Editor2 (2022-05-07). Mexico Calls for Latin American Lithium Alliance. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has "There has been communication with the president of Bolivia (Luis Arce), he, in turn, has a relationship, like us, with the president of Argentina (Alberto Fernández), who also has lithium, and with the president of Chile (Gabriel Boric), with the purpose of creating an association to help each other mutually," said the Mexican president during his morning press conf…

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2022-05-07). Congreso de Perú archiva proyecto para modificar Carta Magna. telesurtv.net Perú Libre subrayó que "el Congreso de la República está restringiendo al pueblo el derecho al referéndum".

Misión Verdad (2022-05-07). Hugo Chávez's Ideas Are Being Recycled by Latin America's 'New Progressivism'. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — May 6, 2022 | A spectre is haunting Latin America: the ideas of Hugo Chávez. A "new progressivism" is adopting them as their banner and claiming them as their own, thus invisibilizing Venezuela's role in attempts at promoting regional integration and sovereignty over the last two decades. | We can witness this in the current speeches of Lula da Silva, who was a protagonist of the "first progressive wave" in the 2000s along with the presidents of Venezuela (Hugo Chávez), Argentina (Néstor Kirchner) and Bolivia (Evo Morales). Perhaps the Brazilian leader could bear witness to the attempts a…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-07). Organizaciones bolivianas reconocen apoyo de Venezuela. telesurtv.net En el encuentro se reafirmó la condena a EE.UU. por la exclusión de países a participar en la IX Cumbre de las Américas.

Staff (2022-05-07). Cuba and Venezuela Strengthen Ties of Cooperation and Exchange. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, May 5, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at the Miraflores Palace, Caracas, with an aim of strengthening the ties of cooperation ties that the two countries nations have maintained for more than 20 years. | "It fills us with great joy to receive our Cuban brothers and sisters in our homeland," wrote President Maduro on Twitter, in reference to the visit of the Cuban minister. "I thank the Foreign Affairs Minister, comrade Bruno Rodríguez for his visit, with whom I had a pleasant and fraternal conversation. We have a deep…

Staff (2022-05-07). Colombia: Petro Receives Death Threats, Forced to Cancel Campaign Event in Cúcuta. orinocotribune.com Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate of Colombia's Historic Pact, was forced to cancel another campaign event scheduled for Thursday, May 5, after receiving death threats. | Petro was scheduled to meet with businesspeople in the city of Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela, but received death threats from a drug-trafficking and organized crime group, reported a press release from the candidate's campaign group. | According to Petro's campaign's security team, the La Cordillera criminal gang, which operates in the coffee plantation region in the center of Colombia, was behind the threats. Petro, after receivin…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-05-07). Capriles Changes Position on Sanctions Ahead of 2024 Presidential Election in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Henrique Capriles Radonski, Venezuelan far-right political leader, stated that he has the determination and will to dialogue with the government of President Nicolás Maduro, and expressed that he is in favor of lifting of the unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the United States. | Capriles, who in recent times has shown a tendency to relax his hostile position, also recently announced his electoral aspirations for the presidential election scheduled to be held in 2024. | With this c…

Mary Triny Mena (2022-05-07). All-female taxi services gaining ground in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com Driving a car in Caracas can be a dangerous experience and for many women taking a taxi even more so. Which is why an all-female taxi service is growing in Venezuela ¥s capital. A group of Venezuelan entrepreneurs is breaking barriers through an exclusive all-female taxi …

teleSUR, SH (2022-05-07). El legado de Evita a 103 años de su nacimiento. telesurtv.net Evita fundó escuelas, hospitales y contribuyó a acortar la desigualdad social heredada de gobiernos conservadores y militares.

____ (2022-05-07). Chinese train maker to produce new-energy light rail trains for Argentina's Jujuy. ecns.cn SHIJIAZHUANG, May 7 (Xinhua) — CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd., a major Chinese high-speed train manufacturer, announced the signing of a new-energy light rail train project with authorities of Jujuy Province of Argentina on Friday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-05-07). Iran wins 18 medals in Brazil Deaflympics. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — The Iranian sportsmen and women have won 18 different medals at the end of the sixth day of the 24th Summer Deaflympics underway in Caxias do Sul, Brazil on Saturday.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-07). Realizan marcha en solidaridad por periodista baleada en Chile. telesurtv.net Francisca Sandoval recibió un disparo en la cabeza mientras cubría las manifestaciones del 1 de mayo por el Día del Trabajador.

teleSUR, MER (2022-05-07). Asesinan a dos líderes en departamento colombiano de Sucre. telesurtv.net Con los dos hechos denunciados por Indepaz, son 69 los líderes asesinados en Colombia durante este 2022.

