Daily Archives: February 7, 2024

2024-02-07: News Headlines

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2024-02-07). Mantienen prisión preventiva de 36 meses contra Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net Las acusaciones han sido rechazadas por el político en todo momento, mientras su equipo legal ha empleado una serie de recursos para procurar su libertad.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-07). Gobierno peruano prorroga estado de emergencia en Loreto. telesurtv.net Putumayo y Mariscal Ramón Castilla son las dos provincias del departamento de Loreto donde se extendió el estado de emergencia.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2024-02-06). Alertan sobre aumento de casos de dengue en Perú. telesurtv.net Las ocho personas fallecidas por dengue en 2024 son adultos mayores con comorbilidades.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-02-07). US DEA Used Criminals To Spy On, Destabilize Venezuela, Mexico, Bolivia. popularresistance.org Numerous reports in major media outlets have documented how the US government has used the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in order to spy on and try to destabilize left-wing governments in Latin America. | DEA meddling schemes have targeted Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, Bolivia's former President Evo Morales, and Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. | In these scandals, the DEA has collaborated with known criminals, including drug traffickers and money launderers, to launch sting operations against leftist politicians. | The Associated Press revealed this February that the DEA "sent unde…

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-07). Government of Bolivia steps up fight against fuel smuggling. plenglish.com La Paz, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Bolivian Armed Forces and Police participate in operations to neutralize gasoline and diesel smuggling, said the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy, Franklin Molina, in a press conference.

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-07). Promulgan Ley Transitoria para Elecciones Judiciales en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El mandatario promulgó la ley en la Casa Grande del Pueblo junto a otras autoridades del país y representantes de organizaciones sociales.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-02-07). Diputados bolivianos aprueban ley de elecciones judiciales. telesurtv.net La propuesta de normativa privilegia a la meritocracia para la preselección de los candidatos judiciales.

Ben Norton (2024-02-06). Exposed: US DEA used criminals to spy on, destabilize Venezuela, Mexico, Bolivia. geopoliticaleconomy.com Reports reveal that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) used known criminals to spy on and destabilize the left-wing governments in Venezuela, Mexico, and Bolivia.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-06). Bolivia prepares multi-million investments in Oruro department. plenglish.com During the Solemn Session that Arce attended with vice president David Choquehuanca, the governor of Oruro, Johnny Vedia, and other authorities, Arce explained that the funds will cover projects in the educational, healthcare, and agricultural sectors and related to the industrialization of the department. | The President reported that during the current year the Comprehensive Health Center at Curahuara de Carangas and the Health Center at the municipality of Carangas will be built based on agreements signed with the Special Projects Unit of the Presidency, with an investment of eight million bolivianos (more th…

Ariadna Eljuri (2024-02-07). Venezuela & Burkina Faso Strengthen Bilateral Relations. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting this Tuesday with an official delegation from Burkina Faso that is visiting Venezuela. | Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yván Gil and the vice minister for Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yuri Pimentel, also participated in the meeting held at the headquarters of the vice presidency. | The delegation from Burkina Faso is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marie Traoré. | Minister Traoré arrive…

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-02-07). Venezuela por liderar fase preliminar de Serie del Caribe de béisbol. radiohc.cu Washington, 7 feb (PL).- Venezuela, representado por los Tiburones de La Guaira, buscará este miércoles vencer a la selección de Nicaragua para concluir como líder de la fase preliminar de la Serie del Caribe 2024 de béisbol, con sede en Miami.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-02-07). Venezuela gana a Panamá y clasifica a semifinales en Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net En duelo de eliminados, México derrotó cinco por dos a Nicaragua y se despidió de la lid con sede en el loanDepot Park de Miami.

