2022-03-20: News Headlines

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-03-20). Presidente peruano nombra nuevo ministro de Justicia. telesurtv.net La decisión fue realizada luego de que el mandatario peruano anunciara cambios en el gabinete.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-20). Protestan en Perú contra indulto de expresidente Fujimori. telesurtv.net Organizaciones defensoras de derechos humanos, así como miembros del gabinete ministerial han expresado su preocupación por el fallo del Tribunal Constitucional.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). 36-million-year-old whale fossil on display in Peru. ecns.cn A Basilosaurus whale fossil dating back 36 million years is displayed at the Museum of Natural History after its discovery in the Ocucaje desert, in Lima, Peru, March 17, 2022.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-20). MAS de Bolivia amenaza con demandar a los vocales del TSE. telesurtv.net El expresidente del TSE Salvador Romero es uno de los responsables de la inhabilitación de Evo Morales como candidato a senador.

teleSUR, JL (2022-03-20). Evo insta a condenar golpistas tras fallo de Tribunal boliviano. telesurtv.net "Es una prueba más de que luego del golpe se instauró un Gobierno de facto que suspendió la Constitución para imponer la corrupción y masacres", indicó Morales.

Mary Triny Mena (2022-03-20). NFTs help Venezuelan artists overcome soaring inflation. america.cgtn.com See how NFTs benefit Venezuelan artists.

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-20). FMI extiende vencimientos de pago de la deuda Argentina. telesurtv.net El FMI celebró la aprobación por parte del Senado argentino del acuerdo sobre la deuda de 45.000 millones de dólares.

Lucrecia Franco (2022-03-20). Health organization urges increased polio vaccinations in the Americas. america.cgtn.com Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, experts say, many polio control efforts were largely suspended in Brazil and vaccination rates are estimated to continue to decline. Health experts insist that resuming vaccination coverage is critical.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-20). Gustavo Petro insta a repudiar invitación golpista en Colombia. telesurtv.net Como parte de irregularidades detectadas en el proceso comicial, la coalición Pacto Histórico dejó de recibir votos en 28.000 mesas electorales.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-20). Duque seeks to ease tensions in Colombia after bungled elections. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Ivan Duque called an emergency meeting over the contested results of the congressional elections. In a statement, Duque said he would invite electoral authorities, independent observers and political…

teleSUR, JL (2022-03-20). Paraguay rechaza pronunciamiento de ministro brasileño. telesurtv.net El ministro de Bolsonaro había declarado que Paraguay "prácticamente en un estado brasileño con impuestos bajos".

teleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-03-19). Inicia inscripción de aspirantes a defensor del Pueblo en Bolivia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las autoridades bolivianas, los postulantes deberán entregar sus documentos antes del próximo primero de abril.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-19). Gobierno boliviano y maestros firman acuerdo de normalidad educativa. telesurtv.net Desde el Ejecutivo se proyecta contemplar unos 3.300 ítems con base en la capacidad financiera para atender a dicha cartera.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-19). Venezuela Criticizes UN's Politicization of Human Rights (+Bachelet). orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government has thanked the United Nations' (UN) recognition for Venezuela's progress in the implementation of human rights, but has denounced the disqualifications—without evidence—that persist and smear the government's respect for and cooperation with international human rights mechanisms. | Héctor Constant Rosales, ambassador and permanent representative of Venezuela to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, took part in the presentation of a report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. In said presentation, Constant declared that the Venez…

Staff (2022-03-19). Jorge Rodríguez: New Evidence Reveals Juan Guaidó's Links to Drug Trafficking. orinocotribune.com On Friday, March 18, the president of the National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, presented new evidence about the links of former deputy Juan Guaidó and his Voluntad Popular (VP) party with Colombian drug trafficking. | At a press conference, Rodríguez showed evidence of Guaidó's links with Italian-Venezuelan drug trafficker Biagio Benito Garofalo Forte, who was arrested this March 14 in Colombia. The drug trafficker had an Interpol red alert against him in more than 190 countries. | Since 2006, Garofalo was part of an organization that introduced drugs into Spain through the company Top Tropical F…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-19). 2014: Beware the Ides of Mars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On the eleventh anniversary of the U.S. and NATO launching war against Libya. Stop NATOMarch 15, 2014 Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela and beyond: Beware the wars of MarchRick Rozoff In the 1930s it was a notorious fact the German government of Adolf Hitler chose the month of March to perpetrate its most daring moves in reasserting …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-19). The Military's Return to Brazilian Politics. libya360.wordpress.com The Tricontinental Throughout history, the Brazilian Armed Forces have looked inwards towards their own territory and peoples. They are centred around the construction of an 'internal enemy' to justify its tactics, strategies, and accumulation of forces. The art for this dossier highlights emblematic 'internal enemies' constructed throughout history. These portraits, placed alongside other historical artifacts,…

