2021-10-12: News Headlines

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-10-12). Aprueban hoja de ruta para investigar a Lasso por Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net La Comisión designada tendrá 30 días para presentar el informe del caso ante el pleno del Parlamento ecuatoriano.

teleSUR (2021-10-12). Peruvians Remember Journalist Killed by the Fujimory Regime. telesurenglish.net On Monday, human rights defenders gathered in Lima's San Martin Square to demand a trial against those responsible for the murder of Melissa Alfaro, a journalist killed on Oct. 10, 1991, during Alberto Fujimori's dictatorship (1990-2000). | RELATED: | "Melissa, present! We want the oral trial, now!" shouted a crowd of people while marching. "How long do we have to wait for justice? Thirty years is not enough?" said the victim's brother Igor…

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-12). Exigen justicia para joven periodista peruana asesinada en 1991. telesurtv.net Melissa Alfaro tenía solo 23 años de edad cuando un sobre bomba acabó con su vida. Sus asesinos aún no han sido juzgados.

teleSUR, drl, JCM (2021-10-12). Población boliviana rechaza paro convocado por la oposición. telesurtv.net El expresidente Evo Morales alertó de las intentonas golpistas que estarían detrás del paro organizado por la oposición.

Staff (2021-10-12). Sunday Report from Venezuela's Battle Against COVID-19: 1,110 New Cases, 11 Deaths & 95% Recovery Rate. orinocotribune.com A total of 1,110 new COVID-19 cases, all by community transmission, were detected in the last 24 hours by the Venezuelan health authorities, bringing the country's total to 383,376 accumulated cases to date. The rate of recovery stands at 95%, with a total of 363,122 healed patients, thanks to the free treatments guaranteed by the Venezuelan revolutionary government. | This was announced this Sunday, October 10, by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, during the customary daily balance offered by the Presidential Commission for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19, through her Twitter account, @delcyrodriguezv. | <...

teleSUR (2021-10-12). US and Colombia Seek a Military Conflict Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Moncada denounced that the United States and Colombia are creating the conditions to justify a military aggression against his country. | RELATED: | To achieve this, Colombian officials have been deliberately spreading false information according to which Venezuela harbors illegal armed organizations linked to international drug trafficking, seeks…

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-12). Venezuela denuncia en ONU estrategia de EE.UU. y Colombia para justificar una agresión militar. telesurtv.net Las pretensiones de agresión se dan en el marco del proceso de diálogo que avanza exitosamente entre el Gobierno venezolano y las oposiciones.

Staff (2021-10-12). European Union: Observers Won't Interfere in Venezuelan Electoral Process (Borrell's Statements). orinocotribune.com "The European Union (EU) decided to send an electoral observation mission to Venezuela in response to an invitation, and in no way does it intend to interfere in the process," a spokesperson for the institution told AFP on Monday, October 11. "Non-interference in electoral processes is the heart of our missions." | This position, added the spokesperson, is also "embodied" in the agreement signed between the EU and the Venezuelan authorities. The spokesperson made the statements on behalf of Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, who did not respond to requests by Venezuelan authorities to acco…

WSWS (2021-10-12). Behind the right-wing, anti-immigrant marches in Chile. wsws.org The events indict the capitalist state, which has sanctioned and fostered national chauvinism and xenophobia for electoral purposes.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-12). Denuncian asesinato de excombatiente en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Ruber Erney Dorado se convirtió en el firmante del tratado de paz número 39 en ser asesinado en 2021.

teleSUR, JDO, JL (2021-10-12). Comunidades colombianas inician caravana humanitaria en Chocó. telesurtv.net Alertan sobre la militarización del territorio y proponen crear un refugio humanitario para víctimas de desplazamientos.

