Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-20). Senator Mario Bergara extends the pre-candidacy of Frente Amplio. plenglish.com Montevideo, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Senator Mario Bergara extended the list of presidential pre-candidates of the Frente Amplio (FA), a political coalition that hopes to recover the government of Uruguay in the elections of October 2024.

Paulo Cabral (2023-08-20). Brazil: The only country outside Russia to house the Bolshoi Ballet. america.cgtn.com Russia's famed Bolshoi Theater lends its name to only one ballet school abroad. It's an institution in Joinville, Brazil, a city of about 600,000 people in the southern state of Santa Catarina. Our correspondent Paulo Cabral traveled there to talk to students and teachers and see their work.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-20). The BRICS at a Historic Crossroads. libya360.wordpress.com No Cold WarThe New Cold War is rapidly heating up, with severe consequences for people around the world. Our series, Briefings, provides the key facts on these matters of global concern. The upcoming fifteenth BRICS Summit (22—24 August) in Johannesburg, South Africa, has the potential to make history. The heads of state of Brazil, Russia, India,…

teleSUR (2023-08-20). Ecuadorians Concerned About Deficiencies in Online Vote Abroad. telesurenglish.net Throughout Sunday morning, hundreds of Ecuadorian migrants have been denouncing that the online voting systems were not working properly. | RELATED: | This happened in countries such as Canada, Belgium, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Spain, where citizens have been trying to vote for hours without being able to do so. | Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa warned about this issue, which has been also reported by internationa…

scorinoco (2023-08-20). State of Emergency as Ecuador Heads to the Polls. orinocotribune.com By Aminta Buenaño — Aug 18, 2023 | Once upon a time, Ecuador was considered an island of peace. Once upon a time, we were one of the safest countries in the continent. Once upon a time, the prisons worked, the Ministry of Justice functioned, and we felt that we had a government and a leader. A time when we saw our taxes turned into infrastructure, roads, hospitals, schools, and parks; there were fewer beggars in the streets and more children in schools. | How did a country as beautiful as Ecuador become hell? | Until recently, the hope of better winds for our nation made emigrants return with the promise of…

LEPAIO (2023-08-20). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.

Staff (2023-08-20). Who killed Ecuador's Fernando Villavicencio? youtube.com The Grayzone presents a documentary investigation into the career and killing of Fernando Villavicencio, the late Ecuadorian presidential candidate and former President of the Commission of Fiscalization and Political Control of the National Assembly of Ecuador. Days after proclaiming that Ecuador had been "kidnapped by the mafias," Villavicencio was assassinated at close range by a …

Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. (2023-08-20). Documents Show Taiwan Working With FBI To Prosecute Chinese Americans. popularresistance.org Vice President Lai's journey to the United States is, officially, only a stopover on his way to Paraguay (the U.S. does not formally recognize Taiwan as an independent state). He is scheduled to make appearances in both New York and San Francisco. | Lai himself is an outspoken leader of the growing movement for Taiwanese independence. Many nationalists see Taiwan as culturally different from the mainland and argue it would be better off as a fully independent state. To achieve this goal, they are attempting to gain American backing and influence American public opinion. China, however, sees the matter as purely i…

Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-20). Peruvian De Facto Minister Of Defense Travels To Washington, DC. popularresistance.org As the political crisis in Perú deepens eight months after the parliamentary coup that ousted Pedro Castillo and threw the South American country into the bloodiest period it has seen in decades, the US militarization of the country intensifies. From August 7-12th, de facto Peruvian Defense Minister Jorge Chávez traveled to Washington DC to "update bilateral military agreements" between the two nations. He met with various officials in the Defense Department, including the US Undersecretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Daniel P. Erikson, the head of the National Guard, General Dan Hokanson; and the…

Celina Della Croce, MR Online. (2023-08-20). How US Sanctions Are A Tool Of War: The Case Of Venezuela. popularresistance.org On March 26, 2022, Francisco lay in a public hospital bed in Bolívar, Venezuela, roughly eight hours inland from the capital of Caracas. He had been waiting for more than twenty-four hours to be seen by a doctor for fluids filling his stomach in a hot room with no fan or air conditioning. By then he was stick thin, his skin clinging to his bones as he lay on his side, waiting. | When he was finally seen by a doctor and given a prescription, he was also told that the hospital did not have the medicines he needed. His family would need to try to find them on their own. At the pharmacy, the initial prescription tota…

