(2023-08-11). Headlines for August 11, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 55 as Residents Survey Unfathomable Devastation, ECOWAS Says Use of Force Is Possible in Niger Coup Response as Bloc Activates "Standby Force", One Dead, Six Arrested over Assassination of Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio, 23 Rohingya Refugees Drown, Dozens Missing After Shipwreck, Americans Jailed in Iran Transferred to House Arrest on Way to Possible Release, SCOTUS Blocks Purdue Pharma Settlement Deal That Would Protect Sackler Family from Civil Liability, Louisiana Gov. Orders Pardon Board to Review Clemency Requests for 56 Death Row Prison…
(2023-08-11). When A CIA Asset Becomes A CIA Liability. popularresistance.org Fernando Villavicencio, who with the Guardian's Luke Harding and Dan Collyns fabricated the notorious Guardian front page lie that Paul Manafort and Julian Assange held pro-Trump meetings in the Ecuadorean Embassy, has been shot dead in Ecuador. | The appalling lie, which the Guardian's $700,000 a year editor has refused to retract or remove, despite criticism even from the Washington Post which named Villavicencio as the fabricator, was aimed to give support to Clinton's flagging "Russiagate" invention, which was crumbling fast.
(2023-08-11). A Look into the Lives of Emerald Miners in Colombia. america.cgtn.com 
The emerald is one of the world's top-selling gemstones. Colombia is, by far, the largest producer of the green gem. The country's most valuable deposits are located outside the town of Muzo. While the area may be rich in emeralds, poverty remains a problem. Michelle Begue has the story. …
(2023-08-11). President Petro backs emergency decreed in La Guajira. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro underscored on Friday the multidimensional poverty indicators of La Guajira Department, which is in almost every way the poorest and with the greatest unsatisfied needs in Colombia.
(2023-08-11). Can Poorer Nations Break the Cycle of Dependency That Has Inflicted Grief for a Hundred Years? dissidentvoice.org 
In late July, I visited two settlements of the Landless Rural Workers (MST) on the outskirts of Sà£o Paulo (Brazil). Both settlements are named for brave women, the Brazilian lawmaker Marielle Franco — who was assassinated in 2018 — and Irm࣠Alberta — an Italian Catholic nun who died in 2018. The lands where the …
(2023-08-11). Poorer Nations Break The Cycle Of Dependency That Has Inflicted Grief. popularresistance.org In late July, I visited two settlements of the Landless Rural Workers (MST) on the outskirts of Sà£o Paulo (Brazil). Both settlements are named for brave women, the Brazilian lawmaker Marielle Franco — who was assassinated in 2018 — and Irm࣠Alberta — an Italian Catholic nun who died in 2018. The lands where the MST has built the Marielle Vive camp and the Irm࣠Alberta Land Commune were slated for a gated community with a golf course, and a garbage dump, respectively. Based on the social obligations for land use in the Brazilian Constitution of 1988, the MST mobilised landles…
(2023-08-11). LGBTQH Groups Outraged by Homophobic Attacked in Puerto Rico. telesurenglish.net Naira Castillo and Federico Navarro were burned after a package delivered by a delivery service exploded. With 40 and 30 percent of their bodies burned respectively, they were victims of this inhumane act last Thursday, while they were at their home located in Rawson; they are currently hospitalized at the Marcial Quiroga hospital. | Naira Castillo and Federico Navarro were burned after a package delivered by a delivery service exploded. Aug. 11, 2023.
(2023-08-11). Beijing-Buenos Aires ties enter 'golden moment'. ecns.cn Argentina and China have entered a "golden moment" of bilateral cooperation, one year after Argentina signed up for the Belt and Road Initiative, said a seasoned Argentine diplomat.
(2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com 
The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…
(2023-08-11). Venezuela: Electoral Nominations Committee Presents Lists of Eligible Candidates for National Electoral Council Rectors. orinocotribune.com 
The National Assembly of Venezuela's Electoral Nominations Committee has submitted the list of 104 eligible candidates for the National Electoral Council (CNE) rector posts. | During the ordinary session of the National Assembly on Thursday, August 10, President of the 2023 Electoral Nominations Committee Deputy Giusseppe Alessandrello submitted to the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, the list of 104 Venezuelans eligible for the position of principal and alternate rectors of the CNE. | "I thank all the members of the committee for their continuous hard work for 56 days," Alessandrello said upo…
(2023-08-11). Argentineans Getting Used to Living with High Levels of Inflation. america.cgtn.com 
Argentina is experiencing triple-digit inflation. The South American country reached one of the world's highest inflation rates surpassing 100 %. Most of the prices in the country have doubled. Joel Richards reports on the soaring cost of living Argentineans are confronting.
