Independent Media Institute (2024-02-29). Lula, Israel's Genocide, and Racism on Brazilian Corporate Media. pressenza.com "Brazilian diplomatic tradition relies on solving problems. The 'incident' with Israel takes the opposite direction and affects not only the image of our country but also the course of subjects that actually matter for the population in an electoral year." With these words, the host of Brazil's most renowned talk show,

Gabriel Rocha Gaspar (2024-02-29). Lula, Israel's genocide, and racism on Brazilian corporate media. peoplesdispatch.org "Brazilian diplomatic tradition relies on solving problems. The 'incident' with Israel takes the opposite direction and affects not only the image of our country but also the course of subjects that actually matter for the population in an electoral year." With these words, the host of Brazil's most renowned talk show,

GABIK (2024-02-29). Cabinet approves hosting of New Development Bank meeting. sanews.gov.za Cabinet approves hosting of New Development Bank meeting | Cabinet has considered and approved the hosting of the annual meeting of the New Development Bank (NDB) to take place in South Africa in June 2024. | Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said it has been 10 years since Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) countries signed the Articles of the NDB at the 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza, marking the establishment of the "first multilateral development institution by emerging and developing countries". | Briefing media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Ntshavheni sa…

tvbrics (2024-02-29). Brazilian authorities launch programme to stimulate investment in sustainable development projects. tvbrics.com The Inter-American Development Bank will provide financing for the programme…

tvbrics (2024-02-29). Brazilian authorities launch programme to stimulate investment in sustainable development projects. tvbrics.com The Inter-American Development Bank will provide financing for the programme…

Clara Marticorena, Julia Soul, Labor Notes. (2024-02-29). Argentinian Working People Fight Milei Government With A General Strike. popularresistance.org More than 1.5 million people took part in a general strike in Argentina on January 24 against a new president and his aggressive anti-union "reforms." | Self-described "liberal-libertarian" Javier Milei, who won the November 22 presidential elections, is an economist who became popular as a panelist on a TV show. He advocated for ending the "privileges" of the "casta"—defined as corrupt politicians and social and union leaders taking advantage of "good people." | With a new party, Freedom Advances (La Libertad Avanza), Milei won the votes of a range of people, from working-class people disappointed and angr…

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-29). Biden Signs Executive Order Targeting Venezuela & Cuba (+Personal Data). orinocotribune.com US President Biden signed a new executive order targeting Cuba and Venezuela this Wednesday. The US administration claims that this order aims to protect data of US citizens. | According to the EFE news agency, Biden signed the executive order to protect personal data of officials or members of the Army from countries that the White House considers "worrisome." | US sources told the Spanish news agency that the executive order will target countries such as China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela. | American citizens deserve peace of mind that their sensitive data — ranging from health and fina…

Staff (2024-02-29). Essequibo Controversy Presented at 46th CARICOM Summit (+President Lula). orinocotribune.com The opening ceremony of the 46th Ordinary Summit of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken place in Georgetown, capital of Guyana, a meeting that held as one of the central points the historical territorial dispute over the Essequibo. | In the inaugural speech of the event this Monday, February 26, led by the Secretary General of CARICOM, Carla N. Barnett, she stated that the summit would deal with "various border controversies and the passage of dangerous weapons and drugs through our lands and seas." The political and security crisis in Haiti and the issue of carbon credits would als…

Staff (2024-02-29). Broad Political Dialogue Allows Signing of Presidential Elections Schedule Proposal in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The president of parliament, Jorge Rod…

Staff (2024-02-29). US Wrecks Venezuela's EMTRASUR Boeing 747 Cargo Jet. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's vice minister of anti-blockade policies, William Castillo, condemned the US vandalization of the Venezuelan 747 cargo jet, owned by Conviasa's EMTRASUR air cargo company, after the theft carried out by the United States in complicity with the government of Javier Milei in Argentina. | Castillo pointed out this Wednesday, February 28, in a statement concerning the US coercive measures that led to the illegal seizure of the plane, that "when the opposition comes to ask for your vote because they want to fix the country, remind them that … all of them asked for sanctions against Venezuela." | On Februa…

Larry Johnson (2024-02-29). Traveling to Russia. sonar21.com I have received a couple of requests on travel tips regarding Russia. So here goes. I was invited and had a letter of invitation. So that made getting the visa a breeze, though a little pricey ($451). If you're going as a tourist I recommend you go through a travel agency. They can smooth out all of the hassles. | Getting to Russia is a challenger. There are no longer direct flights from the US or Europe (not sure about South America). You have two basic options from the U.S. — Turkish Air via Istanbul or Qatar Air via Doha. Long flights. From Turkey you have a four hour flight to Moscow. Doha is five…

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-29). Ecuador imputa a seis implicados en el asesinato de Villavicencio. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía de Ecuador ratificó que la banda Los Lobos participó en la planificación y ejecución del homicidio contra el candidato presidencial.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2024-02-29). Indígenas en Paraguay reclaman al Estado tierras usurpadas. telesurtv.net Exigen la totalidad de los títulos de 335 hectáreas que el Gobierno cedió a esta comunidad en 1944 por su ayuda al Ejército paraguayo durante la guerra del Chaco contra Bolivia.