Dan Collyns (2023-08-20). Ecuador elections under the cloud of assassinations, shoot-outs. america.cgtn.com As Ecuadorians go to the polls to choose a new president on Sunday, the killing of a presidential candidate less than two weeks before the vote has set the tone for a fraught election. Eight candidates pledge to boost security and fight crime following a …

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-20). Venezuela: Opposition Uses Hatred as Electoral Strategy. orinocotribune.com

Julia Conley (2023-08-20). Ecuadorians Vote on Referendum to End Oil Drilling in Yasuní National Park. truthout.org Ecuadorian voters on Sunday headed to the polls to cast their votes in both a snap presidential election and to take what environmental justice campaigners said was a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity to help protect one of the world's most vital ecosystems. Signs urging the public to vote "Sí al Yasuni" or "yes" for the Yasuní National Park in the Amazon rainforest have been plastered across the… |

teleSUR (2023-08-20). Ecuador Update: Candidate Gonzalez Votes in Manabi. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, over 13 million Ecuadorians are set to participate in elections to choose a president, vice president, and 137 legislators. | RELATED: | The candidates running for the presidency are: Luisa Gonzalez (Citizen Revolution), Otto Sonnenholzner (Act Now), Jan Topic (For a Fearless Country), Daniel Noboa (National Democratic Action), Yaku Perez (Yes, We Can), Xavier Hervas (Total Renewal), Christian Zurita (B…

teleSUR (2023-08-20). Ecuador Holds Elections Amid a Climate of Violence. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, over 13 million Ecuadorians are set to participate in elections to choose a president, vice president, and 137 legislators amidst a backdrop of violence and insecurity across this South American country. | RELATED: | As per the schedule outlined by the National Electoral Council (CNE), the electoral process will commence at 7: 00 a.m. local time with the opening of 4,390 polling centers. The voting perio…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-20). Ecuador to Vote Sunday in Snap General Election Marred by Campaign Violence. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ecuadorians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president and parliament as the South American nation continues to reel from the brutal assassination of a presidential candidate.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-08-20). Elections in Ecuador under Emergency State and intense wildfires. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The early presidential elections in Ecuador are taking place today under a State of Emergency and intense wildfires, in which 13.45 million voters are called to elect the new president among four main candidates.

TASS (2023-08-20). PREVIEW: Ecuador to hold early presidential, parliamentary elections. tass.com The elections come amid a serious deterioration of security in Ecuador…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-20). Ecuadorians abroad report failures in telematic voting system. plenglish.com We want to vote, we want our country free of crime, Ecuadorian citizens living in Madrid, Spain said. | From the Ecuadorian consulate in the Spanish capital, voters stated that there was no presence of members of the National Electoral Council (CNE) or the embassy to support them. | Likewise, from Twitter there have begun to appear complaints of an error in the system that does not allow to exercise the vote. | Our rights are violated, we cannot vote, the system gives me an error and there is also misinformation. People were not aware that they had to vote telematically, user Natalia Sanchez said. | Meanwhile, K…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-20). Warning on negativism and extremist ties of Argentinean candidate. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The vice-presidential candidate for La Libertad Avanza, Victoria Villarruel, denies the disappearance of 30 thousand people during the last dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983) and maintains links with the Spanish ultra-right-wing organization Vox, the newspaper Página 12 warned today.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-20). Montevideo's water reserves grow. plenglish.com Its flow increased by more than eight million cubic meters between August 18 and 19, when it rained heavily on the basin of the Santa Lucia River, the main source of water supply. | A press release from the Presidency of the Republic said that the dam has a little more than 23 million cubic meters, which represents 33 percent of its capacity. | The message also assures that the values of chlorides and sodium have decreased significantly in the pumping lines to the capital. | Earlier, meteorologist Mario Bidegain declared the drought in Uruguay to be over, according to a message he posted on social networks | "The…

LEPAIO (2023-08-20). Saturday 8/26: On The 50th Anniversary of Chile Coup- Special Free Screening of 'Nae Pasaran'. indybay.org To Register | Saturday August 26, 2023 3PM PST/5PM CST/6PM EST | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpd–qqz0qHNVOO2eqol1EUVPKHoPAbQOl…