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Indigenous Rights Lawyer Killed During March In Chile. telesurenglish.net Human rights activist Denisse Cortez was seriously injured during an Indigenous People Mapuche's march that took place in Italy Square in Santiago City on Sunday morning. | RELATED: | A few hours later, this 43-year-old woman, who was studying law and was a member of the Popular Defender's Office, died during an operation carried out at the Santiago Emergency Hospital. | The Military Police (Carabineros) say that C…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Outrage in Chile Over Death of Activist During Mapuche March. telesurenglish.net Denisse Cortés, 43, a worker of the People's Defense Office and a law student at the university, worked as an observer during the Indigenous peoples' march held in the center of the capital. | Chilean police officers repressed the demonstrators with water cannons and tear gas bombs. The demonstrators responded with stones and sticks in confrontations that left one dead, about twenty injured and 12 arrests. | RELATED: | "Deep pain a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-11). Peru: Castillo Struggles to Implement Promised Change. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News A controversial cabinet reshuffle this week has served to show just how difficult it can be to implement radical and redistributive change. President Pedro Castillo won Peru's June 6th elections in the second round. His flagship policies were; a new constitution and the nationalization of natural resources. The expulsion of US forces (military…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Bolivians Rejects The 'Civic Strike' Against President Arce. telesurenglish.net On Monday, daily activities proceed normally in Bolivian cities. The population ignored the call made by opposition organizations to carry out a "Civic Strike" against President Luis Arce. | RELATED: | The Vice Minister of Internal Affairs Nelson Cox informed that there are no blockade points in La Paz and Cochabamba, and the Bolivian Police are guarding the streets to guarantee citizen security. A similar situation exis…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-11). Anti-government strike by far-right in Bolivia diminished by counter-mobilizations by working class. peoplesdispatch.org In response to the anti-government strike called for by the far-right sectors in Bolivia, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in different parts of the country to express their support for the socialist national government. Meanwhile, local media reported that the business activities are running normally across the country…

Staff (2021-10-11). CNE Asks Josep Borrell to Publicly Apologize for Interventionist Statements. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, October 10, the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, on behalf of the people of Venezuela, requested that the high representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs publicly apologize for his interventionist statements regarding the European Election Observation Mission, which will participate as international observers in the regional and municipal elections scheduled for November 21. | After the mock election on Sunday, October 10, Calzadilla informed that the European Union has not given any explanation about Borrell's interventionist action, which affects…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Venezuela Condemns Imperialism At Non-Aligned Countries Summit. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia condemned imperialism and colonialism during the opening session of the ministerial summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which is taking place in Belgrade, Serbia. | RELATED: | He recalled that Venezuela has always embraced the policy of non-alignment and rejected the logic of imperialism and colonialism. Referring to the creation of the NAM in…

Staff (2021-10-11). 'Badly Made Fake News': Venezuelan Minister for Defense on Semana Magazine's 'Maduro's Missiles' Piece. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino López described an article about alleged Venezuelan arms purchases from Iran and Russia, published by Colombia's Semana magazine, as "a mess" and "badly assembled fake news." | On Sunday, October 10, the journalist Madelein García shared a video on Twitter about the statements offered by the senior military commander. She indicated that the "investigation" published on Saturday, October 9, by the Colombian media outlet was full of "lies," and was "a badly made montage." However, she added, "that is not surprising" because "it is a news outlet that belongs to the Co…

Paul Dobson (2021-10-11). Borrell 'Interventionism' Puts EU November Electoral Mission to Venezuela at Risk. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas has demanded an apology from the EU high commissioner after he admitted that Brussels' team will not be impartial.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-11). Mock Election a Complete Success — 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com Pedro Calzadilla, president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), congratulated the people of Venezuela, the workers of the CNE, and the members and leadership of the country's political parties, as he stated that the electoral simulation held this Sunday, October 10, was a complete success. | The president of the CNE, in his statements to the media on Sunday afternoon, said that the mock election has been one of the most significant preludes to the nationwide regional elections scheduled for November 21. | He added that the electoral rehearsal serves to measure enthusiasm, the functioning of the worki…

teleSUR ar, JF (2021-10-11). Latest Holiday Reactivates Tourism in Argentina. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said that the tourism sector recovery is well underway during the presentation of the statistics of the last holiday, which occurred from Oct. 9 to 11. | Related | "We are very happy with the tourist movement throughout the country, which showed figures higher than the pre-pandemic period and full occupancy in the main destinations," Fernandez tweeted. | "Tourism is a great ge…

Eduardo Aliverti (2021-10-11). Argentina — El Gobierno y su desafío de preservar la unidad. globalizacion.ca La semana pasada fue sencilla y complejamente ratificatoria del escenario planteado al cabo de las primarias. Y, sobre todo, de esas horas siguientes a la carta pública de Cristina, cuando pareció no haber retorno para la ruptura del Gobierno. | No…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-11). Bolsonaro Remains Eager To Make Concessions To US, But What Will He Get In Return? southfront.org Illustrative ImageBe it under Biden or Trump, the US keeps pushing its own interests in Brazil, to the detriment of its most loyal allies. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | A potential new global player in 2010, Brazil lost much of its soft power and is increasingly isolated internationally. Since Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration, Brasilia-Washington relations have been characterised by Brazilian unilateral concessions and goodwill gestures towards the US — usually without getting anything in return. A simple example was Bolsonaro's 2019 move to exempt U…

