(2021-05-12). Venezuela Condemns New Violent Actions Against the Palestinian People (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com 
The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza reported, through a statement, that Venezuela expresses its strongest condemnation of Israel's new military actions against the Palestinian people, which have left at least 20 dead. | Through his official account on the social media network Twitter the senior official wrote: "Venezuela condemns the new violent actions against the Palestinian people by Israel, and calls upon the international community, reaffirming its historical position in defense of the sovereignty, independence, and self-determination of Palestine." | In the sta…
(2021-05-12). China Urges the US to Lift Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The government of China demanded an end to the coercive measures of the United States administration against Venezuela, calling the unilateral sanctions illegal and highlighting that the coercive measures were intensified amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that the sanctions are violating human rights. | China's position was ratified by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hua Chunying, who pointed out that while Washington presents itself as a defender of legal guarantees and human rights, it nonetheless is intensifying its illegal measures, not only against Venezuela, but also agains…
(2021-05-12). Mismanagement of the COVID-19 Crisis Increases Food Insecurity in India and Brazil. zcomm.org With leaders in both countries refusing to accept the urgency of the situation before them, marginalized populations already struggling are having to fight a dual fight: against the virus and against hunger…
(2021-05-12). Economics of the new cold war and US 'super imperialism' with economist Michael Hudson. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton interview world-renowned economist Michael Hudson on his concept of American "super imperialism" and the economics of the new cold war on China and Russia. In this wide-ranging discussion on the Moderate Rebels podcast, Hudson addresses US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, the policies of the Joe Biden administration, Beijing's economic model, cryptocurrencies, and dedollarization — the potential end to the dollar as the global reserve currency. Transcript Ben Norton 0: 03 Hello everyone, I'm …
(2021-05-12). Venezuela to Hold Regional Elections as Opposition Groups Signal Intent to Participate. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolás Maduro said US-backed Juan Guaidó's call for dialogue was a desperate attempt to avoid being marginalized.
(2021-05-12). Duque's Lightning Visit to Cali & the Stark Contrast with How He Addressed Venezuelans. orinocotribune.com The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, made a lightning visit early morning on Monday, May 10, to the city of Cali, the epicenter of the protests that have been going on in Colombia since April 28. The president stayed in Cali for hardly four hours to meet with the security council established there in the aftermath of the paramilitary attacks perpetrated against an indigenous minga [community reunion]. | On May 9, Duque was emphatic that he had no intention of visiting the capital of Valle del Cauca department; however, eventually he yielded to the pressure from the members of his Democratic Center party. At 3: 4…
(2021-05-12). Venezuela's popular Democracy under siege: A conversation with Elías Jaua. mronline.org 
Chavez's former Vice President and long-time minister talks about the internal dynamics of the Bolivarian process. | May 12, 2021 | Exchange…
(2021-05-12). Venezuela's Supreme Court Authorizes Leopoldo López Extradition Request from Spain. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, May 11, the Criminal Cassation Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) admitted a request to the government of Spain for the extradition of the fugitive from the Venezuelan justice, Leopoldo López Mendoza, leader of the extreme right-wing political party Popular Will (Voluntad Popular). | The extradition request was executed for the fulfillment of the remainder of the right-wing politician's sentence to be served in Venezuela, which is eight years, six months, 25 days and 12 hours. | López was convicted of committing the crimes of inciting arson, inciting damages, public instigation, a…
(2021-05-12). The Corona Crisis: Has "Depopulation" Already Begun? globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Remember Bill Gates'…
(2021-05-12). Injerencismo de toga: Operaciones judiciales made in Washington. globalizacion.ca Los tentáculos judiciales de Washington en América Latina y el Caribe. La Corte Suprema argentina no es la única institución que se afana por proteger a los poderes concentrados e impedir la consolidación de proyectos soberanos. | Todos los países de…
(2021-05-12). Cuba welcoms Iran-Saudi talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — The Director-General of Bilateral Affairs of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emilio Lozada García announced that his country welcomes Tehran-Riyadh talks.
(2021-05-12). New Polling Shows that US Needs to Move Beyond Racist Insular Cases. latinorebels.com Essentially, the Insular Cases are the U.S. legal framework that justify a colonial relationship with territories like Puerto Rico American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the Virgin Islands.