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-20). Alcalde ecuatoriano denuncia ataque armado en su contra. telesurtv.net El alcalde Francisco Tamariz señaló que dispararon en varias ocasiones el vehículo en el que se movilizaba en compañía de su esposa y dos acompañantes.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-20). Ratifican participación de Presidente boliviano en cumbre Brics. telesurtv.net En junio pasado, la Presidencia comunicó oficialmente el interés de Bolivia de integrarse al bloque que forman Brasil, Rusia, India, China y Sudáfrica.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-20). Gobierno venezolano atiende a familias damnificadas por lluvias. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano alerto en mayo pasado sobre los riesgos ante el comienzo de la temporada de lluvias, que incluyó el paso de 65 ondas tropicales.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-20). Ecuador celebra elecciones en medio de un clima de violencia. telesurtv.net Las elecciones en Ecuador transcurrirá en medio de una ola de violencia e inseguridad que costó la vida al candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio.

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-20). Encuestadora rechaza hacer sondeo por inseguridad en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La entidad aclaró en un comunicado que no trabajarán en los 720 recintos electorales como se tenía previsto.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Candidato a la Presidencia de Ecuador reporta balacera. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con la policía de Guayaquil, varios delincuentes fueron detenidos y estarían vinculados a la banda que protagonizó la balacera cerca del restaurante donde esta el candidato.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-08-20). Bernardo O'Higgins y su rol en la Independencia de Chile. telesurtv.net Junto al argentino, José de San Martín, Bernardo de O'Higgins conformó un ejército en 1815 con el que logró la independencia del país de la corona española.

teleSUR, EN, JDO (2023-08-20). Lugo y Porras son los campeones de la Vuelta a La Azulita. telesurtv.net Con la disputa de las dos últimas etapas llegó a su final la edición XXVII de la Vuelta a La Azulita.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-20). Veinte muertos y más de 12 heridos por dos accidentes en Perú. telesurtv.net El primer accidente se produjo sobre las 01H00 hora local (06.00 GMT), mientras el segundo ocurrió dos horas después.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Elecciones sin incidentes en Ecuador pero con problemas en el exterior. telesurtv.net La votación se desarrolla bajo un estado de excepción decretado por el Gobierno tras el asesinato el 9 de agosto del candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Inician comicios extraordinarios para elegir presidente en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La votación se desarrolla bajo un estado de excepción decretado por el Gobierno tras el asesinato el 9 de agosto del candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Jornada electoral se realiza sin mayores incidentes en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La votación se desarrolla bajo un estado de excepción decretado por el Gobierno tras el asesinato el 9 de agosto del candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Denuncian ecuatorianos en el exterior dificultades para votar. telesurtv.net "¡Queremos votar, queremos votar, queremos votar!", decía un grupo de migrantes reunidos afuera de un recinto electoral en Madrid (España), en un video subido a la red social Twitter.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-20). Inauguran en Ecuador voto telemático de residentes en exterior. telesurtv.net Un total de 409.250 ecuatorianos están habilitados para sufragar de forma telemática. Poco más de 100.000 de ellos se registraron para votar.

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-08-19). Venezuela's Electoral Observation Mission Will Participate in Ecuador Elections. orinocotribune.com A Venezuelan mission of electoral observers, dispatched by the National Assembly of Venezuela, has arrived in Quito, Ecuador, to accompany the early presidential and legislative elections in the country. | The electoral observation mission, which will accompany the early elections in Ecuador to be held on Sunday, August 20, comprises Venezuelan National Assembly Deputies Enrique Ramos, Carolina García, Fernando Bastidas, Azucena Jaspe, Carlos Mogollón, and Nancy Ascencio. |

Andrew Korybko, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-18). France Reports US Backstabbed It During Nuland's Trip To Niger. popularresistance.org French newspaper Le Figaro cited an unnamed diplomatic source over the weekend who alleged that the US backstabbed France during Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland's trip to Niger. The piece is paywalled but was summarized here. France reportedly fears that the US might tacitly recognize Niger's interim military-led government in exchange for being allowed to retain its bases. Should that happen, then the US would proactively replace France's security role in the Sahel before Russia/Wagner has a chance to. | This concern is predicated on rational calculations.

