WSWS (2023-10-24). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Judicial workers held marches and rallies in key Mexican cities over state imposed cuts while government workers in Argentina struck for 72 hours over pay.

Staff (2023-10-24). María Corina Machado Wins Opposition Primaries With 10% of Votes (+Reactions). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Monday night, the far-right opposition's National Primaries Commission (CNP) released its second update on the results of the opposition primaries held on Sunday, where María Corina Machado declared herself the winner. The update reports that with 64,88% of the votes counted, Machado remains in first place with almost 1.5 million votes, representing 92.56%. Meanwhile, Democratic Action (AD) candidate Carlos Prosperi sits significantly behind in second place with only 70,000 votes (4.45%). | The last update of Venezuela's electoral roll reports almost 21 million voters, meanin…

Staff (2023-10-24). Venezuela Announces Questions for Consultative Referendum on Essequibo Territory. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) released the five questions that will be asked in the consultative referendum called by the Venezuelan National Assembly in defense of Essequibo, scheduled for December 3. CNE President Elvis Amoroso announced the questions during a press conference broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | ‚Ä¢ Do you agree to reject, by all means under the law, the line fraudulently imposed on the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899 that seeks to deprive us of our Essequibo territory? | ‚Ä¢ Do you support the 1966 Geneva Agreement as the o…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-24). Final scrutiny of elections begins in Argentina. plenglish.com According to the body, the deadline to make claims and protests regarding the appointment at the polls ends this day, with the vote-counting process beginning at 6: 00 p.m. local time. | The task will be carried out by the Electoral Justice, which comprises 24 federal courts of first instance with jurisdiction in each of the districts into which the country is divided (23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). | The CNE reported that the deadline to carry out the process and communicate the results to the Senate of the Nation ends on November 3rd. | According to provisional data, over 27 million peop…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-24). President of Colombia to begin state visit to China. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, will begin a state visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, with whom he will hold talks aimed at charting the course of development of relations between the two countries.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-24). President of Colombia to talk about transportation with China. plenglish.com Beijing, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) President of Colombia Gustavo Petro arrived in China on an official visit focused on trade, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the construction of the Bogotá Metro.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-10-24). Continúan acciones para combatir incendios forestales en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Juan Carlos Calvimontes refirió que establecerán "un centro de operaciones, en principio en Palos Blancos".

teleSUR, rzr (2023-10-24). Bolivia prevé crecimiento económico del tres por ciento en el 2023. telesurtv.net El viceministro de Política Tributaria de Bolivia firmó que uno de los propósitos de las políticas económicas es que los ciudadanos puedan disfrutar de una estabilidad de precios.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-24). Presidente venezolano agradece respaldo de líderes que piden levantamiento de medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que el Encuentro de Palenque ratifica que el pueblo de Venezuela está del lado correcto de la historia.

teleSUR, SH (2023-10-24). Presidente Petro llega a China para reunirse con Xi Jinping. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre el presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro y su homólogo chino, Xi Jinping está previsto para el próximo 25 de octubre.

teleSUR, MS (2023-10-24). 111 venezolanos fueron repatriados desde Estados Unidos. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Venezuela brindó atención médica primaria a sus ciudadanos y garantizó sus derechos humanos.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-10-24). Justicia peruana abre investigación a vicepresidente del congreso. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía investiga a la tercera vicepresidenta del Congreso, Rosselli Amuruz por el presunto delito de negociación incompatible o aprovechamiento indebido del cargo.

presstv.ir (2023-10-24). General Motors workers in Brazil strike over layoffs. presstv.ir The US automaker has made cuts at three factories in the country.

presstv.ir (2023-10-24). Venezuela's Maduro urges world to 'raise voice against genocide' of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Venezuela's President Maduro urges the world to stop the genocide by Israel against the Palestinian people.

infobrics (2023-10-17). ALBA Supports Countries Seeking to Join the BRICS. infobrics.org Around 40 countries expressed their desire to join BRICS. Among them are Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, and Venezuela…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Brazil: Lawmakers Accuse Bolsonaro of Encouraging Coup Attempt. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a Brazilian parliamentary commission investigating the attempted coup on January 8 presented its final report, accusing former President Jair Bolsonaro of having encouraged the movement that assaulted the headquarters of all three branches. | RELATED: | Senator Eliziane Gama, the rapporteur of the commision, stated that Bolsonaro "never showed sympathy for democratic principles" and "from day one of hi…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-10-17). Venezuela rejected Israeli attack on hospital in Gaza. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela today expressed its strong condemnation of the massacre carried out by the State of Israel by bombing the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, where more than 700 people died, including women, children and the elderly.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-10-17). Peru and the Difficult Search for Its Destiny. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Oct 13, 2023 | Peru is in the news again. People have returned to the streets against the regime of Dina Boluarte, who is entrenched in the government and will not give in to the demands for early elections or carry out justice for the deaths of demonstrators at the hands of police during the protests unleashed at the beginning of this year. The outlook is bleak. | But what is happening in Peru, and why? The events of recent months in the Andean nation are a consequence of the acute political crisis that the country has experienced over the last five years. The origins of this crises go…