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-29). Presidente Maduro: Hoy es el día en que Hugo Chávez declaró el carácter antiimperialista de la Revolución Bolivariana. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado celebró la gran movilización del pueblo revolucionario para conmemorar el 20 aniversario de la declaratoria antiimperialista.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-29). Bolivia condecora a cineasta Jorge Sanjinés con el Cóndor de los Andes. telesurtv.net El presidente boliviano indicó que el homenaje de esta jornada es uno de esos imprescindibles como testimonio de la política hecha arte.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2024-02-29). Gobierno argentino lleva al Supremo caso contra Chubut. telesurtv.net El Ejecutivo dio a conocer que también se apelará la decisión federal ante la Cámara de Comodoro Rivadavia.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-02-29). Firman en Venezuela acuerdo de diálogo y propuesta para calendario electoral 2024. telesurtv.net Participan 150 representantes de los sectores. Estuvieron presentes el 97 por ciento de las organizaciones con fines políticos debidamente inscritas ante el Poder Electoral.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-02-29). Venezuela condena exploración canadiense en territorio Esequibo. telesurtv.net "Canadá no tiene arte ni parte en los asuntos referentes a la Guayana Esequiba, el Gobierno guyanés debe exigir de inmediato el retiro de este pronunciamiento", dijo el canciller.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2024-02-29). Venezuela: 20 años de declaración antiimperialista de Chávez. telesurtv.net En conmemoración de este día histórico para el país, la Marcha Nacional de la Furia Bolivariana partirá de distintos estados de Venezuela para dirigirse a la ciudad de Caracas.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2024-02-29). Educadores argentinos convocan a un nuevo paro nacional. telesurtv.net Los convocantes son los gremios docentes integrados en la Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT).

teleSUR, JGN (2024-02-29). Presidente de Venezuela califica como un éxito acuerdo para calendario electoral 2024. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado calificó el pacto como el más incluyente firmado hasta la fecha en el país.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2024-02-29). Sindicatos de aerolíneas argentinas realizan un paro de 24 horas. telesurtv.net "Estamos casi 70 puntos por debajo de la brecha inflacionaria", recalcó el vocero de la Asociación de Pilotos de Líneas Aéreas (APLA), Juan Pablo Mazzieri.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-29). Exigen alimentos para comedores populares en Argentina. telesurtv.net La UTEP reafirmó la necesidad de atención a los barrios populares.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-29). Ordenan restituir fondos a la provincia argentina de Chubut. telesurtv.net Según el fallo judicial el Gobierno argentino estaría reteniendo recursos coparticipables como herramienta de presión política a la provincia del Chubut.

Anjoulie Woodhead (2024-02-29). Brazil Chairs G20 and Vows to Address Poverty, Hunger and Climate Change as Finance Minist. indybay.org The Brazilian Presidency of the G20 hosts finance ministers for their first G20 meeting this year.

tvbrics (2024-02-27). Brazil wants to lead the global biofuels agenda. tvbrics.com Energy transition is one of the priorities of the Lula government…

tvbrics (2024-02-27). Russian Foreign Minister and Brazil's First Deputy Foreign Minister discussed coordination in the UN, BRICS and G20. tvbrics.com Sergey Lavrov and Maria da Rocha met in Moscow…

WSWS (2024-02-27). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Dockworkers across Argentina were set to strike February 26 as anti-austerity protests, limited in scope and duration by the trade union bureaucracies, continue.