(2023-08-11). Argentina heads for presidential primaries in the wake of tragedies. peoplesdispatch.org 
Days ahead of the presidential primaries, Argentina was shaken by the murders of 11-year-old Morena Domínguez during a robbery and photojournalist Facundo Morales by the Buenos Aires police…
(2023-08-11). Communist Party of Venezuela Expresses Solidarity With Far-Right Politician María Corina Machado. orinocotribune.com As the road to the 2024 presidential elections moves forward, different political alliances that are being formed are becoming more and more transparent; this is especially clear in the solidarity shown by the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) towards the candidate for the far-right opposition primaries, María Corina Machado. | In a press conference held this Monday, August 7, the PCV asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate the governor of Trujillo, Gerardo Márquez, for statements—allegedly aimed at María Corina—asking PSUV supporters in the city of Pampanito to condemn, with force if nece…
(2023-08-11). Venezuelan President Asks the Military to Keep Their Guard Up. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to remain vigilant to guarantee peace in this South American nation, which has been the target on several occasions of U.S.-backed external threats to its political stability. | RELATED: | "FANB keep your guard up. Always stay vigilant. You have the duty and responsibility to guarantee our republic's stability, territorial i…
(2023-08-11). Venezuelan Attorney General Ratifies Victory Over Novo Bank. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Attorney General, Reinaldo Muñoz, described as an "extraordinary victory" the ruling of the Judicial Court of Lisbon, Portugal, which requires Novo Bank to return more than 1.5 billion dollars that had been withheld. | Related: | In an exclusive interview to the news multiplatform teleSUR, the official emphasized that in the coming weeks and months, this victory may be used in favor of the country.
(2023-08-11). Ecuador: Presidential Candidate Assassinated During Campaign (+Narcotrafficking and Crime). orinocotribune.com Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio Valencia was assassinated this Wednesday, August 9, in full view of bodyguards, security personnel, and supporters, having just participated in a campaign rally in Quito. President Lasso Villavicencio was running for the presidency of Ecuador as a part of the Construye movement, campaigning for the early elections that were to be…
(2023-08-11). Brazilian Supreme Annuls Evidence Against Ecuadorian Jorge Glas. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) annulled the evidence presented by the Odebrecht company against former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. | RELATED: | "The annulment is based on the fact that the evidence was delivered without judicial authorization and without respecting due legal process," Juscogens law firm reported, stressing that the Citizen Revolution militant was unjustly sentenced to pris…
(2023-08-11). Suspects in Villavicencio's Murder Sentenced to Prison Terms. telesurenglish.net An Ecuadorian judge ordered this Thursday the remand in custody of the six men arrested for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | Related: | The magistrate opted for the imprisonment of the six men of Colombian nationality based on the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office during the arraignment hearing at the Flagrancy Unit of Pichincha. | A little more than 24 hours after the mur…
(2023-08-11). Cuba condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate. plenglish.com The event, which occurred this Wednesday, shocked the international community and provoked the rejection of governments of all political persuasions in the world. | In this sense, Minrex, on its Twitter profile, sent condolences to relatives of Villavicencio, a journalist by profession and presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye coalition. | Also on that social network, the General Director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, reported the delivery of a Note Verbale to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry "expressing profound condemnation of the assas…
(2023-08-11). UN chief condemns Ecuadorian presidential candidate's assassination. plenglish.com Attacks of this nature represent a serious threat to democracy, and those responsible must be brought to justice, he said in a message released here. | On Thursday, Guterres expressed his solidarity with the Government and people of Ecuador, especially with Villavicencio's family. | He also recalled his latest meeting with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, at which they discussed the deteriorating security in Ecuador, the impact of organized crime and the need to intensify national and international efforts to combat it. | "The United Nations will continue to support Ecuadorian authorities in addressing viol…
(2023-08-11). Argentina: Police Brutality Leads to Death of Facundo Molares. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the police of the city of Buenos Aires harshly attacked militants from the leftist organizations Vote to Fight and Popular Rebellion, which called to protest against the primary elections in the city's Obeslisk. | RELATED: | Among the protesters was Facundo Molares, a 47-year-old photojournalist who was part of the now extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | During the protest against "the electoral…
(2023-08-11). Lula defends providing resources for educational programs in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended the allocation of public resources to educational programs and the construction of universities to prevent researchers from leaving for other countries.
(2023-08-11). Chilean law will protect those who denounce acts of corruption. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday approved a law to protect those who denounce acts of corruption, at a time when the scandal of the so-called "Convenios Case" is affecting the Government.
(2023-08-11). Paraguayan prosecutors to work on opening new gov't. plenglish.com Asuncion, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay's Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Friday having made up a team of prosecutors to work on August 15 in the activities of the power transfer from current government to that of President-elect Santiago Peña.
(2023-08-11). Uruguay Government builds hydraulic works to alleviate water crisis. plenglish.com Montevideo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) A hydraulic work was commissioned by the Government of Uruguay, which built it in record time to alleviate the water crisis that is affecting the capital and its metropolitan area.
