Staff (2022-05-09). Venezuela and Bolivia Sign New Bilateral Agreement. orinocotribune.com With the signing of a joint declaration between the ministers of foreign affairs of both countries, the working agenda held by Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia, with high authorities of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, was culminated. | This was reported by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, through a post on his official Twitter account, after the working agenda that took place on May 5 and 6, in which the diplomat representing President Nicolás Maduro, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Rogelio Mayta and the Bolivian president himself, Luis Arce. | "The foreign minister of Venezuela expre…

Staff (2022-05-09). Cape Verde: Ulisses Correia Admits Kidnapping of Alex Saab was an Exchange for Cooperative Security. orinocotribune.com The Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia, admitted that the kidnapping and delivery of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was the product of a compromise between the African nation and the United States government. | Correia's response, after the Cape Verdean government's authorization to arbitrarily transfer Alex Saab to Miami, was due to the international commitments that are convenient for the small island nation, as indicated in a press release. | "We are a country with international commitments (sic)… We have to give something in return for our participation in cooperative security," the prime minister…

Staff (2022-05-09). Antidote Powder: A Low-Cost Antivenom Developed by Venezuelan Scientists. orinocotribune.com The antivenom, developed in Venezuela, has already been tested on 40 people and has not shown any adverse effects. | The saying that "the snake is killed by the head" is not valid, if one considers that it is precisely in the snake's own venom that the antidote for its bite is found. Some new antivenoms are currently being developed in Venezuela to counteract the effects of snake and scorpion bites. These antidotes are made with IgY technology based on chicken antibodies and, so far, have been tested on 40 people. No adverse reactions have been reported. | José Contreras, a researcher and snake expert at the I…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-08). Agresión a niño venezolano en Perú genera gran indignación. telesurtv.net La embajada de Venezuela en Perú exigió explicaciones al Gobierno del país ante el ataque violento.

_____ (2022-05-08). Venezuela And Iran Deepen Cooperation To Overcome US Sanctions. popularresistance.org Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held a meeting with Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji in Caracas to strengthen energy cooperation as the two oil producing countries ramp up efforts to offset US sanctions. | On Monday, Maduro hosted Owji and other Iranian officials in Miraflores Palace where they held a "productive meeting" to "deepen the ties of brotherhood and cooperation [between the nations] in energy matters." | In a Twitter post, the Venezuelan mandatary expressed his gratitude for Iran's ongoing support in the Caribbean country's struggle to recover the economy under US sanction…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-05-08). Mexico Talks May be Resumed Soon, Claims Gerardo Blyde. orinocotribune.com The negotiation in Mexico between the delegations of the Venezuelan government and opposition may be resumed soon, according to statements by the head of the right-wing opposition delegation in the Mexico Talks, Gerardo Blyde. | According to reports published by some Venezuelan media, Blyde made these comments in a meeting between the Frente Amplio and the Unitary Platform, two organizations that group together various opposition sectors of Venezuela. | "I cannot speak because I signed a confidentiality agreement with the international facilitator, the Kingdom of Norway," said Blyde at the meeting. "I cannot give…

Staff (2022-05-08). Gustavo Petro Will Resume Diplomatic Relations with Venezuela if Elected President of Colombia. orinocotribune.com The Historic Pact candidate led a campaign rally in the city of Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela. | Gustavo Petro, the candidate for the presidency of Colombia for the leftist coalition Historic Pact, announced on Friday, May 6, that he will resume diplomatic relations with Venezuela if he wins the elections. | Petro made this comment during an electoral event in the city of Cúcuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela border. The candidate had initially canceled the event after receiving death threats from a paramilitary group, but was later able to resume his campaign with reinforced security. | Petro, wearing a bulle…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-08). Secretario de la OPEP visita Venezuela para estrechar lazos. telesurtv.net Venezuela es uno de los 13 países que conforman la Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo (OPEP).

Jonathan Cook (2022-05-08). The persecution of Julian Assange. indybay.org Melzer has distilled his detailed research into a new book, The Trial of Julian Assange, that provides a shocking account of rampant lawlessness by the main states involved — Britain, Sweden, the US, and Ecuador. It also documents a sophisticated campaign of misinformation and character assassination to obscure those misdeeds.

Benjamin Norton (2022-05-08). Argentina will attend BRICS summits, at China's invitation, in step toward 'formal entry'. multipolarista.com China invited Argentina to attend the 2022 summits of the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Argentina's ambassador says it's a step toward "formal entry" to the grouping, an alternative to the US-dominated financial system.

teleSUR, JDO, JL (2022-05-08). Cámara argentina aprueba uso regulatorio de cannabis medicinal. telesurtv.net El hecho es considerado histórico pues nace una nueva industria, que puede generar hasta 10.000 empleos para 2025.