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-06). Venezuela's Information Minister: Voice of America and AP Twist President Maduro's Words. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Minister for Communication and Information Freddy àëáñez denounced the US news outlets Voice of America (VOA) and Associated Press (AP) for distorting the speech by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, at the close of the massive demonstration commemorating the 35th anniversary of the February 4, 1989, civic-military rebellion led by Commander Hugo Chávez. | On Monday, February 5, Minister àëáñez referred to a publication from both the US-based news outlets in which they stated that President Maduro used the phrase "we will win by hook or by crook" in reference to the upcoming preside…

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-06). US to Increase Military Aid to Guyana Amid Tensions With Venezuela. news.antiwar.com The US will increase military aid to Guyana amid tensions with neighboring Venezuela over the disputed Guayana Essequibo region, The Associated Press reported on Monday. The AP report did not detail how much the US will provide but said the US will help Guyana acquire new helicopters, a fleet of military drones, and radar technology …

guest author (2024-02-06). Venezuelan analyst: Lenin on 'Socialism and War'. workers.org By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein A message from Rodríguez Gelfenstein, a political analyst and former Venezuelan diplomat and official, to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine on Jan. 21 in New York City. Amid the horror exposed by Israel's colonial-imperialist aggression against the Palestinian people, we commemorate the . . . |

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-02-06). 25 Years Into The Revolution, Venezuela Resists US Interference. popularresistance.org February 2 marked the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, which was the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution. Over the past 25 years, Venezuela has made remarkable gains in reducing poverty, ending illiteracy and building social infrastructure such as housing, health care, education, transportation and more, despite persistent interference by the United States to impose an economic blockade, fund an opposition, attempt coups and assassinations, delegitimize the elections and threaten military attacks. Clearing the FOG speaks with Leo Flores, a Venezuelan activist, about t…

Misión Verdad (2024-02-06). Bolivarian Revolution: Between Achievements, Challenges, and Sieges. orinocotribune.com By Mision Verdad — Feb 2, 2024 | On February 2, 1999, with the swearing-in of Commander Hugo Chávez Frías as president of Venezuela, the Bolivarian Revolution formally began one of the most important political and cultural processes that has occurred in Venezuela, the region, and recent world history. It constitutes, without a doubt, a hinge between the last century, with its "end of history," and this century that opened a passage between old and rejuvenated utopias. | In the past quarter of a century, there have been many achievements and success stories. Even greater are the challenges that arise for the…

Pressenza New York (2024-02-06). Why the US Is Reimposing Sanctions on Venezuela. pressenza.com Even the US business magazine Forbes expressed surprise at the reimposition of US sanctions on Venezuela's gold sales and its threat to do the same with oil. The oil sanctions especially, if reinstated, would precipitate higher gas prices and further debilitate the Venezuelan economy,…

Roger Harris (2024-02-06). Why the US Is Reimposing Sanctions on Venezuela. counterpunch.org The State Department accused the Venezuelan government of actions that are "inconsistent" with the Barbados agreement, negotiated last October. This accord arranged a prisoner exchange with the US and the issuance of licenses allowing Venezuela to sell some of its own oil and gold. The agreement promised temporary and partial sanctions relief for Venezuela, although major coercive economic provisions were still left in place.

Staff (2024-02-06). Venezuela Launches National Dialogue to Define Presidential Election Day. orinocotribune.com A day of national dialogue was held at the headquarters of the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) to define an electoral schedule to guarantee that the presidential elections will be carried out in 2024, per what has been established by the Constitution. | This Monday, February 5, the aforementioned meeting was led by National Assembly (AN) President Deputy Jorge Rodríguez, who received many representatives of different political parties and movements, including several presidential candidates. | In his speech at the beginning of the session, Rodríguez recommended the creation of a commission that, in no more than…

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-02-06). Venezuela y Argentina empatan, Paraguay gana a Brasil en preolímpico. telesurtv.net En un partidazo, lleno de polémicas, tres tarjetas rojas, penal, autogol; Venezuela y Argentina empataron a dos.

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2024-02-06). Instalan diálogo para elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente de la AN, Jorge Rodríguez, reiteró que las elecciones presidenciales se llevarán a cabo este año, una vez que sean convocadas por el CNE.

