Monthly Archives: February 2022

2022-02-12: News Headlines

_____ (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, …

_____ (2022-02-11). The Left Has Culture, But The World Still Belongs To The Banks. popularresistance.org '[T]here is great intellectual poverty on the part of the right wing', Héctor Béjar says in our latest dossier, A Map of Latin America's Present: An Interview with Héctor Béjar (February 2022). 'There is a lack of right-wing intellectuals everywhere'. | Béjar speaks with a great deal of authority on these matters because, for the past sixty years, he has been intimately involved in the intellectual and political debates which have taken place in his native Peru and across Latin America. 'In the cultural world', Béjar notes, 'the left has everything, the right has nothing'. When it comes to the great cultural deba…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-02-11). Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua: The US-Russia Conflict Enters a New Phase. dissidentvoice.org As soon as Moscow received an American response to its security demands in Ukraine, it answered indirectly by announcing greater military integration between it and three South American countries, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Cuba. Washington's response, on January 26, to Russia's demands of withdrawing NATO forces from Eastern Europe and ending talks about a possible Kyiv …

Staff (2022-02-11). Public Ministry Opens Probe After Partiers Damage Famous Tepui in Canaima National Park. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 10, Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab instructed the 87th National Environmental Defense Office to investigate damages caused in the Canaima National Park, after a private party was held at Kusari Tepui. | The location is home to natural wonders including tepuis, the famous flat-topped or "table-top" mountains, and Angel Falls, the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. The tepuis are considered as sacred grounds of the Pemon Indigenous people. | The information regarding the probe was released by the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, on his Twitter ac…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-02-11). United States: Using COVID-19 powers, Biden begins expelling Venezuelan migrants to Colombia. greenleft.org.au Despite promises by the Biden administration to respect the right to seek asylum, Washington has been denying migrants that right by invoking a provision that allows it to limit travel under the pretext of mitigating COVID-19, writes José Luis Granados Ceja.

Staff (2022-02-11). Minister for Interior: Colombia Continues Attempting to Destabilize Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, General Remigio Ceballos, has reiterated his complaints regarding the involvement of the Colombian government in plans which seek to destabilize Venezuela. | His statement was made via Twitter in the wake of a number of operations which have been carried out in recent days by law enforcement agencies and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to neutralize criminal gangs, eradicate laboratories and drug crops in Venezuelan border territories, and expel what are known as the Armed Drug Trafficking Colombian Terrorist Groups (TANCOL) from Venezuela…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-02-11). Cuban Music Duo Buena Fe Postpones Concert in Canada in Defense of Cuban Vaccines. libya360.wordpress.com With the government of Canada üá®üᶠrefusing to recognize Cuba's vaccines, Cuban music duo Buena Fe was asked to be vaccinated with shots recognized by Canada in order to play their concerts. Here was their response. Revolutionary Medicine: Cuba's Vaccine Journey Why are Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela Managing So Well in the Fight Against Covid-19?…

Michelle Begue (2022-02-11). Colombia and Venezuela border a breeding ground for armed groups. america.cgtn.com The border between Colombia and Venezuela is dangerous place. Turf wars have brought a resurgence of violence and death. Community leaders are appealing for help. Find out more.

Staff (2022-02-11). Venezuela has Arrested 62 Colombian Terrorists in 5 Months. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has announced the arrest of 62 members of terrorist groups of Colombian origin since September 2021. | "We are pleased to reveal that since September 2021, 62 members of TANCOL [an acronym used by the Venezuelan government to refer to armed drug-trafficking Colombian terrorists] have been arrested in 16 operations," the Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced this Thursday, February 10. | Accordi…

Dongsheng News (2022-02-11). News on China | No. 86. dissidentvoice.org China and Argentina move closer together as Argentina joins the BRI and they reach agreements on investments. Russia and China signed a joint declaration opposing Taiwan independence and NATO expansion. Green China runs a low-Carbon Olympics. Gu Ailing wins a gold medal for China.

Paulo Cabral (2022-02-11). Growing industry created 150,000 jobs last year in Brazil. america.cgtn.com In Brazil, the solar energy industry has grown by leaps and bounds adding thousands of much-needed jobs. | CGTN's Paulo Cabral visited a unique classroom where people can learn more about the technology and its potential for helping businesses.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-02-11). Imperial and Brazilian universities launch project to inspire women scientists. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is working with universities in Brazil to inspire the next generation of women scientists.

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2022-02-11: News Headlines

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-02-11). United States: Using COVID-19 powers, Biden begins expelling Venezuelan migrants to Colombia. greenleft.org.au Despite promises by the Biden administration to respect the right to seek asylum, Washington has been denying migrants that right by invoking a provision that allows it to limit travel under the pretext of mitigating COVID-19, writes José Luis Granados Ceja.

Staff (2022-02-11). Public Ministry Opens Probe After Partiers Damage Famous Tepui in Canaima National Park. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 10, Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab instructed the 87th National Environmental Defense Office to investigate damages caused in the Canaima National Park, after a private party was held at Kusari Tepui. | The location is home to natural wonders including tepuis, the famous flat-topped or "table-top" mountains, and Angel Falls, the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. The tepuis are considered as sacred grounds of the Pemon Indigenous people. | The information regarding the probe was released by the Attorney General of the republic, Tarek William Saab, on his Twitter…

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-10). Nuevo primer ministro descarta ánimo de confrontación en Perú. telesurtv.net Pedro Castillo negó las acusaciones de ls oposición de que el gobierno se propone provocar el cierre constitucional del Parlamento.