____ (2022-05-08). Chinese train maker to produce new-energy light rail trains for Argentina's Jujuy. ecns.cn SHIJIAZHUANG, May 7 (Xinhua) — CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd., a major Chinese high-speed train manufacturer, announced the signing of a new-energy light rail train project with authorities of Jujuy Province of Argentina on Friday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-08). Folha de S.Paulo: Bolsonaro Has Coup Planned with Support From Military and Centrà£o. libya360.wordpress.com BRASILWIRE In August 2021 we reported how Brazil's US-backed military regime (yes, regime) cast a shadow over hopes for the next presidential election. There was clearly a doubt whether it would go ahead peacefully, and if it did, if the Military government, fronted by Bolsonaro and backed by the United States, would accept the result and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-08). Lula Launches Presidential Pre-candidacy. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News In Sà£o Paulo, Lula da Silva launches his pre-candidacy for the presidency of Brazil. May 7, 2022. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert "Defending our sovereignty is defending the integration of South America, Latin America and the Caribbean. It is to strengthen Mercosur, UNASUR, CELAC and the BRICS again." "Defending our sovereignty is defending Petrobras, Eletrobrás…

Paulo Cabral (2022-05-08). Brazil's Lula da Silva announces his presidential candidacy. america.cgtn.com Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has officially announced his candidacy for another term as president in this year's election at an event in Sà£o Paulo.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-08). Transportistas levantan paro en el sur de Chile tras acuerdo. telesurtv.net Parte de los acuerdos también contempla el reforzamiento de las fuerzas policiales en un plazo de dos semanas.

teleSUR, JL (2022-05-08). Asesinan a líder social en Colombia, el número 70 en el 2022. telesurtv.net Además de los líderes sociales, en Colombia se han asesinado 18 excombatientes y se han perpetrado 37 masacres.

Editor2 (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…

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2022-05-07). Congreso de Perú archiva proyecto para modificar Carta Magna. telesurtv.net Perú Libre subrayó que "el Congreso de la República está restringiendo al pueblo el derecho al referéndum".

Misión Verdad (2022-05-07). Hugo Chávez's Ideas Are Being Recycled by Latin America's 'New Progressivism'. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — May 6, 2022 | A spectre is haunting Latin America: the ideas of Hugo Chávez. A "new progressivism" is adopting them as their banner and claiming them as their own, thus invisibilizing Venezuela's role in attempts at promoting regional integration and sovereignty over the last two decades. | We can witness this in the current speeches of Lula da Silva, who was a protagonist of the "first progressive wave" in the 2000s along with the presidents of Venezuela (Hugo Chávez), Argentina (Néstor Kirchner) and Bolivia (Evo Morales). Perhaps the Brazilian leader could bear witness to the attempts a…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-07). Organizaciones bolivianas reconocen apoyo de Venezuela. telesurtv.net En el encuentro se reafirmó la condena a EE.UU. por la exclusión de países a participar en la IX Cumbre de las Américas.

Staff (2022-05-07). Cuba and Venezuela Strengthen Ties of Cooperation and Exchange. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, May 5, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at the Miraflores Palace, Caracas, with an aim of strengthening the ties of cooperation ties that the two countries nations have maintained for more than 20 years. | "It fills us with great joy to receive our Cuban brothers and sisters in our homeland," wrote President Maduro on Twitter, in reference to the visit of the Cuban minister. "I thank the Foreign Affairs Minister, comrade Bruno Rodríguez for his visit, with whom I had a pleasant and fraternal conversation. We have a deep…

Staff (2022-05-07). Colombia: Petro Receives Death Threats, Forced to Cancel Campaign Event in Cúcuta. orinocotribune.com Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate of Colombia's Historic Pact, was forced to cancel another campaign event scheduled for Thursday, May 5, after receiving death threats. | Petro was scheduled to meet with businesspeople in the city of Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela, but received death threats from a drug-trafficking and organized crime group, reported a press release from the candidate's campaign group. | According to Petro's campaign's security team, the La Cordillera criminal gang, which operates in the coffee plantation region in the center of Colombia, was behind the threats. Petro, after receivin…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-05-07). Capriles Changes Position on Sanctions Ahead of 2024 Presidential Election in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Henrique Capriles Radonski, Venezuelan far-right political leader, stated that he has the determination and will to dialogue with the government of President Nicolás Maduro, and expressed that he is in favor of lifting of the unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the United States. | Capriles, who in recent times has shown a tendency to relax his hostile position, also recently announced his electoral aspirations for the presidential election scheduled to be held in 2024. | With this c…

Mary Triny Mena (2022-05-07). All-female taxi services gaining ground in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com Driving a car in Caracas can be a dangerous experience and for many women taking a taxi even more so. Which is why an all-female taxi service is growing in Venezuela ¥s capital. A group of Venezuelan entrepreneurs is breaking barriers through an exclusive all-female taxi …

teleSUR, SH (2022-05-07). El legado de Evita a 103 años de su nacimiento. telesurtv.net Evita fundó escuelas, hospitales y contribuyó a acortar la desigualdad social heredada de gobiernos conservadores y militares.

____ (2022-05-07). Chinese train maker to produce new-energy light rail trains for Argentina's Jujuy. ecns.cn SHIJIAZHUANG, May 7 (Xinhua) — CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd., a major Chinese high-speed train manufacturer, announced the signing of a new-energy light rail train project with authorities of Jujuy Province of Argentina on Friday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-05-07). Iran wins 18 medals in Brazil Deaflympics. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — The Iranian sportsmen and women have won 18 different medals at the end of the sixth day of the 24th Summer Deaflympics underway in Caxias do Sul, Brazil on Saturday.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-07). Realizan marcha en solidaridad por periodista baleada en Chile. telesurtv.net Francisca Sandoval recibió un disparo en la cabeza mientras cubría las manifestaciones del 1 de mayo por el Día del Trabajador.

teleSUR, MER (2022-05-07). Asesinan a dos líderes en departamento colombiano de Sucre. telesurtv.net Con los dos hechos denunciados por Indepaz, son 69 los líderes asesinados en Colombia durante este 2022.