(2024-11-21). Sri Lanka's National People's Power sweeps general election. peoplesdispatch.org On October 15, With 61.56% of the popular vote, the NPP won 159 seats in Parliament. This gave President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) a supermajority in parliament and the power to make constitutional amendments. | The NPP won a majority of the popular vote in 21 out of 22 electoral districts in the country. In the southern district of Hambantota, a traditiona…
(2024-11-21). NicaNotes: Gustavo Gutierrez, Messenger of Liberation. afgj.org 
By James Phillips (James Phillips is a cultural and political anthropologist and a former Jesuit with forty years as a student of Central America.) Gustavo Gutierrez died on October 22, 2024, in Lima, Peru, at the age of 96. His death will not occasion headlines in the world's major news media, but it should. Gutierrez…
(2024-11-21). BRICS Corridor: China Eyes Pacific-Atlantic Rail Project via Bolivia and Brazil. orinocotribune.com China will assess the possibility of building a railway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which will pass through Bolivia and Brazil, Bolivian President Luis Arce said. | On Tuesday, Arce met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit. | "He also expressed interest in studying the construction of an interoceanic train that
(2024-11-21). US-backed Venezuelan Opposition Never Tried To Win The Presidency. popularresistance.org "On the campaign trail, she [María Corina Machado] was received almost as a religious figure, often wearing white, promising to restore democracy and reunite families torn apart by an economic crisis and mass migration. 'María!' her followers shouted, before falling into her arms," the New York Times reverently reported. | Indeed, Machado's personally chosen surrogate to contend in last July's Venezuelan presidential election, Edmundo González, did fall into her arms. But that was because her infirm disciple had trouble, both literally and figuratively, standing on his own two feet.
(2024-11-21). Venezuela Establishes Committee for Justice for the Victims of the July 2024 Post-electoral Violence. orinocotribune.com
(2024-11-21). President Maduro Praises Film About Alí Primera. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro dedicated a segment of the Con Maduro+ program to speaking with the directors and protagonists of the film Alí Primera: La Película, which is currently in theaters. | The Minister of Culture, Ernesto Villegas, said during the program that "Alí Primera left his entire life in the hands of the Venezuelan people. You hear anecdotes about Alí Primera everywhere, even outside our borders." | Villegas also highlighted the importance of the film directed by Yegres, which takes the viewer on a visual tour of the state of Falcón and allows one to see the beauty of Venezuela,…
(2024-11-21). Venezuela's National Assembly Proposes Simón Bolívar Special Law. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan National Assembly will begin discussions of the Simón Bolívar Special Law against the Blockade and for the Defense of Venezuela, which is expected to sanction those who promote actions against the country. | During an ordinary session this Tuesday, a special commission was appointed that will be chaired by deputy Carlos Mogollón. José Gregorio Correa will serve as its vice president. | The commission will be in responsible for drafting a Simón Bolívar Special Law which will be presented this Thursday for its first discussion. It is expected that in seven days, the second discussion of this project…
(2024-11-21). US-backed Venezuelan Opposition Never Tried to Win the Presidency. dissidentvoice.org "On the campaign trail, she [María Corina Machado] was received almost as a religious figure, often wearing white, promising to restore democracy and reunite families torn apart by an economic crisis and mass migration. 'María!' her followers shouted, before falling into her arms," the New York Times reverently reported. Indeed, Machado's personally chosen surrogate to …
(2024-11-21). Economic ties between Iran and Venezuela discussed. plenglish.com Tehran, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) Representatives from Iran and Venezuela are working together to promote economic and commercial cooperation, technology transfers and joint investments, it was reported today in this capital.
(2024-11-21). US-backed Venezuelan Opposition Never Tried to Win the Presidency — Now, a New York Times Hagiography of its Leader. pressenza.com
(2024-11-21). Parlamento de Venezuela presenta Ley Libertador Simón Bolívar. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 nov (RHC) La comisión creada por la Asamblea Nacional (Parlamento) presentará hoy en sesión ordinaria el texto de la Ley Especial Libertador Simón Bolívar contra el bloqueo y por la defensa de la República Bolivariana.