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-06). Presidente venezolano destaca éxito de consulta pública convocada por la Asamblea Nacional. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado afirmó que la jornada de diálogo nacional arrancó con buen pie al contar con la participación de la mayoría de precandidatos presidenciales.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-02-06). Panamá derrota a Puerto Rico en Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net Los Tiburones de la Guaira, representantes de Venezuela, realizaron rally en el séptimo inning, anotando seis carreras, lo que les permitió derrotar a los Naranjeros de Hermosillo…

teleSUR (2024-02-06). National Assembly's Consultation Is Successful: Pres. Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the success of the public consultation called by the National Assembly for the development of the schedule for the 2024 presidential elections. | RELATED: | During his program "Con Maduro +", the Bolivarian leader stated that the national dialogue session started "on the right foot" by having the participation of the majority of presidential pre-candidat…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-06). 25 Years of Bolivarian Revolution: The Legacy of Chávez and the Challenge of Multipolarism. libya360.wordpress.com Fabrizio Verde "The geopolitical vision of our Commander Hugo Chávez marked a historical stage that aimed at real integration and the construction of a multipolar world full of profound humanism. Let's continue on this path, for the well-being of peoples!", Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wrote on his social channels last year. Today, on the day…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-07). Asamblea ecuatoriana rechaza alza del IVA propuesta por Daniel Noboa. telesurtv.net La Asamblea aprobó la contribución del 5 al 25 por ciento de las utilidades generadas en el 2023 de las instituciones financieras.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM- (2024-02-07). Subsecretario de temas antinarcóticos de EE.UU. visitará Ecuador. telesurtv.net Según Washington, la visita busca mostrar su "compromiso inquebrantable" en la lucha contra el narcotráfico.

Acción contra el Hambre España (2024-02-06). Colombia: Ficha de Cierre de Emergencias (FCE) – Nariño 13/11/2023. reliefweb.int Country: Colombia | Sources: Acción contra el Hambre España, Médecins du Monde, Norwegian Refugee Council | Please refer to the attached file. | DEPARTAMENTO DE NARIàëO: | Ubicado en el suroeste de Colombia, el departamento de Nariño ha sido escenario de un recrudecimiento del conflicto armado desde el año 2021, caracterizado por la presencia activa de diversos Grupos Armados No Estatales (GANE). La geografía estratégica de la región, al limitar al sur con Ecuador y al oeste con el océano Pacífico, ha convertido a Nariño en un punto estratégico de interés para estos grupos, propiciando actividades ilíc…

teleSUR, JCM (2024-02-06). Aumenta la tensión entre Rusia y Ecuador por el caso de las armas. telesurtv.net El Gobierno ruso inició negociaciones con exportadores de la India para suplir las importaciones de la fruta desde Ecuador.

Claudio Katz, Argentina Indymedia (2024-02-07). Argentina: 'Everything will depend on the battle being waged in the streets today'. greenleft.org.au Claudio Katz discusses right-wing president Javier Milei's strategy, the emerging resistance against it and likely scenarios going forward.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-02-07). Incendio forestal ha destruido casi 6.000 hectáreas en Argentina. telesurtv.net El coordinador de las campañas de Bosques de Greenpeace, Hernán Giardini, detalló que se han quemado exactamente 5.971 hectáreas.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-02-07). Ley àìmnibus argentina vuelve a comisión ante falta de consenso. telesurtv.net El paquete de leyes, que en su momento se anunció como ley ómnibus y después se fue reduciendo de 650 artículos a 350, se aprobó el viernes en la votación en general.

teleSUR (2024-02-07). Argentina: President Milei's Omnibus Law To Be Analyzed Again. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Argentine Lower Chamber referred the majority report of the "Omnibus Law" to committee, meaning the far-right President Javier Milei's bill will have to be reconsidered. | RELATED: | After only approving six articles of the bill, lawmakers adjourned the session due to lack of consensus between the ruling Freedom Advances party and its allies. | They failed to agree on issues such as privatization of public compa…

CADTM International (2024-02-06). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-02-06). Continúan incendios forestales en Argentina. telesurtv.net La intendencia del Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi comunicó que debido al incendio fueron cerradas todas las sendas que conectan con Pampa Linda, Bahía López y el Cerrito Llao Llao.