infobrics (2023-10-17). Argentina in BRICS: Consequences and Prospects of Membership. infobrics.org The increase in attractiveness and the economic position of BRICS with about 26% of the area and about 42% of the world's population and strengthening of the economic and financial cooperation of BRICS has caused Buenos Aires to be eager to join the group…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). Argentine President urges for championing unity and sovereignty. plenglish.com On X social media, Alberto Fernández assured that guaranteeing these four aspects is a duty "in this difficult time the world is going through". | Loyal to our people, we must preserve unity to confront with those who want to put an end to the rights of the ones who work, to put an end to public health, education and to scientific and technological development, he added. | Fernández made the statement from China, where he is attending the 3rd Forum of the Belt and Road for International Cooperation. During the meeting, he met with Dilma Rousseff, with whom he opened the process of Brazil ¥s accession to BRICS…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Venezuelan Government and Opposition Resume Dialogues. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, delegations from the Venezuelan government and the opposition Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) arrived in Bidgetown in Barbados to resume talks, after 11 months on hold. | RELATED: | National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez heads the negotiating group sent by the administration of President Nicolas Maduro. | This delegation also includes Labor Minister Francisco Torrealba, the secretary of the Na…

WSWS (2023-10-17). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Peruvian health workers walked out October 10 over bonus pay while the contract for 5,000 Philadelphia transit workers expires October 31.

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Social Organizations Demand Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Saab. telesurenglish.net On Monday, social organizations held a rally in Caracas to demand the release of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been in illegal detention in the United States for two years. | RELATED: | This businessman was arrested in Cabo Verde and extradited to the United States. His lawyers emphasize that he was abducted because his detention proceeded without the necessary international legal procedures for such cases.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-10-17). Ecuador elects new right-wing president linked to big banana business. peoplesdispatch.org With 97.3% of the votes counted, Daniel Noboa Azin, son of one of the wealthiest men in Ecuador, was elected as the new president of the Andean nation on Sunday, October 15. | 35-years old Daniel Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action (ADN) alliance, accepted his victory and thanked the Ecuadorian people for their confidence and for voting for him. | "Today we have made history. Ecuadorian families chose the New Ecuador. They chose a country with security and employment," Noboa wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account. | Noboa added that he looks forward to changing the country to a place "of realiti…

Ana Perdigón (2023-10-17). US Authorizes Repatriation Flights for Venezuelans. orinocotribune.com The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has authorized certain airlines to carry out charter flights for repatriation of Venezuelans from the US to Venezuela. | The authorization of the US DTO comes after an agreement reached between the administration of Venezuela and the US authorities for the orderly, safe, and legal repatriation of Venezuelan citizens through the Vuelta a la Patria ("return to the homeland") program. | The US DTO authorization comes in the form of an Emergency Exception requested by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the DOT through a statement dated October 10, 2023…

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-10-17). President Maduro Meets With Mexico's Foreign Minister. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting this Monday with the secretary of foreign affairs—in practice, the foreign minister—of Mexico, Alicia Bárcena. | The meeting took place at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas. The Venezuelan ambassador to Mexico, Francisco Arias Cárdenas, and the vice minister for Latin America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rander Peña, also pa…

kwjorinoco (2023-10-17). Venezuela's Government and Unitary Platform Resume Dialogue. orinocotribune.com According to a joint announcement released this Monday by the Norwegian Embassy in Mexico, the government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform announced that they are resuming their dialogue and negotiation process. Meetings will begin this Tuesday in Bridgetown, Barbados. | "The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela have decided to resume the process of dialogue and negotiation, facilitated by Norway, with the objective of reaching a political agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Mexico City on August 13, 202…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Venezuelan Gov't Signs Agreement With Opposition in Barbados. telesurenglish.net "This is the first step of a much broader agreement that is in full development, construction, evolution," said the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, who heads the Venezuelan delegation. | The documents relate to the promotion of political rights and electoral guarantees, as well as the protection of the vital interests of the nation. Oct. 17, 2023.

Staff (2023-10-17). Oligarch Daniel Noboa Wins Ecuador's Presidential Elections (+Tax Evasion). orinocotribune.com The results of the runoff of the presidential elections in Ecuador show the winner as the wealthy heir Daniel Noboa, 35 years old, candidate of the National Democratic Action (ADN) alliance and son of oligarch àÅlvaro Noboa, who on five occasions sought the Ecuadorian presidency without success. According to data from the National Electoral Council (CNE), with 93.02% of the valid votes counted, Noboa reached 52.21% of the votes (4,983,195), while Luisa González from the Citizen Revolution movement (RC) got 47.79% (4,561,646). | "Ecuador has practically Daniel Noboa Azín as president," said CNE President Dia…

WSWS (2023-10-17). Right-wing oligarch defeats "pink tide" candidate in Ecuador. wsws.org Impermeable to mass sentiments for radical change, Ecuadorian capitalist politics vomited up the election of a man who personifies privilege and plutocracy.

