Daily Archives: March 17, 2022

2022-03-17: News Headlines

teleSUR, lvm, JL (2022-03-17). Colectivo uruguayo critica medida de aislamiento en escuelas. telesurtv.net A diez días de iniciado el curso escolar, la Administración Nacional de Educación Pública (ANEP) identificó 330 alumnos y docentes en cuarentena.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-03-17). Hallan cuatro fallecidos tras alud en serranía peruana. telesurtv.net El presidente Pedro Castillo anunció la declaración del estado de emergencia tras supervisar las labores de rescate.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-03-17). TC de Perú examinará habeas corpus sobre indulto a Fujimori. telesurtv.net El indulto humanitario fue concedido en 2017 al expresidente Alberto Fujimori por el entonces mandatario Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

teleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-03-17). Pdte. venezolano subraya importancia del pueblo ante agresiones. telesurtv.net El poder popular de la nación bolivariana es fundamental para impulsar el desarrollo económico y social del país, frente a las amenazas estadounidenses, afirmó el gobernante.

Alejandro Marcó del Pont (2022-03-17). Exorcizar a Venezuela, bendecir a Irán y que EE.UU. pegue una. globalizacion.ca De esta guerra civil europea saldrá seguramente el bosquejo de un nuevo orden mundial. Algunos de los participantes del juego están, yo diría, algo angustiados. El presidente norteamericano detenta una imagen negativa del 58% pero, para su tranquilidad, es la…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-17). Colombianos exiliados en Venezuela testifican ante la JEP. telesurtv.net Algunas de las víctimas del conflicto colombiano que residen en Venezuela valoraron la posibilidad de regresar a su país si se dan garantías.

Staff (2022-03-17). Canciller cubano sostuvo encuentro con participantes extranjeros en el Coloquio Internacional Patria. cubadebate.cu Rodríguez recibió a los delegados de Argentina, Brasil, México, Venezuela, España, Líbano y Estados Unidos que en la Casa de las Américas debatieron sobre redes sociales, manipulación de las opiniones por parte de los medios hegemónicos y la necesidad de la construcción de plataformas digitales para defender las causas dignas del mundo.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-17). Argentina aumentará salario mínimo para finales de año. telesurtv.net El aumento salarial acordado representa un incremento del 45 por ciento, respecto al monto actual.

Rubén Armendáriz (2022-03-17). La inflación argentina se acelera y también crecen la pobreza y el desaliento. globalizacion.ca En un país agricultor y ganadero, pero con el 40 por ciento de la población viviendo por debajo del nivel de pobreza, el presidente Alberto Fernández no logró calmar el nerviosismo general por un masivo aumento de precios: "Prometo que…

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-03-17). Senado espera ratificación de acuerdo entre Argentina y el FMI. telesurtv.net En la calle, organizaciones civiles rechazan la ratificación del canje de la deuda tomada en época del expresidente Mauricio Macri.

Editor (2022-03-17). Destruction of the Amazon Package approved with urgency. mronline.org The Brazilian government remains firm in its objective of handing over indigenous lands, which make up 12% of Brazilian territory, to private hands, preferably agribusiness and mining.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-17). Asesinan en Colombia a cantante y defensor de DD.HH. telesurtv.net Fabián era del dúo Hety and Zambo, con el que se presentó en diversos escenarios exponiendo la cultura isleña.

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2022-03-17). Colombia, aliado no OTAN de EE.UU., gendarme para la región. globalizacion.ca El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, le informó este jueves a su homólogo colombiano Iván Duque su intención de convertir a Colombia en aliado principal no OTAN (MNNA, por sus siglas en inglés) un estatus especial que conlleva privilegios…

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-17). Camioneros de Paraguay rechazan rebaja parcial del combustible. telesurtv.net Los sector transportista precisó que es necesario un dialogo del Gobierno con el pueblo en aras de lograr un consenso beneficioso para amabas partes.