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-08-18). Regional Bloc's Niger Dilemma: What Russian Officials and Experts Say! globalresearch.ca

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). The West vs Russia — Was It All Inevitable? orinocotribune.com By Paul Atkin — Aug 15, 2023 | This look at Mike Phipp's review of Gilbert Achar's The New Cold War- The United States, Russia and China from Kosovo to Ukraine, is because it represents an archetype of the thinking among sections of the Left that have fallen into becoming cheerleaders for NATO; despite their recognition that, as the author approvingly quotes Achar it "continues to push, global relations in the worst possible direction, (my emphasis) at a time when the world should be focused on fighting the greatest threats that humanity has ever faced short of a nuclear Armageddon—climate change and p…

_____ (2023-08-18). Washington's Afghanistan Debacle is Prelude to NATO's Ultimate Disaster in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org The glaring fact — absurdly ignored by Western media — is that Afghanistan's struggle for recovery is a result of the 20-year destruction that the U.S. and NATO inflicted on that country. | Join us on , , and .

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). Colombian Drug Cartels Interested in Ukraine's Sea Drones. orinocotribune.com

Fight Back (2023-08-18). Los Angeles joins National Day of Action for Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On August 9, Centro CSO, along with the Chicano Moratorium organizing committee, staged an action outside of the U.S. Marines recruitment office in East Los Angeles and joined a national call to action in solidarity with the Tampa 5. Joined with cities nationwide, 30 people gathered to protest the injustices faced by the Tampa 5, and to demand the U.S. stop funding wars overseas like in Ukraine and for Israel. | The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie Kida and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South F…

_____ (2023-08-18). World Hunger and the War in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org It is not clear if the West will give Russia any relief on its ability to export its own agricultural products. | By Vijay PRASHAD | Join us on , , and . | On Monday, June 17, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Russia's…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Belarus Not to Join Russia-Ukraine Conflict Unless Attacked. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus will not participate in the armed hostilities in Ukraine unless Ukrainians cross the state border. | RELATED: | "If Ukrainians do not cross our border, we will never participate in this war, in this full-scale war, but we will always help Russia," Lukashenko told the media in an interview. | The Belarusian president also denied reports that Moscow alleged…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Presidents of Russia and Iran Discuss BRICS Membership. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, exchanged via telephone on the possible accession of the Iranian nation to the BRICS. | Related: | The Kremlin's official Telegram account detailed that, in addition, issues of regional cooperation were discussed. | "Issues of cooperation in international and regional affairs were discussed, including Iran's participation as a full mem…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-18). Ukrainian Army's losses increase on Donetsk front. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 soldiers, among dead and wounded, in the Donetsk front in the last day, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov informed on Friday.

infobrics (2023-08-18). BRICS to Become Leader of Global South. infobrics.org According to a Russian expert, the addition of African Muslim countries to the BRICS could transform the group into a global leader of the South…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-18). Diplomacy with Russia Necessary for Europe — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Cuba Seeks to Accelerate Tourism Industry's Recovery. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Tourism Ministry (MINTUR) informed that Cuba has received more than 1.2 million tourists so far in 2023 amid a steady increase in Russian tourist arrivals. | RELATED: | It comes as the island prepares for the start of the upcoming tourist peak season, which runs from October to March. At the same time, in Varadero, the country's most popular seaside resort, actions are implemented to reinvigorate the n…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-18). Argentineans demand Julian Assange's release. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Intellectuals, politicians and human rights defenders in Argentina will arrive rally at the United Kingdom's Embassy in here on Saturday to demand the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Télam news agency reported on Friday.

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-18). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not by Themselves Change the World. dissidentvoice.org Mao Xuhui (China), '92 Paternalism, 1992 In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South Africa were both …

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-18). The BRICS have changed the balance of forces, but they will not by themselves change the World: The Thirty Third Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Despite the limitations of the BRICS project, it is clear that the increase in South-South trade and the development of Southern institutions (for development financing, for instance) challenges the neo-colonial system even if it does not immediately transcend it.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-18). Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against increased violence by Israeli prison authorities. peoplesdispatch.org Nine Palestinian administrative detainees are on a separate indefinite hunger strike to demand their release and better treatment of fellow prisoners…

LEPAIO (2023-08-18). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.

No Tech for Apartheid (2023-08-18). Tuesday 8/29: No Tech for Israeli Apartheid @ Google Cloud Next. indybay.org Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103…

Kit Klarenberg, MintPress News. (2023-08-18). CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. popularresistance.org From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country's indigenous population was a specific, dedicated target. | In most cases, their crime was objecting to economic "reform" projects that destroyed their homes or simply living in the wrong place at the wrong time. With the backing and direction of the World Bank, the junta forcibly displaced indigen…

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Dazzling drone show presents revitalization of Shenyang. ecns.cn Drones fly in formation to create different images above Hunhe River in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 17, 2023.