Amelia Rayno (2023-10-17). Argentina's Javier Milei Could Could Plunge Country Into Deeper Crisis. progressive.org The populist presidential candidate is campaigning on austerity measures that would only make life harder for the country's poor.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-17). Ceasefire in Colombia comes into effect. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The ceasefire between the Government and the Central General Staff, of guerrillas from the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, not covered by the 2016 Peace Agreement, came into force.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-10-17). Relations Sour Between US and Colombia Over Colombian President Petro's Refusal To Condemn Hamas. orinocotribune.com By Nick Corbishley — Oct 13, 2023 | "The only way for Palestinian children to sleep in peace is for Israeli children to sleep in peace. The only way for Israeli children to sleep in peace is for Palestinian children to sleep in peace. War will never achieve this." | When the former Guerrilla fighter Gustavo Petro came to office in June 2022, becoming the country's first left-wing president since Colombia won independence in 1819,

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-17). Colombia insta al embajador israelí a que se vaya del país. telesurtv.net El canciller aseguró que el presidente Petro busca una solución para Israel y Palestina basada en "una visión histórica".

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-10-17). Crece número de municipios declarados en desastre por sequía en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El Gobierno afirmó que continuará el trabajo con el plan de contingencia con tanques y camiones cisterna para proveer agua a los territorios afectados.

teleSUR, JL, JGN (2023-10-17). øEn qué consistió la guerra del Gas en Bolivia. telesurtv.net "Rindo homenaje a los hermanos que perdieron la vida y a los centenares de heridos que defendieron los recursos naturales", dijo Morales.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-10-17). Presidentes de Venezuela y Brasil sostienen conversación telefónica. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano resaltó que ambas naciones tienen claro continuar avanzando y trabajando en conjunto por el desarrollo y la prosperidad.

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2023-10-17). Gobierno de Venezuela y sector opositor retomarán proceso de diálogo en Barbados. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano aseguró que los próximos acuerdos serán muy beneficiosos para la paz y para las venideras elecciones.

Staff (2023-10-17). Delegación venezolana llega a Barbados para diálogos con sector opositor. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro manifestó la víspera que estos acuerdos resultarán importantes de cara a las próximas elecciones presidenciales, previstas para 2024.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-10-17). Colombia: Gobierno y disidencia de FARC-EP instalan Mesa de Diálogo. telesurtv.net La Oficina del Alto Comisionado para la Paz refirió que "el presente decreto rige a partir del 17 de octubre de 2023 hasta el 15 de enero de 2024".

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-17). Gobierno dice no tener total control de cárcel paraguaya. telesurtv.net El ministro reconoció que "No todo está bajo control, tenemos un alto riesgo de que esta situación que se planteó hace unos días siga ocurriendo", afirmó.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-17). Venezuela y México afianzan relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net Ambos representantes gubernamentales mostraron su disposición a cooperar en áreas clave.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-10-17). Venezuela y Belarús fortalecen relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El arribo de Yván Gil, a la ciudad de Minsk forma parte del inicio de una agenda de trabajo en Belarús.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-17). Condenan ataque de Israel a hospital en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Los Gobiernos de Siria, Líbano, Jordania, Marruecos, Türkiye, Venezuela y Cuba han condenado el ataque.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-17). Venezuela y Rusia firman 16 acuerdos de cooperación. telesurtv.net La firma de los acuerdos fue el colofón de la XVII Comisión Intergubernamental de Alto Nivel (CIAN) Rusia-Venezuela.

teleSUR, MER (2023-10-17). Gobierno de Venezuela y sector opositor firman dos acuerdos parciales en Barbados. telesurtv.net Los acuerdos parciales son sobre la promoción de derechos políticos y garantías electorales para todos, así como para la protección de los intereses vitales de la nación.

Dolores Gandulfo (2023-10-17). Ecuador: Desafíos para un gobierno de transición. globalizacion.ca Por tercera vez en el año, las y los ecuatorianos acudieron a las urnas para elegir el pasado domingo -en segunda vuelta de las elecciones anticipadas- a quien cumplirá el mandato presidencial de Guillermo Lasso, quien usando la figura de…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-10-17). Registran nueva masacre en el departamento del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Los residentes de la localidad esperan respuestas y la pronta identificación de los culpables de dichos actos violentos en la región.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-17). Chile_Cine Fórum de Valparaíso: Festival de Cine de DDHH. indybay.org Chile_Colectivo Cine Fórum de Valparaíso: | Convocatoria Festival de Cine de DDHH | Diciembre 2023…

presstv.ir (2023-10-17). 'Genocides are not supported': Colombia pres. condemns Israeli crimes in Gaza. presstv.ir Colombian President Gustavo Petro slams Israel for committing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip, threatening to cut ties with Tel Aviv.

presstv.ir (2023-10-17). Peruvians hold protest in Lima demanding president step down. presstv.ir Hundreds take part in a demonstration against Peru's interim President in Lima, demanding she step down and hold elections.