-02-13). Brazil: Sao Paulo pays to move residents from landslide areas. america.cgtn.com Recent deaths from flooding and landslides in Brazil are highlighting an old yet unsolved problem in the country. Brazil has a high number of people living in areas at high risk during torrential rains. Our correspondent Paulo Cabral visited one of these communities.

Laura Garza (2022-02-12). Striking bakery workers win support in hard-fought battle. themilitant.com LOS ANGELES — "We've been on the picket line rain and shine," striker Elvia Castillo told a rally here outside a Baskin-Robbins store in Boyle Heights Feb. 3. "When you have to wake up early to be on the line, you see ladies with 10, 20 years on the job there, fighting. Sometimes when you get stressed, just seeing them on the line makes you strong. We're here to get justice!" | Some 175 members of Local 37 of the BCTGM — the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union — have been on strike since Nov. 3 at the Rich's Jon Donaire Desserts factory in nearby Santa Fe…

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-12). Perú multa a Repsol por 122 mil dólares tras derrame de crudo. telesurtv.net Gobierno peruano considera que la compañía Repsol está buscando desentenderse de su responsabilidad en este desastre ecológico.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-02-12). Instan a defensa de acusados en caso golpe de Estado a actuar con apego a la verdad en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El jueves se decidió aplazar el inicio del jucio oral contra la expresidenta de facto boliviana Jeanine Áñez.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-02-12). Venezolanos marcharán para conmemorar la Batalla de la Victoria. telesurtv.net "Todos (…) a recordar el sacrificio, la valentía y la entrega de nuestros jóvenes en la Batalla de la Victoria", dijo Cabello.

teleSUR, yart – (2022-02-12). Venezuela afirma que mantendrá guerra sin cuartel contra narcotraficantes. telesurtv.net General Vladimir Padrino reiteró que las FANB continuarán desplegadas para proteger la paz y tranquilidad del pueblo.

Staff (2022-02-12). Venezuelan Authorities: Colombian Paramilitaries Fled Apure due to FANB Operation. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 11, Venezuela's Sectorial Vice President of Political Sovereignty, Security and Peace, Major General Vladimir Padrino López reported that "the Bolivarian National Armed Force [FANB] has dealt heavy blows to the mafias and gangs that deal in drug and human trafficking, and which belong to the Colombian Armed Terrorist and Drug Trafficking Groups [TANCOL]." | He explained that it is due to the terrorist acts of TANCOL in Apure state that most of the FANB operations have focused there. TANCOL "is trying to secure that route [as their territory]," he stated. He praised the Strategic Operational Co…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-12). President Maduro Questions 'Cowardly Regional Left' that Favors US Aggression Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 11, 2022 ( "I demand respect for the Bolivarian project, for the people of Venezuela, under attack by imperialism," said President Maduro. "Now there is an intent to validate the imperialist aggression against Venezuela…

Staff (2022-02-12). President Maduro Accuses Colombian Government of Financing Criminal Brought Down in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused the Colombian government of financing organized crime in Venezuela. | On Thursday, February 10, Maduro decried that his Colombian counterpart, Iván Duque, had been financing and training Carlos Luis Revette, a.k.a El Koki, leader of Caracas' La Cota 905 criminal gang. Revette was killed last week in a Venezuelan police operation in Aragua state. |

Staff (2022-02-12). Coup Plotter Cliver Alcala's Confession 'Compromises US National Security'. orinocotribune.com The United States does not want disclosure of classified materials that allegedly "involve Venezuela with drug trafficking," claiming that such information may cause "serious damage to national security" of the US. Such a decision came from the prosecutors in New York trying former Venezuelan general Clíver Alcalá Cordones of Operation Gideon fame, who has been accused on drug trafficking. This makes one wonder what information could Alcalá be supplying makes US intelligence conclude that it should be kept secret. | Alcalá, who was involved in the Operation Gideon and other plots to assassinate or abduct Venezuel…

Staff (2022-02-12). FANB Neutralizes Explosives Planted by Colombian Terrorists in Apure School. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) of Venezuela neutralized explosives that were planted by Colombian terrorists at different locations in the Venezuelan state of Apure, including in a school. This was informed by the head of the Operational Strategic Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, who reported that a total of six explosive cylinders were deactivated, one of them found at the entrance of the Los Arenales Elementary School in the Arauca sector of Apure state, close to the border with Colombia. | This was part of the 2022 Bolivarian Shield Operation that t…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-02-12). Venezuela: Storage Bottleneck Causes Setback in Oil Output and Exports. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas is reportedly in talks with bondholders to restructure its debt while Chevron is allegedly lobbying Washington for a sanctions waiver.

teleSUR, yart, JDO (2022-02-12). Docentes de Ecuador demandan la aplicación de ley educativa. telesurtv.net Al gremio docente se sumaron organizaciones como la Federación de Estudiantes Secundarios de Ecuador (FESE).

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-02-12). Gobierno argentino aumenta en un 12,28 % jubilaciones y pensiones. telesurtv.net El mandatario afirmó que su Gobierno trabajará para seguir recuperando los ingresos de los argentinos.

Staff (2022-02-12). Chelsea win first Club World Cup title. rt.com Roman Abramovich's men beat Palmeiras 2-1 in Abu Dhabi thanks to a Kai Havertz winner in extra time | Chelsea completed their trophy cabinet under Roman Abramovich's ownership by beating Palmeiras in extra time in the Club World Cup final on Saturday. | Following a cagey first half in Abu Dhabi, Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock on 55 minutes with a header from a Callum Hudson-Odoi cross. | Nine minutes later, however, the Brazilians won a penalty when Thiago Silva handled a cross while going up for the ball, and Raphael Veiga converted the resulting spot kick. | As neither side could find a winner in the secon…

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-12). Aprueban en Chile iniciativa para restituir tierras a pueblos indígenas. telesurtv.net Esta iniciativa fue aprobada en general, por lo que aún falta la votación en particular y posteriormente en el Pleno para ser confirmada.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-02-12). Denuncian asesinato de otro líder social en Valle del Cauca. telesurtv.net Desde la firma del acuerdo de paz en 2016 han sido ultimados 1308 líderes, lideresas sociales y defensores de Derechos Humanos en Colombia.

_____ (2022-02-12). Falkland Islands of Contention between China and Britain. journal-neo.org Despite the active efforts of the White House, by various dirty machinations and the failed attempt at a "diplomatic boycott," to belittle the significance of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, these Games themselves, as well as the contacts held against their background by the Chinese authorities with the leaders of a number of foreign states, …