John Bachtell (2023-08-18). 'Bidenomics' aims for global green transition, but it's hampered by anti-China strategy. peoplesworld.org This is the third installment in a three-part series analyzing the set of policies dubbed "Bidenomics" by the Biden administration and the Democratic Party. In the series, author John Bachtell argues the economic initiatives of the Biden presidency are a break from the neoliberal orthodoxy that's dominated policymaking in Washington for decades. Part one and …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-18). China responds to US military activities. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) China responded on Friday to the biodefense report published by the United States recently, and described that country as the most suspicious in carrying out military activities.

_____ (2023-08-18). "Decuple", "De-risk", or "Strengthen"? Big Cracks in the West's China Policy. journal-neo.org

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). China plans recycling system for wind turbines, solar panels. ecns.cn China will set up a recycling system for ageing wind turbines and solar panels, drawing up new industrial standards and rules to decommission, dismantle and recycle wind and solar facilities.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). CIFTIS to spotlight financial services. ecns.cn The China International Fair for Trade in Services is set to host a special section dedicated to financial services from Sep 2-6 at the Shougang Park in Beijing, said its major organizer on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). BYD unveils Fang Cheng Bao brand to explore new segments. ecns.cn China's NEV maker BYD unveiled a premium brand on Wednesday to make a foray into new vehicle segments such as off-roaders and sports cars.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Kyle Anderson hopes to wear No. 1 jersey for China at Basketball World Cup. ecns.cn Professional basketball player Kyle Anderson said on the Chinese social media platform Weibo on Thursday that he was considering wearing No 1 jersey for the Chinese team at the Basketball World Cup, hoping to get blessings from his fans.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). China's second longest canal opens for trial operation. ecns.cn A milestone was reached in Anhui on Wednesday, as trial operations started on the Yangtze-Huaihe Grand Canal, a significant undertaking by authorities in the eastern province that is expected to increase the efficiency of shipping on the two major rivers.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Station massage chairs rub netizens wrong way. ecns.cn China's railway stations have been ordered to ensure that pay-to-use massage chairs in waiting areas account for no more than 20 percent of the total seating, after photos of a packed waiting area filled with massage chairs caused a stir online.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Hainan boats set sail for start of fishing season. ecns.cn At 12 pm on Wednesday, a loud whistle sounded to mark the start of fishing season and boats docked at Sanya's Yazhou Central Fishing Port headed for the South China Sea.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Chinese envoy: UN DPRK rights debate may intensify conflict. ecns.cn China opposes the United Nations Security Council meeting on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) because it "will only intensify the conflict", a Chinese envoy said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). U.S. to impose tariffs on tin mill products from Canada, China, Germany. ecns.cn The U.S, Department of Commerce said on Thursday that it will impose anti-dumping tariffs on the imports of tin mill products originating from Canada, China and Germany.

_____ (2023-08-18). Territorial disputes over the South China Sea resound with renewed vigor. journal-neo.org

Mike Whitney (2023-08-18). Anti-China Brainwashing Is the Fast-Track to War. Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca

Sean Callebs (2023-08-18). Trump's Georgia indictment. america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump and 18 other defenders indicted this week in Georgia, have one week to turn themselves in to authorities. They're accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election. CGTN's Sean Callebs explains what this trial could be like.

Narkys Blanco (2023-08-18). President Maduro Proposes Opening New Electoral Centers. orinocotribune.com During a tour of the La Ladera sector's La Hoyada neighborhood in La Vega parish, Caracas, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, proposed the opening of new voting centers. | "We have to create new electoral centers in the epicenter of each community, so that voters can go to vote with peace of mind," President Maduro said. | The president made the announcement during the celebration of the 10th Anniv…

Editor (2023-08-18). Bolsonaro's Butchery: CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. scheerpost.com

Michelle Begue (2023-08-18). Training Colombia's military dogs. america.cgtn.com Meet the dogs behind some of Colombia's toughest military operations. CGTN's Michelle Begue visited the Colombian military school where these dogs are trained to see how these dogs are prepared for the field.