Editor2 (2022-05-07). Mexico Calls for Latin American Lithium Alliance. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has "There has been communication with the president of Bolivia (Luis Arce), he, in turn, has a relationship, like us, with the president of Argentina (Alberto Fernández), who also has lithium, and with the president of Chile (Gabriel Boric), with the purpose of creating an association to help each other mutually," said the Mexican president during his morning press conf…

_____ (2022-05-06). Biden Vacillates As Venezuela's Maduro Gains Ground. popularresistance.org Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's repeated calls for dialogue with the U.S. in order to normalize relations seem to be paying off. | His openness to rapprochement contrasts with the Biden administration's nebulousness regarding the degree to which Washington is willing to recognize Maduro as president (full diplomatic recognition is out of the question). | Biden's use of sanctions as a bargaining chip to wrest concessions from Caracas is a harder sell than former President Donald Trump's regime-change narrative on the basis of the preposterous Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle, sometimes referred to a…

Staff (2022-05-06). Argentina Proposes Ambassador to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Argentina has proposed the name of the current Vice President of Parlasur, àìscar Laborde, to Congress as an ideal candidate for the position. | The government of Argentina has proposed the name of àìscar Laborde, who is currently serving as the vice president of Parlasur, to assume the position of Argentina's ambassador to Venezuela. | This was stated on Thursday, May 5, by Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Santiago Cafiero, before the Foreign Relations Commission of the Argentine Senate. Cafiero defended President Alberto Fernández's decision to rebuild diplomatic…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-05-06). Washington's Threats May Ruin Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com Tension continues around the holding of the next Summit of the Americas, scheduled for June in Los Angeles, California, from which the United States government insists on excluding the republics of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. | Criticism is growing around Washington's announcement, as the US seemingly granted itself the right to decide who to invite and who to exclude, although the international forum is supposed to be a platform and meeting place for all continental political leaders, without exception. | To date, there has been no change of position or further announcement from the US in response to the stat…

teleSUR, jm, SH, JGN, JDO (2022-05-06). José Antonio Páez "El Centauro de los Llanos" de Venezuela. telesurtv.net Páez fue un héroe en los procesos de independencia, rol que ejerció con gallardía y temple militar.

teleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-05-06). Venezuela y Cuba refuerzan lazos de cooperación y solidaridad. telesurtv.net Ambos países consolidan acuerdos cooperativos que les permiten hacer frente a la ofensiva del Gobierno de EE.UU.

Craig Murray (2022-05-06). Donziger: A tale for our times. mronline.org Texaco operations in Ecuador from 1962 to 1994 dumped 70 billion litres of "wastewater", heavily contaminated with oil and other chemicals, into the Amazon rainforest, plus over 650,000 barrels of crude oil. They polluted over 800,000 hectares.

teleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-05-06). Abogada Paola Flores asume como Secretaria de DD.HH en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La abogada defenderá los derechos de mujeres, infantes y adultos mayores en el país a nivel nacional.

teleSUR, mcs, SH (2022-05-06). Firman acuerdo en Ecuador para proteger a las islas Galápagos. telesurtv.net El convenio impulsa el desarrollo de sistemas de seguimiento e información para confirmar la erradicación de especies invasoras en las islas.

Guillermo Carmona (2022-05-06). Argentina a la vanguardia de la política Antártica. globalizacion.ca Argentina ha sido pionera en la Antártida, donde sostiene una presencia permanente e ininterrumpida desde 1904 a partir de la inauguración de la estación científica de Orcadas, siendo el primer país en instalarse en el continente blanco. Recordar y reivindicar…

_____ (2022-05-06). Lula Proposes Latin American Currency To 'Be Freed Of US Dollar' Dependency. popularresistance.org Brazil's left-wing leader Lula da Silva has proposed creating a pan-Latin American currency, in order to "be freed of the dollar." | A founder of Brazil's Workers' Party, Lula served as president for two terms, from 2003 to 2011. He is now the leading candidate as Brazil's October 2022 presidential elections approach. | If he returns to the presidency, "We are going to create a currency in Latin America, because we can't keep depending on the dollar," Lula said in a speech at a rally on May 2. | He revealed that the currency would be called the Sur, which means "South" in Spanish. | Lula explained that countries…

Editor (2022-05-06). Lula wants a Latin American currency. mronline.org Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who's once again in the running for the presidency, says that "God willing" he hopes to see the creation of a Latin American currency capable of overcoming the region's dependence on the dollar.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-06). Gustavo Petro back on the campaign trail with enhanced security after death threats. peoplesdispatch.org The progressive Historic Pact presidential ticket with Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez is leading the voting intention for the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia on May 29. The duo has received various death threats since March…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-05-06). AGC shuts down northwest Colombia after extradition of "Otoniel" colombiareports.com Paramilitary group AGC began a four-day terror campaign in northwest Colombia on Wednesday in response to the extradition of their former leader, "Otoniel." One person was assassinated in the Cordoba…

____ (2022-05-06). Asia-Pacific Four: Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand may attend NATO summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's Asia-Pacific Four were formerly NATO's Contact Countries until they were absorbed into Partners Across the Globe along with Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Mongolia and Pakistan. Several more nations in Latin America and Africa are being groomed for that program as well. ==== HankyorehApril 28, 2022 Blinken alludes to S. Korea, Japan's attendance at June NATO …

teleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-05-06). Denuncian en Colombia paro ordenado por el Clan del Golfo. telesurtv.net El motivo del paro armado fue la extradición a EE.UU. del jefe de dicha banda alias Otoniel.