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2022-06-27: News Headlines

____ (2022-06-27). At least 5 die, dozens injured in Colombia as stands collapse during bullfighting. ecns.cn At least five people died and dozens more were injured Sunday when the stands collapsed during a corraleja, or bullfighting festival, in Colombia's Tolima Department, local authorities said.

____ (2022-06-27). Bullfight stands collapse in Colombia. ecns.cn At least five people are died and dozens seriously injured when a full three-story section of wooden stands filled with spectators collapsed, throwing dozens of people to the ground, during a popular event at which members of the public face off with small bulls.

Staff (2022-06-26). IMF Approves $1 Billion for Ecuador while Police Repression of Protests Increases. orinocotribune.com The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of $1 billion for Ecuador as part of the extended agreement within the framework of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), signed in 2020 between the IMF and the government of Ecuador. | In a

Anonymous103 (2022-06-26). Ecuador: South American Country Faces A Two Dimensional Storm. southfront.org Written by Simon Ndiritu | Ecuador has been gripped by protests since in 2019 in response government's austerity measures; the protests have escalated over the last weeks leading to the president declaring the state of emergency. In 2019, the government rolled back fuel subsidies that had been in place for 40 years and introduced tax and labor reforms citing fall in international oil prices which had adversely affected the oil producing economy. Consequently, Diesel and Gasoline prices incr…

Editor (2022-06-26). The Chris Hedges Report: Journalism and Argentina's Dirty War. scheerpost.com In the late 1970s and 1980s, Argentina's civic-military dictatorship disappeared over 30,000 people, using death squads trained by the US as part of the now infamous Operation Condor.

_____ (2022-06-26). The Wide Role Brazil's Military Has Played In Amazon's Destruction. popularresistance.org In the Brazilian Amazon, as deforestation reaches record levels and rivers are increasingly polluted, the illegal gold mining contributing to these problems continues largely unabated. The response of the government has been to increase military action to curb environmental crimes in Brazil. Far from achieving this purpose, however, the military intervention has only led to tragedies in the region, directly or indirectly. | A source from the Brazilian Amazon wrote to us at Revista Opera two years ago to warn us about something strange that was going on there: illegally mined gold was being sold at the same price…

_____ (2022-06-26). How Latin American Women Are Winning Abortion Rights. popularresistance.org It was inconceivable, just five years ago, that ultra-conservative Colombia would decriminalize abortion, or that Catholic, neoliberal Chile would be gearing up to vote on a new constitution that enshrines sexual and reproductive rights, including on-request abortion. | Yet in February, Colombia's constitutional court removed abortion (up to 24 weeks) from the criminal code in response to a court case brought by Causa Justa—the spearhead of a wide-ranging social and legal campaign of more than 120 groups and thousands of activists. | Colombia is now "at the forefront of the region and the world," according…

Atilio Boron (2022-06-26). Petro, a Historic Victory. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Boron Jun 20, 2022 | With just over 98% of the electoral posts counted, the triumph of Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historic Pact, in the second round of the Colombian presidential elections was confirmed. Petro

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-26). Presidente Lasso deroga el estado de excepción en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Organizaciones indígenas habían denunciado que el estado de excepción promovería la represión por parte del Gobierno a las movilizaciones sociales.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-26). Líder indígena niega nuevo diálogo con el gobierno ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Conaie indicó que cualquier decisión sobre un diálogo será consultada a las autoridades de la organización indígena.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-26). Movimiento indígena en Ecuador mantendrá protestas y movilizaciones. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Confederación de Nacionales Indígenas de Ecuador (Conaie), Leonidas Iza señaló: "Nosotros no nos iremos a ningún lado. Estamos aquí.

TeleSUR, ajs, JGN (2022-06-26). Natalicio de Salvador Allende, una fecha para recordar sus ideas. telesurtv.net A 114 años del natalicio del expresidente chileno Salvador Allende, su integridad personal se convierte en ideales para generaciones de chilenos.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-26). Parlamento ecuatoriano aplaza sesión sobre destitución del presidente Lasso. telesurtv.net Una vez concluido el debate, los legisladores tendrán 72 horas para votar si procede o no la medida contra el presidente Guillermo Lasso.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-26). Parlamento evaluará pedido de destitución del presidente de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Para avanzar el pedido contra el presidente Guillermo Lasso, se requiere 92 de los 137 votos posibles en el Congreso.

Staff (2022-06-26). Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador debate sobre la destitución de Guillermo Lasso. cubadebate.cu La Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador inició en la tarde de este sábado una sesión virtual del pleno para debatir sobre la destitución del presidente Guillermo Lasso. El procedimiento se activó por pedido de al menos la tercera parte de los legisladores. A partir de este sábado, los diputados tendrán 72 horas para definir el pedido de destitución contra el presidente.

Editor (2022-06-26). The Haitian Revolution Today and the Limits of Token Solidarity. scheerpost.com By Seth Donnelly / CounterPunch In 1826, the Congress of Panama was organized by Simon Bolivar, including representatives from Peru, Mexico, and what was then Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela) and the United Provinces of Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica). Bolivar, who had been given refuge twice in …

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-26). Grupos de DD.HH. expresan preocupación por situación en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La Misión Internacional de Solidaridad y Derechos Humanos llegó a Ecuador para observar lo que sucede en el paro nacional.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-06-26). Presidente electo de Colombia nombra al próximo canciller. telesurtv.net Petro considera que Álvaro Leyva será de importancia en la lucha por erradicar la violencia endémica que vive el país.

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-26). Asamblea de Ecuador sesiona sobre pedido de destitución del presidente Guillermo Lasso. telesurtv.net La sesión inició desde las 18H00 (hora local) en medio de las movilizaciones que continúan en el país.

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-26). President Maduro Receives New Ambassadors of Mexico and Nicaragua to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, June 24, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received the credentials of the new ambassadors of Mexico and Nicaragua. | Both ambassadors were received by President Maduro at Miraflores Palace, where he was accompanied by his wife, Cilia Flores; Minister of Communication and Information Freddy àëáñez, and officials from the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry. | The new ambassador of Mexico to Venezuela, Leopoldo de Givez de la Cruz, was received by President Maduro in the morning of Friday. He said that the appointment of the new ambassador by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexic…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-26). Perú reactiva alerta epidemiológica por repunte de la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Según el Sistema de Salud de la Seguridad Social durante el 2022, Perú ha registrado cerca de 1.200.000 casos positivos de Covid-19.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-26). Pdte. boliviano recalca que se respeta el debido proceso a golpistas. telesurtv.net La derecha internacional intenta crear una opinión pública distorsionada sobre el caso para liberar a la expresidenta de facto Jeanine Áñez.

Staff (2022-06-26). Manifestantes ecuatorianos seguirán en paro, anuncian organizadores. cubadebate.cu Las protestas sociales en Ecuador contra el Gobierno de Guillermo Lasso, continúan este domingo cuando cumple su día 14, mientras la Asamblea Nacional se prepara para reanudar la sesión destinada a estudiar la destitución del mandatario.

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