Mariana Riscali, Federico Fuentes (2024-02-07). Brazil's Socialist Left Movement (MES): Fighting the far right, building an independent left. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Federico Fuentes sat down with Mariana Riscali, a leader of the Socialist Left Movement (MES) tendency inside Brazil's radical left Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL).

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-07). Brazil ¥s Health Minister calls nationals to unite against dengue. plenglish.com Brasilia, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazil ¥s Health Minister Nísia Trindade has called states, municipalities and civil society to make a joint effort to fight off dengue.

tvbrics (2024-02-07). Lula da Silva: Brazil's economy is expected to grow in 2024. tvbrics.com According to the president, GDP growth in his first year in office exceeds the Central Bank's forecasts…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-06). Occupying the Land to Feed the Country: The 40-year Fight of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement. libya360.wordpress.com January marked the 40th anniversary of the longest-running peasant movement in Brazil's history and one of the largest in Latin America: the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST). Starting as a group of rural farmers fighting for agrarian reforms against land dispossession, the MST has transformed over four decades into a mass workers movement that mobilizes…

Laith Fadel (2024-02-06). China-Brazil deal boosts family agriculture. america.cgtn.com China and Brazil have forged a cooperation agreement to supply farming machinery for family agriculture in Brazil. Despite playing a crucial role in Brazilian farming, small-scale farmers often face challenges due to limited resources, including machinery suitable for smaller fields. CGTN's Paulo Cabral provides further insight into this partnership.

geo.tv (2024-02-07). Ex-president Chile Sebastian Pinera killed in helicopter crash. geo.tv 74-year-old Sebastian Pinera served in presidential office from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-07). Cuba mourns deaths of Sebastián Piñera. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed on X his deepest condolences to the family and friends of former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera who died in a plane crash while traveling over Lake Ranco, Los Ríos region, in the south of Chile.

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-07). Gobierno de Chile decreta duelo nacional por fallecimiento del expresidente Sebastián Piñera. telesurtv.net El presidente Gabriel Boric instruyó que se realice un funeral de Estado y que se declare duelo nacional.

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-07). Envían mensajes de condolencias tras fallecimiento de Piñera. telesurtv.net Sebastián Piñera estuvo en la Presidencia de Chile en dos ocasiones, siendo la primera entre 2010 y 2014, y la segunda entre 2018 y 2022.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-07). Ascienden a 131 los muertos por incendios en Valparaíso, Chile. telesurtv.net El servicio forense detalló que se han identificado 35 personas y los servicios de medicina legal han realizado las autopsias a 82.

Andy Higginbottom (2024-02-06). Mapuche Hunger Strike Reaches Crisis Point: Political Prisoners Fight for Madre Tierra. mronline.org The renewed hunger strike of fifteen political prisoners of the Mapuche resistance movement in Chile has reached a highly critical stage. Their loved ones are calling for a week of action in the lead up to their appeal hearing on February 9.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-06). Expresan en Cuba condolencias por fallecimiento de Sebastián Piñera. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, trasladó a través de la red social X sus condolencias a familiares y amigos del exmandatario de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, fallecido este martes en un un accidente aéreo. (Fuente: Prensa Latina).

Maria Calvo (2024-02-06). Tragedia en Chile. radiohc.cu El pueblo chileno está viviendo en estos días la peor catástrofe sufrida desde el terremoto de febrero de 2010, debido a una serie de incendios forestales en zonas de la región de Valparaíso que aumentaron súbitamente su potencia y arrasaron zonas densamente pobladas en cuatro comunas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-02-06). Asciende a 122 la cifra de muertos por incendios en Chile. telesurtv.net Durante esta misma jornada se comenzará la entrega de cuerpos a los familiares.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-02-06). Incendios en Valparaíso, Chile, dejan 123 fallecidos. telesurtv.net La Secretaría de Justicia anunció que se ha aumentado la dotación del SML con el fin de acelerar las tareas en la región de Valparaíso.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-02-06). Nicaragua envía mensaje solidario al Gobierno y pueblo de Chile. telesurtv.net La misiva expresa condolencias a las familias y comunidades que perdieron a los seres queridos, y que también han sufrido pérdidas de orden material.

