teleSUR (2023-10-30). Brazilian Landless Workers Send Two Tons of Food to Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Brazilian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that it will send two tons of food to the Gaza Strip. Previously, this South American country sent a shipment of water purifiers and medicines that are already in Egypt. | RELATED: | The new shipment of humanitarian aid consists of corn and powdered milk donated by the Landless Movement (MST), a left-wing peasant organization that has historically expressed its solidari…

teleSUR (2023-10-30). Brazilian Landless Workers Send Two Tons of Food to Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Brazilian Government announced that it will send two tons of food to the Gaza Strip. Previously, this South American country sent a shipment of water purifiers and medicines that are already in Egypt. | RELATED: | The new shipment of humanitarian aid consists of two tons of corn and powdered milk donated by the Landless Movement (MST), a left-wing peasant organization that has historically expressed its solidarity…

infobrics (2023-10-30). What Does South Africa Stand to Gain from an Expanded BRICS. infobrics.org It is difficult to assess what an expanded Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) grouping will mean for South African trade fortunes and broader economy amid the shifting global power dynamics between North and South, East, and West.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-30). Bolivia fights fires. plenglish.com La Paz, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) Forces of the Joint Command for Reaction to Adverse Events of Bolivia will fight the last active fire in the Palos Blancos area, out of hundreds caused by the climate crisis.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-10-30). A tourism bridge between Bolivia and Cuba. plenglish.com La Paz (Prensa Latina) The general manager of Boliviana de Aviación (BoA), Ronald Casso, assured in an interview with Prensa Latina that the route of that company, which links every Thursday the department of Santa Cruz and Havana, constitutes a bridge for tourism.

Staff (2023-10-30). Venezuela Activist Nelly Hernandez Expresses Optimism for 2024, With or Without Sanctions (Coffee & Chavistas Interview). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—During Nelly M. Hernandez is a…

Victoria Torres (2023-10-30). Venezuela's FANB Building Airstrip for Development of Essequibo. orinocotribune.com An airstrip that will serve as support for the logistic development of the Essequibo territory is under construction. This was announced through a video by Venezuela's strategic operational commander of the FANB, Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) are building an airstrip in an area of Bolívar state bordering the Essequibo territory. The Essequibo territory comprises almost 160,000 square kilometers and is disputed with Guyana, informed Hernández Lárez this Saturday, October 28. | Using the slogan "the Essequibo is Venezuelan land," Hernández Lárez published on his X…

Staff (2023-10-30). Venezuela Activist Nelly Hernandez Expresses Optimism for 2024, With or Without Sanctions (Coffee & Chavistas Interview). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—During Nelly M. Hernandez is a psychol…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-10-30). Venezuelan military forces occupy Puente Ayala Prison. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Bolivarian National Guard and the National Police took cotrol of the Puente Ayala penitentiary center in Barcelona, state of Anzoátegui, on Monday, as part of the Gran Cacique Guaicaipuro operation, official sources reported.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-10-30). Justice suspended Venezuelan opposition primary elections. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela today suspended all the stages of the electoral process conducted by the National Primary Elections Commission (CNP), in the opposition elections of October 22.

ecns.cn (2023-10-30). Five cities win Shanghai Award for sustainability. ecns.cn Brisbane in Australia, Fuzhou in China, George Town in Malaysia, Kampala in Uganda and Salvador in Brazil won the inaugural Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities, or the Shanghai Award, on World Cities Day in Shanghai on Saturday.

_____ (2023-10-30). The Man in the Mirror: A Glimpse at the Heart and Mind behind TRANSCEND Media Service. transcend.org After spending a year of military service guarding the Brazilian President in Brasilia, he was arrested and tortured by agents of the 1964 coup d'état regime who suspected him of being a Communist based on a membership card to the Brazil-Russia Cultural Union. The 20-year-old had joined to learn how to play chess… Antonio told me he felt rage, powerlessness and the urge for revenge… But he found another way.

teleSUR (2023-10-30). Brazil: Drought Affects 62 Municipalities in the Amazonas State. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Brazilian authorities reported that 60 out of 62 municipalities in the state of Amazonas have been declared in a state of emergency due to a severe drought affecting 608,000 people and 152,000 families. | RELATED: | One indicator of the seriousness of the situation can be seen in the Rio Negro's water level, which has decreased from a peak of 30 meters in June 2021 to a minimum of 13 meters in October 2023…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-30). Latam airline's return to Cuba reinforces tourism. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The return of the Chilean airline Latam to Cuba marks an increase in the possibilities for tourism in the country, together with other recently inaugurated trips, tour operators and travel agents commented.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-30). Survey reveals rejection of new Chilean constitutional project. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) More than half of Chileans oppose the final proposal for the new constitution that will be submitted to a vote in the plenary session of the Constitutional Council, according to a poll published here.