Lucrecia Franco (2022-03-19). Mandarin schools gain popularity in Brazil. america.cgtn.com Brazil is now offering a bilingual curriculum in Portuguese and Mandarin in Duque de Caxias, with the idea of spreading the importance of learning the Chinese language and culture. Learn more.

Staff (2022-03-19). Brazil Supreme Court judge bans Telegram messaging app. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered the shutdown of the popular messaging application Telegram in the country.

Misión Verdad (2022-03-19). 'Ukrainization' and Neonazism in Brazil under Bolsonaro's Watch. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Mar 18, 2022 | On March 13, the Russian army destroyed the training centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Yavoriv training camp and the town of Starichi, where foreign mercenaries and volunteers were trained. | The attack targeting that military facility in Lviv region was confirmed by the Russian Defense Ministry, which claimed that 180 mercenaries and a large batch of weapons had been destroyed. | After this attack, some foreigners who had gone to Ukraine to fight on the Ukrainian side decided to return home immediately. The images and videos of their testimonies began to circula…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-19). Turkey sells armored vehicles from Chile to Malaysia, from Senegal to Uzbekistan….to Hungary. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 17, 2022 Turkey's Nurol Makina opens 1st company abroad in Hungary Turkish armored vehicles manufacturer Nurol Makina has made its debut in the European market by launching its first company abroad in Hungary. Nurol Makina has made a name for itself with its recent export successes. It meets the needs of allied countries …

Emir Sader (2022-03-19). Chile — Querida ministra de Defensa. globalizacion.ca Rodeado en el Palacio de la Moneda, Salvador Allende recibió un ultimátum de los militares golpistas: si salía del Palacio, lo llevarían al extranjero en helicóptero. Allende había jurado públicamente que solo dejaría La Moneda muerto o al final de…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-19). Dozens suspended after alleged drug lord breaks Bogota jail. colombiareports.com Colombia's inspector general announced the suspension of dozens of prison officials after the disappearance of an alleged drug lord. Inspector General Margarita Cabello said that among the 57 suspended officials…

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-19). Colombia suma una nueva masacre en el departamento de Antioquia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al balance de Indepaz, Colombia suma 23 masacres durante el 2022.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-19). Colombia announces dramatically revised Senate election results. colombiareports.com Colombia's national registry announced dramatically revised election results on Friday. The revision followed the scrutiny of Senate election results that were initially announced on Sunday. The "Historic Pact," the opposition…

Camilo Rengifo Marín (2022-03-19). La danza de los vicepresidentes y las denuncias de fraude de Petro. globalizacion.ca La campaña presidencial colombiana apenas comienza y aun cuando ésta le robó el protagonismo a las elecciones legislativas, resta la definición de las fórmulas vicepresidenciales, con plazo de vencimiento al 18 de marzo, mientras preocupan los denuncias de fraude electoral…

_____ (2022-03-19). A Black-Women-Led And Life-Based Project For A New Colombia. popularresistance.org Francia Márquez Mina, a 40-year-old Black female activist from the predominantly Black and forgotten region of the Colombian Pacific coast, is shifting the terms of political debate in the second 'Blackest' nation in South America. Francia, the first Black woman to run for the Colombian presidency, is leading a collective effort by women, LGBTQ+ communities, Black youth, peasants, and the poor in general to transform Colombia's insidious patterns of violence and socio-racial inequalities. According to Infobae , as many as 54.2% of Colombia's population face food insecurity, 42% are under the poverty line, and 10.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-03-19). Asesinan a líder social en Colombia, el número 42 en este año. telesurtv.net El cuerpo del activista fue hallado con síntomas de tortura en el kilómetro siete, ubicado al sur de la isla de San Andrés.

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