2024-01-26: News Headlines

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-01-26). Government of Bolivia highlights UN presence in drug destruction. plenglish.com La Paz, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is present in 97 percent of the narcotics incineration operations in Bolivia, Government Minister Carlos Eduardo del Castillo assured.

teleSUR, SH (2024-01-26). Juicio contra Keiko Fujimori comenzará el 1 de julio en Perú. telesurtv.net El fiscal del caso sostiene que la excandidata presidencial y varios líderes de su partido ocultaron los ingresos que recibían para la campaña electoral.

teleSUR (2024-01-26). Peruvian Police Repress Protesters in Machu Picchu. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, citizens and tourism operators in Machu Picchu initiated an indefinite strike protesting against the digital sale of tickets to the Inca citadel, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. | RELATED: | Peruvian police used tear gas to disperse a group of protesters who had blocked the railway connecting Machu Picchu to the town of Ollantaytambo. | The citizens were protesting against a bidding process that grants a private comp…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-01-26). Policía peruana reprime a manifestantes en Machu Picchu. telesurtv.net A pesar de que los manifestantes han solicitado la presencia de la Defensoría del Pueblo, tras la represión policial, el ente en cuestión no ha respondido al llamado.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2024-01-26). Peruanos expresan rechazo ante aumento de peajes en Lima. telesurtv.net Los transportistas de la capital denunciaron que este incremento afecta directamente la canasta familiar.

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-26). Venezuela and Guyana Meet Again in Brazil to Address Tensions. orinocotribune.com

scorinoco (2024-01-26). Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez: We Will Send Evidence of Coup Attempts to Opposition Politicians Who Signed Barbados Agreement. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government delegation at the Barbados dialogue intends to present its opposition counterparts with evidence of terrorist plots planned by certain opposition groups. These plans, according to the government, aimed to disrupt national peace and to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro and Governor Freddy Bernal of Táchira state. | This announcement was made by Jorge Rodríguez, head of the government delegation and president of the National Assembly. He further noted that one point of agreement reached in Barbados is the mutual commitment of both parties to refrain from any actions that could jeopardiz…

Staff (2024-01-26). Venezuela and Guyana Meet Again in Brazil to Address Tensions. orinocotribune.com Caracas (

teleSUR, YSM (2024-01-26). Vicepresidenta venezolana se reúne con jefes de misión de la UE. telesurtv.net El encuentro tuvo lugar en el marco de una agenda de actividades que desarrollan los diplomáticos europeos en Venezuela.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-01-26). Jorge Rodríguez denuncia planes conspirativos contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net Rodríguez puntualizó que sobre la denuncia presentada por la Fiscalía el pasado lunes, como Poder Legislativo "debatirán para tomar acciones contundentes contra los que atentan a la paz de la República".

teleSUR, DRL, YSM (2024-01-26). Cancilleres de Venezuela y Guyana acuerdan continuar el diálogo sobre controversia del Esequibo. telesurtv.net El acuerdo fue recogido en una declaración conjunta divulgada por el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Brasil.

scorinoco (2024-01-26). SOUTHCOM Chief: US Has a '5-Year Plan' for Ecuador. orinocotribune.com The commander of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), "There are several things that we have done very recently with Ecuador," General Richardson said in an interview with the Ecuadorian media

WSWS (2024-01-26). More than a million workers demonstrate during general strike against Milei in Argentina. wsws.org In an attempt to contain mass social anger over fascistic President Javier Milei's "shock therapy" measures, the Confederation of Argentine Workers (CGT) convoked the first general strike since 2019 on Wednesday.

Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-26). 'The Country Is Not For Sale': General Strike In Argentina Against Milei. popularresistance.org Thousands of people marched this Wednesday in Argentina to join the national strike called by the main unions in repudiation of the policies implemented by President Javier Milei. | "The country is not for sale," "No to the adjustment," and "No to the labor reform," were some of the main slogans of the demonstration that filled the Plaza del Congreso in the city of Buenos Aires. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in the massive general strike against Milei and his "libertarian" policies. Milei took office on December 10. Some outlets, such as Left Voice and Progressive International, reported that o…

CADTM International (2024-01-26). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-26). Javier Milei despide al ministro de Infraestructura de Argentina. telesurtv.net Según la información que se maneja, fue el jefe de Gabinete, Nicolás Posse, quien entregó la exigencia de renuncia por parte de la Presidencia al ministro Ferraro…

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-01-26). Supreme Court of Brazil to judge those involved in coup. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (STF), until April, will try 146 defendants for the coup acts of January 8th, 2023, against the Three Powers in Brasilia.

Liam Crisan (2024-01-26). The Landless Workers' Movement at 40. counterpunch.org This month marks the 40th anniversary of the largest social movement in the Americas: Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement, or MST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra in Portuguese). What began as a group of displaced farmers has evolved over decades into a mass movement — with as many as two million members and a presence in

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-01-26). Cuba participates in ECLAC meeting of Ministers of Education. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Minister of Education, Naima Trujillo, highlighted the importance of the extraordinary meeting, in ECLAC, of ministers of the sector, where the challenges for the reactivation of education after Covid-19 are analyzed.

El Ciudadano (2024-01-26). Deputy Tomás Hirsch: "For years we have been denouncing the gross corruption scandals in the 3 richest municipalities in Chile". pressenza.com He has requested that the Comptroller General's Office, the Internal Revenue Service, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Subdere be informed of the list of open cases and/or investigations in this area. | By Absalón Opazo | Deputy Tomás Hirsch (Acción Humanista) referred to the recent corruption scandals in the municipalities of Las Condes, Vitacura, and Lo Barnechea, asking the Comptroller, the Internal Revenue Service, the Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Subdere, regarding the list of cases and/or open investigations in this matter."For years we have been denouncing the gross corruption scandals in the…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-01-26). Incendios arrasan 7.401 hectáreas de bosques en Colombia. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro, anunció que EE.UU., Chile, Perú y Canadá respondieron a la petición de ayuda que formuló para luchar contra los incendios.

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