Osvaldo Nemirovsci (2023-10-30). Argentina — La revolución de la unidad. globalizacion.ca Breve repaso de un peronista, a 40 años de aquel día luminoso en que se votó como forma real de terminar con la dictadura. A las personas de mi generación nos asustan pocas cosas. Muchos de nosotros, a los 5…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-30). Profesor ruso alcanza una alcaldía en un poblado colombiano. telesurtv.net Su campaña se basó en asegurar que el principal problema de la ciudad es la corrupción y el robo de recursos y desde "la certeza de que cuando la plata no se toma, alcanza".

teleSUR, SH (2023-10-30). Presidente Petro afirma que trabajará con gobernadores electos. telesurtv.net A pesar de que los resultados electorales, el presidente colombiano afirmó que su deber como gobernante es respetar y acatar la voluntad popular.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-30). Avanza con tranquilidad la jornada electoral en Colombia. telesurtv.net En la instalación de las mesas de votación, el presidente Gustavo Petro y la alcaldesa de Bogotá, Claudia López, dieron un mensaje a que se pueda vivir una jornada electoral en paz.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-30). Inicia jornada de Panamericanos con polémica en Marcha femenil. telesurtv.net La medición del trazado no fue la correcta y se eliminaron tiempos de las atletas rumbo a Juegos Olímpicos París 2024.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-30). Aguardan primeros resultados de la jornada electoral en Colombia. telesurtv.net Después de ocho horas de votación para elegir 1.102 alcaldes y 32 gobernadores, así como a los miembros de concejos municipales, asambleas departamentales y Juntas Administradoras Locales (JAL).

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-30). Finaliza la jornada electoral en Colombia con tranquilidad. telesurtv.net 38,9 millones de colombianos podían elegir a 1.102 alcaldes y 32 gobernadores, así como a los miembros de los concejos municipales y de las asambleas departamentales.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-30). Venezuela ofrece actualización sobre consulta por el Esequibo. telesurtv.net CNE de Venezuela habilita más de 20.6 millones de electores para referendo consultivo de Esequibo…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-30). TSJ de Venezuela suspende todo el proceso del evento de primarias. telesurtv.net En la sentencia emitida, el TSE ordena la suspensión de todos los efectos de las distintas fases del evento de primarias por ser ilegales e inconstitucionales.

Chicago Alba Solidarity, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-10-29). Medea Benjamin Reveals Details Of Visit To Venezuela's Diplomat Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Activist and founder of the CODEPINK women's group, Medea Benjamin, stated that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States, "has a commitment to himself, to his dignity, to his honor and his major commitment is with the Venezuelan people." | Benjamin, who had the opportunity to visit the special envoy in the Miami federal prison recently, commented on her impressions during the most recent webinar of Hands Off Venezuela, organized by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign of the Fire This Time Movement of Canada. | Medea Benjamin highlighted that Saab remains "firm, with his head held high."

scorinoco (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Oil Production Will Increase After Sanctions Eased, Energy Policy Expert Says. orinocotribune.com The United States implemented a partial and temporary lifting of the illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela, after the signing of agreements between the Venezuelan government and a sector of the opposition in Barbados. | The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department issued an order specifically aimed at relaxing the coercive measures applied against Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) since 2019. | Over two-thirds of these general licenses, as Washington calls them, are directed at the oil and gas sector of Venezuela, which has been seriously harmed by the unilateral coercive measures that…

Staff (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Vice President Calls Out President of Guyana for Beating Drums of War. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, is beating the drums of war and is threatening the peace of Latin America and the Caribbean, violating CELAC declaration of the region being a zone of peace. | At an event in El Valle parish of Caracas on Saturday, October 28, the Venezuelan Vice President said that the Guyanese president has turned his back on the negotiations mandated by the 1966 Geneva Agreement on the Essequibo territorial dispute. Instead he is following verbatim the plan made by ExxonMobil to sow confrontation between Venezuela and Guyana. | Rodríguez f…