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-27). Socialist International Expels Venezuela's Popular Will Party. orinocotribune.com The Socialist International (SI) expelled the far-right Popular Will party (VP) because they "exceeded the organization's ethical codes" after modifying their ideological line, according to SI. | In Venezuela and other places in the world, analysts expressed surprise when the far-right VP was accepted into the Socialist International despite the long list of parties that are no longer socialist and still are part of this international group. | Socialist International brings together social democratic, socialist, and labor political parties from around the world. It ratified the expulsion of Popular Will because t…

Andrew Korybko (2024-02-27). The New Ecuadoran President Called Out The US For Trying To Manipulate Him Against Russia. thealtworld.com Leftist-aligned members of the Alt-Media Community assumed that he'd do America's bidding due to him being right-wing, yet he just defied their expectations in a surprisingly dramatic way. This proves that ideological affiliation in and of itself is no longer a sufficient indicator of a Latin American leader's foreign policy. | New Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa said last week that he was "

teleSUR (2024-02-27). Anti-Venezuela Campaign Has Intensified: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Monday, President Nicolas Maduro denounced the escalation of the campaign aimed at damaging Venezuela's international image. | RELATED: | During his program "With Maduro +," he mentioned that U.S. imperialism and the Venezuelan far-right invent fake news every day to discredit the South American country through international portals and social networks. This happens at a time when the far-right opposition is losing the poss…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-02-27). President Petro dismisses FM Secretary from office. plenglish.com Bogota, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) Colombia's President Gustavo Petro dismissed on Monday the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry Jose Antonio Salazar from his post for considering that he has betrayed the Government on the company's issue for making passports.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-02-27). Congress takes step prior to massive dismissal of magistrates in Peru. plenglish.com Lima, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) The unpopular Congress of the Republic of Peru took on Monday the step prior to the summary dismissal of the seven members of the National Justice Board (JNJ), the body that appoints, evaluates and removes judges and prosecutors.

latintimes (2024-02-27). Argentina Authorizes Starlink, Rival Amazon Kuiper. latintimes.com According to the Starlink website, its satellite internet service will be available in Argentina in the second quarter of 2024.

latintimes (2024-02-27). Argentina's Milei Slams Provincial Governor For Threatening To Cut Energy Supply. latintimes.com The dispute began last week when the federal government stopped the transfer of 13,000 million pesos (around $15 million) in federal tax revenues to the Chubut province. In response, the province's governor Ignacio Torres said he would cut off oil and gas supplies on Wednesday if the funds are not transferred.

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-27). Far-Right Politician Diego Arria Blames US for Failures of Venezuela's Opposition. orinocotribune.com Far-right Venezuelan politician based in New York, Diego Arria, blamed the United States government for the evident failures of Venezuela's opposition, saying that the US has not taken the situation in Venezuela seriously. | Arria referred to Venezuela as "a destructive force in Latin America and beyond." He went on to criticize the US for sending President Biden's former Security Advisor for Latin America Juan González to Venezuela to manage the situation in the country whereas, for similar issues on the other side of the world, the US frequently sends its CIA director or the secretary of state. | "It is easier…

Staff (2024-02-27). Venezuela Produces 97% of Food it Consumes. orinocotribune.com The gradual recovery observed in Venezuela's economy can be seen in the increase in agricultural production, which has recorded 14 consecutive quarters of growth despite the blockade and unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States. | Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro explained this last Wednesday, February 21, during a work day dedicated to national production. He highlighted that this progress towards a productive and independent economy has been carried out through Venezuela's own efforts amid the difficulties caused by illegal US sanctions. | During the activity, President Maduro presented economic…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-27). Fierce Gaza Clashes Leave Israeli Soldiers Dead or InjuredAl-Qassam Brigades announced late Tuesday observing Israeli helicopters evacuating the soldiers dead or injured in the fierce clashes which erupted in Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, Gaza City.
  Al-Qassam fighters had bombarded the advancing troops in Al-Zeitoun neighborhood with mortar shells, destroying a Merkava tank and a D9 bulldozer in the same area.

Staff (2024-02-27). PSUV: Venezuela's Opposition Disguises its Shortcomings with Violence. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, warned that Venezuela's opposition wants to hide its failures with violence. However, he assured, the government will not fall for these provocations. | This Monday, February 26, during the weekly press conference of the PSUV National Directorate, Cabello was asked about the national tour that the opposition leader, María Corina Machado, is undertaking. Despite being disqualified from holding public office, Machado continues to behave as though she is campaigning. | In this regard, the PSUV leader stated that this sector of Ve…

teleSUR (2024-02-27). Colombian Families Are Displaced by Paramilitary Violence. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Colombian Ombudsman Carlos Camargo denounced that around 80 Indigenous families from the La Guajira department have been forced to flee from their homes due to clashes between paramilitary groups that have been fighting each other since Saturday. | RELATED: | "There is anxiety among ethnic and peasant communities due to the escalation of armed conflict in different areas of La Guajira. Therefore, it…

ICRC (2024-02-27). Update of customary IHL database — February 2024. icrc.org