(2023-08-11). Presidente Maduro condena asesinato de candidato ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano repudió que bandas criminales ligadas al narcotráfico se apoderen de parte de la sociedad…
(2023-08-11). Reporte interno: usaron armas letales contra protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a un informe interno, revelado por "La Encerrona", el ejército peruano reconoce que no estaba preparado para controlar protestas en Ayacucho.
(2023-08-11). Prevén alcanzar consenso para elecciones judiciales en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Titular de Cámara de Diputados lamentó que legisladores interpusieran recursos jurídicos que frenan avance del proceso.
(2023-08-11). Presentan lista de elegibles para rectores del CNE en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Giusseppe Alessandrello explicó que en el segundo llamado se recibieron 153 postulaciones.
(2023-08-11). Procurador de Venezuela ratifica victoria sobre Novo Bank. telesurtv.net El funcionario destacó que en las próximas semanas y los próximos meses, esa victoria podrá ser aprovechada en favor del país.
(2023-08-11). Venezuela celebra decisión de corte portuguesa sobre activos. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Judicial del Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, ordenó el miércoles devolver a Venezuela unos 1.500 millones de dólares que se encontraban retenidos en el Novo Bank.
(2023-08-11). Ecuador — Asesinan al candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio. globalizacion.ca A poco más de una semana de las elecciones generales y en medio de una ola de violencia que golpea al Ecuador, el candidato presidencial derechista Fernando Villavicencio fue asesinado en Quito, luego de terminar un mitin de campaña en…
(2023-08-11). Violencia e inseguridad, preámbulo de las elecciones ecuatorianas. globalizacion.ca Una serie de acontecimientos, en torno a la criminalidad y seguridad pública, pusieron en jaque el orden público del Ecuador, que se prepara para las elecciones del 20 de agosto que definirán quién completará el período del destituido banquero-presidente Guillermo…
(2023-08-11). CNE de Ecuador se pronuncia sobre continuación del proceso electoral. telesurtv.net La presidenta del CNE recalcó que se mantiene la fecha del debate electoral obligatorio para los binomios presidenciales.
(2023-08-11). Al menos un muerto y seis detenidos por represión policial en Argentina. telesurtv.net El militante político que resultó muerto se nombra Facundo Molares Schoenfeld, un reconocido periodista y defensor de los derechos humanos.
(2023-08-11). Presidente de Chile promulga Ley de Protección al denunciante. telesurtv.net El instrumento jurídico protegerá a funcionarios públicos que denuncien hechos de corrupción o faltas a la probidad en organismos del Estado.
(2023-08-11). ONU condena asesinato de candidato presidencial en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Por su parte, un líder indígena ecuatoriano instó a sus compatriotas a dar una salida democrática, mediante los comicios, a la violencia.
(2023-08-11). Fiscal amplía investigación contra Keiko Fujimori y su partido. telesurtv.net Fuerza Popular logró recaudar un poco menos de dos millones de soles en aportes en efectivo y en especie, entre el 13 de marzo de 2021 y 30 de julio de 2022.
(2023-08-11). Ecuador en una espiral de violencia sin fin. globalizacion.ca Envuelto en una espiral de violencia sin límites y sin control, el gobierno de Guillermo Lasso en Ecuador se encamina hacia su desastroso final en medio de espasmos y convulsiones de un impacto cada vez más profundo. | Junto con el…
(2023-08-11). øCuáles son las fórmulas presidenciales para las PASO en Argentina. telesurtv.net A pocos días de las PASO, varios candidatos decidieron suspender sus actos de campaña por el asesinato de una niña de 11 años.
(2023-08-11). Presidente de Venezuela firma activación de zona económica especial. telesurtv.net La reunión versó sobre el fortalecimiento del modelo de desarrollo económico soberano y el avance de la producción nacional para garantizar el encadenamiento productivo.
(2023-08-11). Estalla huelga de 48 horas en refinería de Repsol en Perú. telesurtv.net Líderes del sindicato han expuestos varias de las violaciones a los derechos de los trabajadores por parte de la petrolera española Repsol.
(2023-08-11). Dictan prisión a sospechosos de asesinar a Villavicencio. telesurtv.net El juez optó por el encarcelamiento de los seis hombres de nacionalidad colombiana con base en las pruebas presentadas por la Fiscalía.
(2023-08-11). Avanza marcha en Buenos Aires, tras muerte de Facundo Molares. telesurtv.net La movilización prevista sobre las 10H00 (hora local) es convocada, entre otros, por el movimiento Barrios de Pie.
(2023-08-11). Inicia veda electoral en Argentina en medio de violencia. telesurtv.net Según el Código Nacional Electoral, hasta el próximo domingo no se podrán realizar actividades proselitistas.
(2023-08-11). Central uruguaya debatirá vías para derogar reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios nacionales, dentro de la Mesa Representativa del PIT-CNT existen divergencias al respecto.