(2024-12-09). Cuba represented in Higher Education forums in Uruguay. plenglish.com The First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES), Modesto Gómez, heads the delegation of Cuba to the Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, which began today at the headquarters of the Latin American Integration Association (Aladi). | The meeting, whose main objective is to address the challenges and opportunities of Higher Education, with the participation of the Deputy Director General of Unesco, Stefania Giannini. | Ambassador Jorge Martí, Chargé d'Affaires in Uruguay, Miriam Alpízar, head of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Higher…
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(2024-12-01). The Geopolitical Dimensions Of The US BOLIVAR Act. popularresistance.org Awaiting approval by the US Senate, the bipartisan bill titled "Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act," known by its forced acronym "BOLIVAR Act," represents a milestone in the institutionalization of illegal sanctions against Venezuela. | This law aims to—under a legislative and bipartisan framework—perpetuating the executive orders that have operated as the core of the economic and financial coercion policy against Venezuela over the past ten years. | Within the law, the definition of the term "person" as a legal object establishes an expansion of th…
(2024-12-01). Ecuadorian State temporarily retrieves oil pipeline ahead of tender. plenglish.com Quito, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian State assumed today the administration of the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline (OCP), reported the Ministry of Energy and Mines, which will managing this service until a tender is conducted.
(2024-12-01). Amazon Workers Strike From Black Friday To Cyber Monday. popularresistance.org Amazon workers are planning to strike from Black Friday through Cyber Monday to hold the company accountable for "labor abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy," organizers say. | The "Make Amazon Pay" protest, organized by UNI Global Union and Progressive International, will take place in 20 different countries and major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Japan and Brazil. | "Amazon is everywhere, but so are we. By uniting our movements across borders, we can not only force Amazon to change its ways but lay the foundations of a world that prioritizes human dignity, not Jeff…
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(2024-11-30). Bolivia analyzes payment of financial operations in Chinese currency. plenglish.com La Paz, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Bolivia today assesses the implementation of the Interbank and Cross-Border Payment System (CIPS) in Chinese currency, after a meeting of national authorities with representatives of the Asian giant.
(2024-11-30). Israel vs. the Israeli people: The state was supposed to protect us. Instead, it turned on us. haaretz.com The idea of the democratic state sought to offer a fair alternative to the one-way connection between humans and God. But similar to Russia, Venezuela and Syria, the Israeli state has now also turned against its citizens…
(2024-11-30). Palestinian Leader Leila Khaled at Solidarity Meet in Venezuela: Justice is on Our Side. orinocotribune.com Leila Khaled, a historical leader of the Palestinian resistance, stated that her people will not abandon their land, nor will they be expelled from their territory. On the contrary, Palestinians will remain steadfast, as justice is on the side of the Palestinian cause. | She made this statement during her speech at the International Conference in Solidarity with Palestine on Friday, November 29, at the Aquiles Nazoa Cultural House in Caracas, Venezuela. | At the event, attendees carried photos of the victims of the Zionist aggression against Gaza that has been taking place since October 7, 2023. | Khaled specifie…
(2024-11-30). Venezuela Records Lowest October Inflation Since 2012. orinocotribune.com The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) reported in a press release that the inflation for October 2024 recorded a 4.0% increase compared to September, resulting from the month-to-month variation of the National Consumer Price Index (INPC). However, comparing this figure with the inflation rates in October of all years since the INPC was established in 2008, the October 2024 inflation is lower than that of October 2023 (5.9%) and the lowest since October 2012 (1.7%). | Graph showing October inflation rates in Venezuela from 2008-2024. Photo: BCV. | The BCV reported that in the last four years (2021-2024), significant…
(2024-11-30). Venezuela achieves first place in World Robotics Olympiad. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela today achieved first place in the Future Senior Innovators category at the World Robotics Olympiad Türkiye 2024, held in the province of Izmir, an official source reported.
(2024-11-30). Venezuela's last glacier. america.cgtn.com Venezuela has become the first country in Latin America to lose all its glaciers. The final one was downgraded to an icefield earlier this year. The change, blamed on global warming, has altered the landscape markedly. | CGTN's Stephen Gibbs reports from the city of Merida.
(2024-11-30). Uruguayans and Cubans hold scientific ophthalmological conference. plenglish.com Montevideo, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) Ophthalmological specialists from Uruguay and Cuba shared a scientific conference here today as part of the cooperation in this area that the Caribbean island provides to this South American country.