Staff (2021-10-11). Headlines for October 11, 2021. democracynow.org Merck Seeks FDA Approval for Antiviral COVID-19 Pill, COVID-19 Death Toll in Brazil Tops 600,000, "Shameful and Dangerous": Oxfam Slams New Deal on Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Up to 72 Die in Suicide Blast at Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan, Record Low Turnout Reported for Iraq's Parliamentary Elections, Lights Go Out in Lebanon After Electrical Grid Collapses, Taiwan Vows Not to Bow to Pressure from China as Tension Escalates, Libya: Six Refugees Shot Dead at Overcrowded Prison Camp, 70,000 March in Brussels Demanding Action on Climate Emergency, Report: Sen. Sinema Wants to Cut $100B in Climate Funds, Abortion B…

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-10-11). Who are the leading candidates in Chile's upcoming presidential elections? peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of the general elections in Chile on November 21, we look at the leading presidential candidates, their backgrounds and their proposals to address the various issues in the country…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). US Documents Link the Colombian State With Paramilitaries. telesurenglish.net Spain's outlet El Pais published an article claiming that declassified documents from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.S. Department of State (DoE) show the Colombian State and the paramilitary groups maintained a "symbiotic relationship." | Related | This information was revealed in the trial against Carlos Mario Jimenez, a Colombian paramilitary leader, in a Miami federal court on Sept 27, 2021. This…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-11). Organismos alertan sobre grave situación en el Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net La visita tuvo el fin de verificar la situación humanitaria en Cochó, afectada por el accionar de grupos criminales.

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Paraguay: Mayors Of The Largest Cities Are Re-Elected. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, mayors of Paraguay's largest cities were reelected in subnational elections marked by an unusual wave of violence against candidates. | RELATED: | In the capital city, there were seven candidates for mayor and 23 lists of candidates for councilmen. In Asuncion, Oscar Rodriguez won the mayoralty with 47.5 percent of the vote, which allowed the Colored Party to stay in power. | The Liberal Party candidate E…

Luvis Hochimín Pareja (2021-10-11). Uruguay, el TLC con China, el presente y futuro del Mercosur. globalizacion.ca El anuncio hecho por el presidente uruguayo Luis Lacalle Pou de que recibió el aval de China para iniciar negociaciones para acordar un Tratado de Libre Comercio entre ambos países, hizo temer el fin del Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur)….

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2021-10-11: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-11). Peru: Castillo Struggles to Implement Promised Change. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News A controversial cabinet reshuffle this week has served to show just how difficult it can be to implement radical and redistributive change. President Pedro Castillo won Peru's June 6th elections in the second round. His flagship policies were; a new constitution and the nationalization of natural resources. The expulsion of US forces (military…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-11). Mock Election a Complete Success — 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com Pedro Calzadilla, president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), congratulated the people of Venezuela, the workers of the CNE, and the members and leadership of the country's political parties, as he stated that the electoral simulation held this Sunday, October 10, was a complete success. | The president of the CNE, in his statements to the media on Sunday afternoon, said that the mock election has been one of the most significant preludes to the nationwide regional elections scheduled for November 21. | He added that the electoral rehearsal serves to measure enthusiasm, the functioning of the worki…

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-10-11). Who are the leading candidates in Chile's upcoming presidential elections? peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of the general elections in Chile on November 21, we look at the leading presidential candidates, their backgrounds and their proposals to address the various issues in the country…

sputniknews (2021-10-10). Plane With Bolivian Health Ministry Staff Crashes in North Killing 6 People, President Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Six people, including four specialists from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, were killed as a military plane crashed in the Amazon area, President Luis Arce said.

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-10). Carabineros reprimen protestas contra presidente Piñera. telesurtv.net En las manifestaciones se demanda el cese de Sebastián Piñera tras ser mencionado en los Papeles de Pandora.

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-10-10). Chilenos protestan contra Piñera tras caso de Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net Cientos de chilenos expresaron su repulsa contra un jefe de Estado porque presuntamente incurre en hechos de corrupción y de evasión de impuestos.