Staff (2022-03-16). Venezuela and UN Human Rights Office Discuss Increased Technical Assistance. orinocotribune.com Monday, March 14, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held a videoconference with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. | Through his Twitter account, President Maduro said that the two reviewed Venezuela's COVID-19 response, and discussed the possibility of increased UN technical assistance in order to guarantee justice and peace for the Venezuelan people. | En videoconferencia con la Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los DD…

Staff (2022-03-16). Deputy Jorge Rodríguez: New Dialogue Phase will be Inclusive (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com Tuesday, March 15, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, explained the conditions of a new format for dialogue with members of the opposition. | During a meeting of the Dialogue Commission for Peace and National Reconciliation, Rodríguez highlighted three fundamental issues related to the need, mentioned also by President Nicolás Maduro, to "reformat" the political dialogue in Venezuela. | Rodríguez said that the reformatting will consist of expanding the inclusivity of the dialogue, "where we can all be represented, including cultural media, those working in the fishing industry,…

teleSUR, ats, SH, JGN (2022-03-16). Conoce algunas curiosidades del poeta peruano César Vallejo. telesurtv.net César Vallejo abarcó a lo largo de su vida varios géneros literarios, entre ellos: el ensayo, la novela, la poesía y el cuento.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-03-16). 120 casas están inhabitables por sismos en Caylloma, Perú. telesurtv.net Los sismos cada vez más frecuentes en Caylloma se deben a su ubicación sobre una activa cadena volcánica.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-16). Contexto Chino: What Do Chinese Citizens Say About Ukraine? libya360.wordpress.com Contexto Chino is our bi-weekly column where we interview Maria Fe Celi, Peruvian political analyst in Shanghai, to discuss Chinese culture and current affairs from a Latin American perspective. For this edition, we discuss how the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been talked about by both citizens and the government in China. The conflict in Ukraine has been…

Staff (2022-03-16). Casi una veintena de sismos en un día causan importantes daños en provincia peruana. cubadebate.cu La provincia de Caylloma, en Arequipa (Perú), tuvo 19 sismos en las últimas horas que causaron importantes daños materiales, destacándose los destrozos de unas 120 viviendas en el municipio de Maca, un distrito que cuenta con varias propiedades poco resistentes. La región afectada está ubicada sobre una cadena volcánica en estado activo.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-16). Bolivia enriquece proceso de selección de Defensor del Pueblo. telesurtv.net Cámara de Diputados aprobó el proyecto de resolución sobre el reglamento y la convocatoria para seleccionar y designar al próximo titular de esa función pública.

Editor2 (2022-03-16). Afro-Venezuelan Consciousness, Transformation, Development and Tourism in Caracas' own San Agustin. orinocotribune.com By àÅlvaro Sánchez Cordero — Mar 13, 2022 | As we have been reading in the news lately, something is happening in a picturesque Caracas neighborhood called San Agustin, where a copious number of tourists from all over the world, including Russia and China, are coming to enjoy themselves and learn a thing or two about Venezuela. | Indeed, Cumbe Tours would gladly show you around — for an affordable price — the historical parish of San Agustin. | As you step in the bus that takes you from the Teresa Carreño Theatre Complex to the heart of San Agustin, near the center of Caracas, you would immed…

Staff (2022-03-16). Chevron Asks US Government for License to Expand Operations in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The United States might be set to authorize increased production for Chevron in Venezuela as a result of its ban on oil imports from Russia and the subsequent increase in fuel prices. | According to an article published by the news agency Chevron has started putting a team t…

Staff (2022-03-16). OPEC Reports 4% Increase in Venezuelan Oil Production for February. orinocotribune.com Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated that the country set the goal of producing two million barrels a day in 2022. | According to the most recent Monthly Petroleum Market Report (MOMR) of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), published on Tuesday, March 15, crude oil production in Venezuela increased by 4% in February, when compared to January. | The report indicated that, according to the country's official figures, in February Venezuela produced a total of 788,000 barrels per day (bpd), an increase of 33,000 bpd compared to the previous month, when 755,000 bpd of crude were…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-16). Iran, Ukraine, Venezuela: The Business of Sabotage in Multi-factor Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com Eder Peña There are multiple and diverse cases in which sabotage groups have managed to twist situations and scenarios in favor of the interests of the corporations that run the United States and Europe (Photo: Oleksandr Klimenko / Reuters). Sabotage has been an inherent part of the unconventional warfare that has been orchestrated by the…

Editor (2022-03-16). Venezuela defines conditions for sale of oil to U.S. mronline.org The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela maintained its willingness to resume its oil trade with countries such as the United States, and even those that belong to the European Union, but it has clearly outlined the diplomatic and political conditions necessary for any exchange to take place.