WSWS (2024-02-06). Amid extreme temperatures and drought, Chile suffers its deadliest wildfire on record. wsws.org A wildfire engulfed entire neighborhoods this weekend in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar in central Chile, leaving at least 122 dead and 190 missing.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-07). Consejo de Seguridad verificará en Colombia avances de Acuerdo de Paz. radiohc.cu La Habana, 7 de feb (RHC) El Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas visita Colombia desde hoy para conocer los avances de la implementación del Acuerdo Final de Paz de 2016 y sobre los diálogos en marcha con otros grupos armados.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-02-07). Consideran que fiscal Barbosa carece de competencia en el caso Petro. telesurtv.net La ministra de Trabajo de Colombia, Gloria Inés Ramírez explica por qué el presidente Gustavo Petro responsabilizó al fiscal general de una ruptura constitucional.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2024-02-07). Denuncian asesinato de otro líder social en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Lirnedy Soto era un reconocido líder, quien se desempeñaba como tesorero de la Junta de Acción Comunal de la vereda La Pradera.

Adriaan Alsema (2024-02-06). Colombia extends ceasefire with ELN. colombiareports.com Colombia's government and ELN guerrillas announced the extension of a ceasefire that seeks to facilitate ongoing peace talks. The six-month ceasefire was announced minutes before the end of the initial…

Adriaan Alsema (2024-02-06). Pressure on Colombia's Supreme Court to pick new chief prosecutor. colombiareports.com Labor unions and political organizations close to Colombia's President Gustavo Petro announced protests to demand the Supreme Court pick a new chief prosecutor. Teachers union Fecode said it will take…

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2024-02-06). Gobierno colombiano y ELN prolongan un día negociaciones de paz. telesurtv.net En un comunicado, el ELN señaló que se están tomando medidas "con el fin de acordar una prórroga otros seis meses".

teleSUR, JGN (2024-02-06). Gobierno de Colombia y ELN acuerdan prorrogar el cese al fuego. telesurtv.net A las 10: 00 hora local (16: 00 GMT) de este martes está previsto el acto de clausura del sexto ciclo de diálogos de paz entre el Gobierno colombiano y el ELN.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-06). Denuncian asesinato de líder social colombiano en Putumayo. telesurtv.net Asimismo Indepaz acotó que este líder fue asesinado el 2 de febrero en su vivienda.

albawaba (2024-02-06). Colombia's ELN rebels extend ceasefire. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – An agreement between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group on Tuesday revealed a 6-months extension to a ceasefire in effect since August 3, with the ELN agreeing to suspend kidnappings.A joint statement by the ELN and the government read: "We have agreed to extend as of 00: 00 hours on February 6, 2024, for one hundred and eighty (180) days, the Bilateral, National and Temporary Ceasefire (CFBNT),".

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-02-06). Paraguayan drug network that operates with cryptocurrencies denounced. plenglish.com Asunción, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) An international organization of drug traffickers deactivated in 2022 by Paraguay's Operation A Ultranza Py, the largest in the country against this scourge, used cryptocurrencies in its transactions, the government reported.

Ed Rampell (2024-02-06). Divided selves in 'Middle of the World' about South America and Wall Street. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — Rogue Machine's first play of its 16th season is a worthy, thought-provoking addition to the canon of what is arguably Los Angeles' best theatre company. There's an expression that was popularized by second-wave feminists in the sizzling Sixties that "the personal is political," and playwright Juan José Alfonso's Middle of the World …

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