(2021-05-12). Venezuela needs $77.6 bn to rebuild gas, oil industry. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — Venezuelan state-owned oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) believes it needs $77.6 billion investment to rebuild the country's oil and gas industry.
(2021-05-11). Even Partial COVID-19 Vaccination Protects Nursing Home Residents. jamanetwork.com A CDC analysis has shown that a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine protected medically vulnerable nursing home residents as well as it did general adult populations that were evaluated in other efficacy and effectiveness studies.
(2021-05-11). 3rd phase of clinical trial of Pasteur vaccine begins in Yazd. en.mehrnews.com YAZD, May 11 (MNA) — The third phase of clinical trial of Iran-Cuba jointly produced COVID-19 vaccine started in Yazd province by voluntary injection of the vaccine into some provincial officials.
(2021-05-11). Africa with Over 4.6 Million Cases Has World's Lowest Vaccination Rate. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch >Describing the COVID-19 situation in the continent, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's regional director for Africa, termed it a race against time and the virus. Photo: By Jude Morel, Seychelles News Agency Despite being the second-most populous continent on the globe — accounting for 17.21% of the world population — the vaccination rate in Africa…
(2021-05-11). ACURA Viewpoint: Sanctions and Forever Wars by Krishen Mehta. mronline.org 
The U.S. has sanctions against over 30 countries, close to one-third of the world's population. When the pandemic startedin early 2020, our Government tried to prevent Iran from buying respirator masks from overseas, and also thermal imaging equipment that could detect the virus in the lungs. | May 11, 2021…
(2021-05-11). Inside the April Jobs Report. counterpunch.org 
The April employment report was considerably weaker than had generally been expected, with the economy adding just 266,000 jobs. Furthermore, the prior two months numbers were revised down by 78,000. The unemployment rate edged up to 6.1 percent, but this was entirely due to more people entering the labor force. The employment-to-population ratio (EPOP) also
(2021-05-11). Will the United States finally decolonize Puerto Rico? mronline.org 
On April 14, 2021 the House Committee on Natural Resources held hearings on two competing bills to end Puerto Rico's colonial status. H.R.1522, the Puerto Rican State Admission Act and H.R.2070, the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act. | May 11, 2021…
(2021-05-11). La fragua de la nación cubana. globalizacion.ca En los dolorosos tiempos de la República neocolonial, cada 8 de mayo rendíamos tributo a Antonio Guiteras, víctima de una infame traición cuando intentaba embarcar hacia México desde el Morrillo para organizar en el país vecino un movimiento insurreccional destinado…
(2021-05-11). Exploring health care disparities in minority populations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In recognition of National Minority Health Month, a number of Mayo Clinic experts participated in a virtual Mayo Clinic media briefing to discuss health care disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority populations in the U.S. The experts addressed health education, early detection and control of disease complications. These are some of the topics discussed: …
(2021-05-11). Africa with over 4.6 million cases has world's lowest vaccination rate. peoplesdispatch.org Despite being the second-most populous continent on the globe — accounting for 17.21% of the world population — the vaccination rate in Africa is the lowest in the world, currently adding up to only 1% of the vaccines administered worldwide…
(2021-05-11). Modi pledges to "save India from lockdown"—not infection and death. wsws.org India, home to more than one-sixth of the world's population, is now engulfed by a health and social catastrophe that was both foreseeable and foreseen.
(2021-05-11). OPINION: The Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act Is a Legislative Proposal Shrouded in Mendacity. latinorebels.com Contrary to the arguments of some mainland elected officials of Puerto Rican descent, the Self-Determination Act confuses, complicates and delays approval of an honest self-determination process for Puerto Rico.
(2021-05-11). Air Defense Force to respond to enemy threat at highest level. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iran's Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said that Air Defense Force has the ability to respond to any enemy threat at the highest level.
(2021-05-11). European Union Foreign Ministers: Venezuela's New CNE a 'First Step'. orinocotribune.com The European Union's Foreign Affairs Ministers consider the new National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela appointed by Parliament as "one step among others" towards elections that the "international community" considers democratic. European former colonial powers usually consider themselves as the "international community." | "The National Council is one step among others that will have to come in order to be able to hold elections with democratic guarantees at the regional, local level, and of course, at the presidential level," said Arancha González Laya, Spain's Foreign Minister, summarizing "the sentiment…