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-03-16). Venezuela: Oil Output Rises as Washington Backtracks on Sanctions Relief. venezuelanalysis.com Chevron is reportedly preparing to take operating control of its joint oil ventures to begin shipping Venezuelan oil as soon as next month.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-16). India hopes for oil from Iran, Venezuela, says minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — India is pinning hope on the resumption of crude oil supplies from Venezuela and Iran.

Landless Rural Workers' Movement (2022-03-16). Peoples movements take to the streets against evictions throughout Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org Brazilians will be taking to the streets across of the country this Thursday March 17 to fight for the extension of the eviction moratorium, ADPF no. 828. The Housing for Life day of action was called for by the Campaign for Zero Evictions. The moratorium which they want extended has protected thousands of urban and rural families from removals and evictions. | Actions are being organized in several of Brazil's major cities in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Tocantins, Rio Grande do Sul, Sà£o Paulo and Brasília, and others. | The ADPF itself was the product of the struggle of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-16). Behind the Azov-Brazil Connection: How Neo-Nazis Are Pushing to "Ukrainize" Brazil. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Mier A small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas have become social media celebrities as they crossed the border into Ukraine to fight against Russia, but as Brian Meir reports, Ukrainian Neo-Nazi groups have had influence in Brazil for years. SàÉO PAULO —During the last two weeks, a small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas became social media celebrities as…

The Tricontinental (2022-03-16). Dossier no. 50: The military's return to Brazilian politics. mronline.org Brazil is in danger of becoming a country whose political economy is rooted in militarism, diverting precious social wealth to the military and police as it imposes a military ethic onto public life.

Brian Mier (2022-03-16). Brazilian neo-Nazis see Ukraine as their model: Behind the fascist campaign to 'Ukrainize' Brazil. multipolarista.com Brazilian neo-Nazis and supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro have spent years collaborating with violent fascists in Ukraine, and even launched a campaign to "Ukrainize" Brazil.

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2022-03-16). Celebran en Chile proyecto constitucional que aprueba el aborto. telesurtv.net Se aprobó con 108 votos a favor, 39 en contra y seis abstenciones…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-03-16). New president Gabriel Boric says Chile will be 'neoliberalism's grave'. peoplesworld.org SANTIAGO—Gabriel Boric of the left-wing Approve Dignity coalition was sworn in as the president of Chile on March 11. The 36-year-old Boric became the youngest president in the country's history, after winning the presidential run-off in December 2021. During the investiture held at the Hall of Honor of the National Congress, in the city of …

Ariel Dorfman (2022-03-16). President Boric must lay Chile's ghosts to rest. zcomm.org Oppressive conservative forces are still strong in Chile and Gabriel Boric's supporters are impatient for change. Can he fulfil his promise?>

Ana Vraƒçar (2022-03-16). Women in Colombia continue their struggle for reproductive rights. peoplesdispatch.org Ana Gonzalez Velez from the Roundtable for Life and Health of Women talks about the recent constitutional ruling in favour of decriminalization of abortion in Colombia and what lies ahead…

Staff (2022-03-16). Colombia lidera en inicio de Torneo Internacional de Halterofilia en La Habana. cubadebate.cu Colombia, potencia mundial en el levantamiento de pesas, lideró este martes en la inauguración del tradicional Torneo Internacional de Halterofilia Manuel Suárez in Memoriam, en la Escuela Superior de Formación de Atletas de Alto Rendimiento Cerro Pelado, de la capital cubana.

SF015 (2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why. southfront.org An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…

Ramona Wadi (2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …

Juan Cole (2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …

Human Rights Watch (2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials. juancole.com Human Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …

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