Editor2 (2021-10-10). Cuba Commemorates the 54th Anniversary of Death of Ernesto Guevara. orinocotribune.com Havana, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba evokes the altruism and reaffirms the validity of the revolutionary thought of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, in commemoration of the 54th anniversary of his capture and subsequent execution in Bolivia. | The tribute to the Guerrillero Heroico, as he is also known, will be held on this occasion especially in virtual settings, but the remembrance of his life and work will preside over meetings and lead to discussions also in work and educational centers throughout the country. | A traditional exchange of flowers will take place in Santa Clara, which 'Che' helped liberate, in the Mausoleu…

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2021-10-10). Bolivia advierte sobre intenciones en el paro del 11 de octubre. telesurtv.net Jorge Richter afirmó que el paro convocado para el próximo 11 de octubre busca otro derramamiento de sangre…

Staff (2021-10-10). Venezuela and Turkey Sign Three Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, October 9, the foreign affairs ministers of Venezuela and Turkey held a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, in which they signed three bilateral cooperation agreements for the benefit of the peoples of both countries. At a joint press conference, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia informed that the cooperation agreements are in agriculture, tourism and construction sectors. | | These new agreements have been added to the already existing 44 bilateral agreements, and are part of a the plan to strengthen…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-10). Borrell's Comments on Venezuela's 21N Elections Condemned. orinocotribune.com Recent statements made by the high representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, in regard to Venezuela's November 21 elections, have generated multiple reactions of rejection and condemnation from government authorities as well as Venezuelan social media users. | After the issue became known with the Venezuelan government officially establishing its position through a statement published on Friday, October 8, Venezuelan social media users as well as authority figures started posting on various social networks, demanding respect, explanations and apologies from Borell for the people of Venezuela people and…

Staff (2021-10-10). Colombia-Venezuela Border Reopening on Hold: Freddy Bernal's Latest Update. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, Freddy Bernal, the head of the protectorate of Táchira, reiterated that the Venezuelan government has all the political will for the progressive commercial reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border in a biosecure manner. | "We have all the political will, as said President Nicolás Maduro, for a progressive and biosecure commercial opening of the border," said Bernal in a video posted in his Twitter account. "We wait, with all due respect, for the response of the Colombian authorities. Facts and not words. Meanwhile, we go on working for the prosperity, unity and peace of the state of Táchir…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-10). Gobierno y oposiciones de Venezuela se reúnen el 17 de octubre. telesurtv.net Ambas delegaciones, en su más reciente reunión, condenaron los actos de xenofobia cometidos contra migrantes venezolanos.

Staff (2021-10-10). Venezuela Evaluates Traffic Light for Health Scheme to Allow Entry to Public Spaces. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that a technological platform that would allow the progressive normalization of commercial life in the country during the pandemic, is being evaluated. This platform, called "traffic light for health," will make it possible to determine whether anyone who wants to enter certain public areas, such as restaurants, have been vaccinated or have recently tested positive in a PCR test. | At a working meeting in the Miraflores Palace, the president explained that this traffic light "will be green when you are vaccinated; yellow when you are not v…

_____ (2021-10-10). Journalists Who Mocked Assange Say Nothing About CIA Plans To Kill Him. popularresistance.org Yahoo! News (9/26/21) published a bombshell report detailing the US Central Intelligence Agency's "secret war plans against WikiLeaks," including clandestine plots to kill or kidnap publisher Julian Assange while he took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. | Following WikiLeaks' publication of the Vault 7 files in 2017—the largest leak in CIA history, which exposed how US and UK intelligence agencies could hack into household devices—the US government designated WikiLeaks as a "non-state hostile intelligence service" (The Hill, 4/13/17), providing legal cover to target the organization as if i…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-10). Decretan prisión contra exdirectores de Carabineros de Chile. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía acusó a González Jure (2011-2015) y a Villalobos (2015-2018) de sustraer millonarios fondos públicos.

teleSUR -him, JL (2021-10-10). Asesinan a líder social y a excombatiente en Colombia en un día. telesurtv.net Indepaz alerta sobre la situación humanitaria en el país, producto de la presencia de grupos armados en los territorios.

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2021-10-10). Represor de dictadura comparece ante Justicia en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Carlos Chaine Díaz actuaba en el Regimiento de Caballería Mecanizada nº 5 de Tacuarembó y fue denunciado como torturador activo…

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