Staff (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Vice President Calls Out President of Guyana for Playing War Drums. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, is playing war drums and is threatening the peace of Latin America and the Caribbean, violating CELAC declaration of the region being a zone of peace. | At an event in El Valle parish of Caracas on Saturday, October 28, the Venezuelan Vice President said that the Guyanese president has turned his back on the negotiations mandated by the 1966 Geneva Agreement on the Essequibo territorial dispute. Instead he is following verbatim the plan made by ExxonMobil to sow confrontation between Venezuela and Guyana. | Rodríguez further…

teleSUR (2023-10-29). Heavy Rains Force the Displacement of Some 7,000 Brazilians. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the heavy rains that have fallen in the southern region of Brazil intensified in the state of Parana, where approximately 7,000 people had to evacuate their homes due to flooding. | RELATED: | "The heavy rains brought a situation of calamity in several cities of Parana this month. Thousands of families were affected," Matheus Laiola, the Civil Police delegate, said and added that his team brought trucks of humanitarian…

Martin Hacthoun (2023-10-29). Colombians elect their local authorities. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) Polls opened today in Colombia for around 39 million voters to elect 32 governors, 418 deputies, 1,102 mayors, 12,072 councilmen and 6,514 town councilmen for the term 2024-2027.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-10-29). More than 4,000 observers oversee elections in Colombia. plenglish.com Bogota, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) has reportedly deployed a team of 4,073 voluntary observers who are overseeing local elections in 547 municipalities of Colombia.

teleSUR (2023-10-29). Colombia: Fire in Electoral Office Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Colombian Police Director Gen. William Salamanca informed taht one person tragically lost their life, and four others were injured after a mob set fire to the local branch of the National Registry in Gamarra, located in the department of Cesar. | RELATED: | Interior Minister Luis Velasco specified that two of the injured individuals are employees of the Gamarra Registry. Both of them, along with the two injured police officers, are in stable…

teleSUR (2023-10-29). Colombians Attend Territorial Elections Threatened by Violence. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Colombians head to the polls to choose mayors, governors, council members, deputies, and local representatives amidst an atmosphere of violence and insecurity, with 37 electoral violence-related murders recorded. | RELATED: | Historically, elections in Colombia have been marred by violence, but the 2016 Peace Agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) significantly reduced it in recent yea…

teleSUR (2023-10-29). President Petro Encourages Colombians to Vote in Peace. telesurenglish.net After casting his vote on Sunday, President Gustavo Petro urged Colombians to participate in the local and regional elections peacefully and to respect the results. | RELATED: | He voted at a polling station in the Puente Aranda neighborhood in the southern part of Bogota, not at Bolivar Square, the usual polling place for presidents and authorities. | From this voting station, the president assured that "all the…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-29). Venezuela respalda a la ONU para que Israel cese hostilidades en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Cese ya el asesinato de niños palestinos, de mujeres palestinas, cese ya esta política de exterminio", señaló la vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez..

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-10-29). Venezuela insta al diálogo a Guyana en diferendo por Esequibo. telesurtv.net Caracas resaltó que el mandatario guyanés, Irfaan Ali, muestra una conducta guerrerista y contraria al Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-29). Colombianos acuden a las urnas para elegir autoridades locales. telesurtv.net En la instalación de las mesas de votación, el presidente Gustavo Petro y la alcalde de Bogotá, Claudia López, dieron un mensaje a que se pueda vivir una jornada electoral en paz.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-29). Avanza con tranquilidad la jornada electoral en Colombia. telesurtv.net En la instalación de las mesas de votación, el presidente Gustavo Petro y la alcaldesa de Bogotá, Claudia López, dieron un mensaje a que se pueda vivir una jornada electoral en paz.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-10-29). Petro recibe a su par de Ecuador para abordar crisis energética. telesurtv.net Según la Presidencia colombiana, se tomarán acciones para enfrentar la actual crisis energética en el país vecino.

teleSUR, SH, JGN (2023-10-29). øCómo Venezuela logra la eliminación del analfabetismo. telesurtv.net La Unesco reconoció el 28 de octubre del año 2005 la labor del Gobierno venezolano, y dos años más tarde el país suramericano fue declarado territorio libre de analfabetismo.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-29). Colombia es el nuevo rey del béisbol panamericano. telesurtv.net Venció 9-1 a Brasil en la final. A continuación se ubicaron México, Panamá, República Dominicana, Cuba, Venezuela y Chile.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-29). Inicia jornada de Panamericanos con polémica en Marcha femenil. telesurtv.net La medición del trazado no fue la correcta y se eliminaron tiempos de las atletas rumbo a Juegos Olímpicos París 2024.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-29). Colombia ratifica intención de celebrar elecciones tranquilas. telesurtv.net Este domingo habrá comicios regionales y locales. Se elegirá a 1.102 alcaldes, 32 gobernadores, 12.072 concejales, 418 diputados y 6.885 ediles.