(2024-11-21). Milei and Trump: allies in the battle for "freedom" and to combat "wokeism" peoplesdispatch.org Last week, Argentina's far-right president Javier Milei traveled to the United States to show his total support for US president-elect Donald Trump. His visit marked Trump's first encounter with a foreign leader since winning the elections on November 5. The Argentine head of state was an honored guest and speaker at two major conservative events held at Donald Trump's own resort Mar-a-Lago where he denounced the evils of socialism and social justice. | Milei had previously promised fellow right-wing president Daniel Noboa of Ecuador that he would attend the Ibero-American Summit held in Cuenca from November 14-1…
(2024-11-21). Nueva jornada de movilizaciones contra Noboa en Ecuador. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 nov (RHC) Ecuador vivirá hoy otra jornada de movilizaciones contra el Gobierno del presidente Daniel Noboa a pocos días de cumplir un año en el poder.
(2024-11-21). 1,400 police officers deployed due to protests in Ecuador. plenglish.com Ahora te mando lo que hiceQuito, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) General Henry Tapia, police commander of the Metropolitan District of Quito, said that 1,400 police officers will be deployed today along with members of the Armed Forces, in the areas where a protest against the Government is planned.
(2024-11-21). Aleida Guevara on the US Elections: 'The Same Dog with a Different Collar'. orinocotribune.com Cuban Doctor, Aleida Guevara's, interview with Brazil de Fato in the context of the G20. | Following in the footsteps of her father, the Cuban Revolution guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara, Aleida studied medicine in Cuba, specializing in pediatrics. But above all, she is a communist revolutionary, as she likes to describe herself. Present at the G20 Social Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Aleida Guevara, 63, gave an exclusive interview to Brasil de Fato, in which she talked about the economic blockade against Cuba, its effects, the change of government in the United States, and Brazil's position on the elections in Venezuel…
(2024-11-21). France, Germany failed to pressure Brazil to change joint statement on Ukraine at G20. infobrics.org EU countries unhappy with early end to G20 talks on Ukraine war.
(2024-11-21). China, Brazil, South Africa, and African Union launch global open science initiative. tvbrics.com 
The initiative seeks to drive global innovation in science and technology, particularly to benefit nations in the Global South…
(2024-11-21). China and Brazil sign new agreements on the sidelines of Xi Jinping's state visit to Brasilia. tvbrics.com The two nations designated 2026 as the China-Brazil Year of Culture to strengthen people-to-people ties…
(2024-11-21). Xi calls for ushering in next 'Golden 50 Years' of China-Brazil relations. ecns.cn China is ready to join hands with Brazil in a spirit of perseverance and dedication to build a China-Brazil community with a shared future and usher in the next "Golden 50 Years" of China-Brazil relations, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday.
(2024-11-21). Can Lula still save the Amazon? grist.org 
When Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January 2023, he inherited environmental protection agencies in shambles and deforestation at a 15-year high. His predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had Environmental protection agencies have…
(2024-11-21). Central Bank of Chile warns about geopolitical tension. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) The Central Bank of Chile on Wednesday published its Financial Stability Report for the second half of 2024, in which it warns that the main source of risks for the country is geopolitical tensions abroad.
(2024-11-21). Central Sindical colombiana marchará por aniversario de Paro Nacional. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 nov (RHC) La Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia (CUT) protagoniza hoy una jornada de movilización en las principales plazas y calles con el objetivo de conmemorar el quinto aniversario del Paro Nacional, que comenzó el 21 de noviembre de 2019.
(2024-11-21). Bahamas expresses in Guyana concern over chaos in Haiti. plenglish.com "The situation in Haiti is deteriorating to the point where we have to worry about what I call mass migration," Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis said. | We have the dilemma of dealing with hundreds of people who enter by sea to the Bahamas or stopping this migratory phenomenon, which is now less intense because we strengthen the surveillance of our borders and partner with Cuba, the United States and Turks and Caicos Islands, to ensure the flow of Haitians. | If the security situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, it would be impossible for us to deal with the millions of people trying to escape that rea…