The Tricontinental (2022-02-10). Dossier no. 49: A map of Latin America's present: An interview with Héctor Béjar. mronline.org Four emblematic coups have now been substantially reversed: Chile (1973), Peru (1992), Honduras (2009), and Bolivia (2019). Each of these coups was driven by political forces of the far right backed by the military and by the United States government.

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-02-10). Condenan a expresidente peruano por participar en Plan Cóndor. telesurtv.net En esta causa estuvo también implicado el coronel Martín Felipe Martínez Garay quien fue condenado a cadena perpetua por crímenes de lesa humanidad.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-10). Arranca en Bolivia el primer juicio oral contra Jeanine àÅñez. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía boliviana ha solicitado la pena máxima de 10 años contra Jeanine Áñez por tomar irregularmente el poder en Bolivia.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-02-10). México señala complicidad de OEA en golpe de Estado en Bolivia. telesurtv.net En noviembre de 2019, México ofreció asilo al derrocado presidente Evo Morales y lo rescató tras el golpe militar.

Ricardo Vaz (2022-02-10). Venezuela: Gang Leader 'Koki' Killed in Police Operation. venezuelanalysis.com The heavy deployment in Aragua state came months after a similar one in the Cota 905 barrio in Caracas.

Staff (2022-02-10). Curaàßao Changes Course, Attempts to Strengthen Relations with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Although there is no precise information on the reopening of the maritime border between Venezuela and Curaàßao, representatives of the Curaàßao tourism office are on a visit to Venezuela's Falcón state to establish commercial relations with chambers of commerce and businessmen. | The delegation, which includes the director of the Curaàßao tourist office, Marcos Leal, and its marketing director Marcos Salazar, has a busy agenda given that they are visiting only until Thursday, February 10. | Curaàßao's delegation said that they will meet with some mayors, members of FEDECAMARAS (Venezuela'

Staff (2022-02-10). President Maduro Appoints Four New Female Ministers. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 9, the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro announced changes in his ministerial cabinet. The president announced that four women will lead four of the government's ministerial portfolios. | Through his Twitter account he announced that Clara Vidal will assume the leadership of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, a position previously held by Roside González, spokeswoman for the United Indigenous Movement of Venezuela. | La Lcda. Clara Vidal asumirá la jefatura del Ministerio del Poder Popular para los Pueblos Indígenas, con el fin de llevar a nuestras hermanas y hermanos originarios ate…

Ana Perdigón (2022-02-10). Venezuelan Authorities Present Evaluation of Operation Guaicaipuro 2 (+El Koki). orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 9, Venezuelan Minister of Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, General Remigio Ceballos, offered an evaluation on the Guaicaipuro 2 operation. The operation was activated in Las Tejerías, Aragua state, and managed to capture 13 criminals and neutralize 5 during the clashes. Among them is Carlos "El Koki" Revette, a criminal leader long sought by Venezuelan authorities after the dismantling of his gang in Cota 905 of Caracas. | During a press conference, Ceballos indicated that Operation Guaicaipuro 2 included the deployment of law enforcement agencies and the National Armed Force (FANB)…

JANET (2022-02-10). Big union win for Mexico's GM workers. iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt February 9, 2022 General Motors workers in Silao, Mexico, have made history. Brazilian unionists outside GM plant in Silao, Mexico, where workers were voting for the first independent union, Feb. 3. They have voted in the first independent union in any Mexican GM plant, defeating the bogus company union by a wide margin. For decades, company unions allied with the former ruling party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), have colluded with auto companies to keep wages low and maximize exploitation. The highest-paid Mexican GM workers make in a 12-hour day little more than a U.S. autowork…

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-10). Dictan prisión a militares chilenos por asesinato en protestas. telesurtv.net Los militares fueron formalizados por delitos de homicidio, homicidio frustrado, violencia innecesaria y lesiones por la muerte de Romario Veloz en octubre de 2019.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-02-10). Liberan a líder mapuche Jaime Huenchullán en Chile. telesurtv.net Fue detenido este martes luego de brindar solidaridad a mapuches presos en el Centro Penitenciario de Angol.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-02-10). Convocan en Colombia a paro nacional contra gobierno de Duque. telesurtv.net Asimismo para el 28 de abril, en el primer aniversario del estallido, el Comité Nacional del Paro (CNP) invitó al pueblo colombiano a movilizarse pacíficamente.

teleSUR, yart, JDO (2022-02-10). ONU insta a Estado colombiano a proteger a civiles e indígenas de la violencia. telesurtv.net Horas atrás fue atacada con explosivos una comunidad originaria Nasa en el departamento de Huila.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-10). Atentado contra base militar en Colombia deja al menos dos muertos. telesurtv.net El ataque bomba fue repudiado por el presidente Iván Duque, quien expresó que los responsables del atentado pagarán por su actos.

sputniknews (2022-02-10). Russia's Soyuz Rocket With 34 OneWeb Satellites Launched From Kourou Spaceport. sputniknews.com PARIS (Sputnik) – Russian carrier rocket Soyuz-STB with 34 satellites of UK company OneWeb was launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-02-10). Amplían denuncia por entrega de multinacional en Uruguay. telesurtv.net La bancada del Frente Amplio alega que el Gobierno incurrió en delitos contra el patrimonio público por la concesión del Puerto de Montevideo.

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