WSWS (2023-08-18). Trump incites threats of fascist violence against grand jurors and judges. wsws.org In a clear and obvious threat of violence, supporters of ex-president Donald Trump have posted on the internet the names and addresses of every member of the Fulton County, Georgia grand jury that indicted Trump.

teleSUR (2023-08-18). New COVID-19 Variant Eg.5 Not Yet Found in Lebanon or Iran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that the quickly spreading EG.5 (Eris) variant of COVID-19 has not yet appeared in Lebanon. | RELATED: | The Health Ministry's Director of Epidemiology Tracking Nada Ghosn told NNA that "the ministry is continuously conducting genetic tests to identify the COVID-19 variants present in Lebanon. So far, these tests have not revealed the presence of t…

Ricardo Vaz (2023-08-18). Venezuela: ExxonMobil Aims to Join CITGO Auction Over 77M Arbitration Award. venezuelanalysis.com The ongoing court-mandated share sale could lead to the breakup of Venezuela's most important foreign asset.

Jeff Abbott (2023-08-18). An Assassination in Ecuador. progressive.org Far right in Ecuador proposes authoritarian response to rise in violence.

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Ecuadorian President is Denounced in Villavicencio Murder Case. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the family of the late presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio announced that they will file a complaint against President Guillermo Lasso and other public officials for the assassination of the Ecuadorian politician on August 9. | RELATED: | At press conference, the family's lawyer, Marco Yulema, explained that the assassination of Villavicencio at the hands of hitmen occurred as a result of a…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Electoral Candidates Hold Campaign Closing Acts in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Ecuadorian electoral authorities confirmed that, a few hours before the elections in the country next Sunday, the closing ceremonies of the campaigns of the presidential candidates have taken place. | Related: | The presidential candidate for Revolución Ciudadana, Luisa González, made her campaign closing in Quito, qualifying it as a great closing to the meeting in the Carita de Dios. | "Thank you my dear Quito, thank…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). A Strong Storm of Rain and Wind Affects Argentina>. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, heavy rains and winds affected various areas of Argentina, causing dozens of flights to be delayed at the country's main airports. | RELATED: | The National Meteorological Service (SMN) declared an "orange alert for rain" at 2: 00 p.m. local time in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area and in the east of the Buenos Aires province. | The authorities also established a "yellow alert for rain" in most of t…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-18). Cuban President meets with head of Brazil's Special Advisory. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel met at the Palace of the Revolution on Friday with the head of the Special Advisory to the Brazilian President, Celso Amorím, who is visiting Cuba to strengthen bilateral relations.

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Brasilia Police Officers Arrested for Omission in January Coup. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Brazilian Federal Police carry out an operation against Brasilia's police authorities who failed to act properly during the coup attempt on January 8 when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked the buildings of the three branches. | RELATED: | The federal agents comply with seven arrest warrants issued by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) at the request of the Attorney General's Office (PG…

LEPAIO (2023-08-18). Saturday 8/26: On The 50th Anniversary of Chile Coup- Special Free Screening of 'Nae Pasaran'. indybay.org To Register | Saturday August 26, 2023 3PM PST/5PM CST/6PM EST | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpd–qqz0qHNVOO2eqol1EUVPKHoPAbQOl…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Two Well-Known Leaders Murdered in Magdalena, Colombia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) denounced the murder of two social leaders in the department of Magdalena; there are already 107 social leaders murdered in 2023. | Related: | "Wilinton Tovar Gil was a recognized political leader and current candidate for the Council of the municipality of San Zenón, Magadalena. In addition, he was part of the campaign of the mayoral candid…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Correa llama complot de la derecha a asesinato de Villavicencio. telesurtv.net En total son ocho los candidatos que aspiran a suceder a Lasso y completar el periodo 2021-2025, interrumpido en mayo pasado cuando el mandatario invocó la "muerte cruzada".

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-18). Presidentes de Rusia e Irán dialogan sobre adhesión al Brics. telesurtv.net En la cuenta oficial del Kremlin en Telegram se detalló que se hablaron temas de cooperación regional.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Se desarrolla voto en casa en elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador. telesurtv.net La campaña se ha desarrollado en medio de un clima de violencia que privó de la vida, entre otros, al excandidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Sergio Massa responsabiliza a FMI de devaluación de moneda. telesurtv.net El candidato presidencial y ministro de Economía señaló que la devaluación constituye "una decisión muy desagradable por imposición del Fondo Monetario".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Más de mil familias afectadas por las inundaciones en La Plata, Argentina. telesurtv.net El temporal que se abatió en la zona de La Plata afectó las zonas de cultivos conocida como el cordón hortícola de la capital provincial, que ocupa 5.400 hectáreas…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Gustavo Petro anuncia renegociación del TLC Colombia-EE.UU. telesurtv.net El propio mandatario recordó que renegociar el TLC con Estados Unidos fue una bandera durante su campaña a la Presidencia hace un año.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-18). Asesinan a dos reconocidos líderes en Magdalena, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz refirió que "la imposición de normas y otras formas de control social por parte de los grupos armados significan un permanente riesgo de violación a los derechos de la población".

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-18). øQué debes saber sobre las elecciones en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Ecuador ha vivido la campaña electoral más sangrienta de su historia.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-08-18). Exjefe paramilitar revela nexos con exautoridades políticas y judiciales colombianas. telesurtv.net Carlos Mario Jiménez Naranjo compareció en el "Encuentro por la verdad para la no repetición", realizado en Bogotá. Pidió perdón por los crímenes cometidos por su grupo armado.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-08-18). Revelan nexos entre paramilitares y autoridades colombianas. telesurtv.net Carlos Mario Jiménez Naranjo compareció en el "Encuentro por la verdad para la no repetición", realizado en Bogotá. Pidió perdón por los crímenes cometidos por su grupo armado.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Rusia y China ejecutan ejercicios navales en el Pacífico. telesurtv.net Moscú y Beijing continúan estrechando sus relaciones y abogan por una mayor cooperación militar.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Al menos nueve muertos deja incendio en el sur de China. telesurtv.net El edificio afectado tenía una superficie de unos 240 metros cuadrados, de acuerdo con medios locales chinos.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-08-18). Accidente vial deja 18 muertos en Cochabamba, Bolivia. telesurtv.net Al lugar del siniestro, llegaron, para brindar socorro, la policía, personal médico, así como ambulancias y una grúa.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-18). Candidatos electorales realizan actos de cierre de campaña en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Durante el cierre movilizativo en el cantón Durán en la provincia del Guayas del candidato Daniel Durán, tuvo lugar una balacera.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-18). Candidatos a la Presidencia cierran campañas en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Durante el cierre movilizativo en el cantón Durán en la provincia del Guayas del candidato Daniel Durán, tuvo lugar una balacera.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-18). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,1 en Meta, Colombia. telesurtv.net El epicentro del sismo se registró en El Calvario, Meta, a unos 47 kilómetros de Bogotá (capital).

teleSUR, lag, JDO (2023-08-18). Conviasa supera 6.300 vuelos durante primer semestre de 2023. telesurtv.net La aerolínea bandera de Venezuela implementó en 2023 nuevos vuelos directos a destinos como Damasco y Manaos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-18). Detienen a presuntos asesinos de exalcalde ecuatoriano Intriago. telesurtv.net Arrestadas tres personas y un privado de libertad. Se detuvo a otros ocho individuos, cuya vinculación con el crimen se investiga.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Congelan precios de la gasolina hasta octubre en Argentina. telesurtv.net El Gobierno y las petroleras congelan alzas de la gasolina (nafta) hasta después de las elecciones de octubre próximo.

teleSUR, EN, YSM (2023-08-18). Franklin Lugo repitió etapa y es líder de la Vuelta a La Azulita. telesurtv.net En la categoría femenina, la colombiana Angélica Moreno logró la victoria.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-18). Realizan Festival Petronio àÅlvarez en Cali, Colombia. telesurtv.net Participan al menos 1.500 artistas y grupos musicales se presentan en los diversos escenarios previstos del 16 al 21 de agosto .

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-18). Exigen justicia para víctimas de masacre de Senkata en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Tras dos años de haberse entregado el informe sobre la violencia ocurrida en 2019, durante el Gobierno de facto de Jeanine Áñez, solo se ha cumplido un inciso.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Avanza jornada electoral en Ecuador con privados de libertad. telesurtv.net 4.756 electores se encuentran habilitados en 62 juntas receptoras del voto en 39 Centros de Privación de la Libertad.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Denuncian misoginia contra nueva ministra de Cultura chilena. telesurtv.net Entretanto, las diputadas de la bancada feminista compartieron un comunicado en apoyo de Carolina Arredondo.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Denuncian "misoginia" contra nueva ministra de Cultura chilena. telesurtv.net Entretanto, las diputadas de la bancada feminista compartieron un comunicado en apoyo de Carolina Arredondo.