(2021-08-22). Colombia's Duque to Grant Refuge to Afghans Heading to the United States: But the Problem is Venezuela With Imaginary Al-Qaeda Terrorists. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 21, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, confirmed this Friday, August 20, that his country will provide temporary refuge to Afghans who flee their country while they make "a registration" for their "migratory transfer" to the United States, where they would finally settle. | "Colombia joins the allied countries that are going to offer support to the United States for those nationals of Afghanistan who have helped them for years and who are in the process of making a registration, a migratory transfer to that country; so they will be in Colombia temporarily," Duqu…
(2021-08-22). Latin American Socialism And The Fight Against COVID-19. popularresistance.org Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have made significant strides in protecting their people and defending their socialist projects, even as they face a series of interventions orchestrated by Washington, ranging from long-running economic blockades to media campaigns and even military operations. The resilience of Latin American socialist societies and institutions in this context of COVID-19 and U.S. intervention merits significant attention.
(2021-08-22). Elliott Abrams: If Opposition Decides to Reform or Eliminate 'Interim Government,' We Must Support It. orinocotribune.com The alleged "interim government" of Juan Guaidó is becoming more and more lonely in its abstentionist stand. The "special envoy" of the United States for Venezuela during Donald Trump's administration, Elliott Abrams, stressed that the US government should support the Venezuelan opposition if it decides to participate in the regional elections on November 21. | "If the democratic forces in Venezuela decide to participate in the elections, we [the United States] must support them and vigorously organize international pressure to force Maduro to fulfill the promises he has made on electoral conditions," Abrams said…
(2021-08-22). Venezuela mantiene en 96% la tasa de recuperados de la Covid-19. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta venezolana señaló que en las últimas 24 horas se detectaron 1.116 nuevos casos de la Covid-19.
(2021-08-21). Keep The US Embassy In Kabul Open. popularresistance.org I was on the small U.S. Department of State team that reopened the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in December 2001 and strongly feel that if the U.S. really cares for the people of Afghanistan, it should keep the U.S. Embassy open. | History reveals that generally when U.S. military strategies don't work such as in Cuba (1959), Viet Nam (1975), Nicaragua (1979 and 2018), Iran (1979) and North Korea (1953), the U.S. closes embassies and wrecks havoc through brutal sanctions on the economies of the countries to have some sort of soul-soothing revenge for the politicians that put the U.S. in conflict with the countries. | I'
(2021-08-21). World mobilises against the U.S. on Cuba—including China. mronline.org 
Cuba is a small country. But because it became in 1959 the first country in the Western hemisphere to thoroughly break with U.S. domination, and embark on a path of national independence, events concerning Cuba have a geopolitical significance many times greater than its size. Present events show that this continues to be the case.
(2021-08-21). Cuba agradece solidaridad de la Unión Económica Euroasiática. telesurtv.net En su estatus de estado observador Cuba destacó las donaciones y el respaldo mostrado por los países del bloque.
(2021-08-21). Biden Continues Hardline Cuba Policy. news.antiwar.com The US announced new sanctions on Cuban officials on Thursday as the Biden administration Thursday's sanctions marked the fourth round since anti-government protests took place in the country in July. The sanctions Considering Cuba has been under a US trade embargo for over…
(2021-08-21). Cecmed autoriza uso de dos vacunas cubanas más contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net La autoridad regulatoria cubana aprobó las vacunas anticovid de la serie Soberana y se suman tres a las aportadas por Cuba.
(2021-08-21). Venezuela Relinquishes Stake in Dominican Refinery, Reclaims Debt. venezuelanalysis.com PDVSA partnered with Refidomsa in 2010 under former President Chávez as part of the PetroCaribe integration project.
(2021-08-21). Juan Guaidó's Four Defeats that Took Him to Dialogue in Mexico. orinocotribune.com Juan Guaidó's successive defeats have forced him to change course. The media and diplomatic support he got in 2019 undoubtedly positioned his image internationally. This allowed Guaidó to arrive at the negotiation table in Mexico with a challenging attitude; although, concretely speaking, he was unable to exercise the power that was supposedly bestowed upon to him. | In this regard, the failures of the previous dialogues in Norway and Dominican Republic, far from putting extra pressure on the Nicolás Maduro government, weakened, instead, the agency of the self-proclaimed "interim president" of Venezuela. So far,…
(2021-08-21). Climate change and hunger in Madagascar: a UN Resident Coordinator blog. news.un.org In the south of Madagascar, known as the Grand Sud, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from one of the worst droughts in the region in 40 years, the most senior UN official in the country has said, warning that the population is facing a severe humanitarian crisis.
(2021-08-21). The "Secret Agenda" of the So-called Elite and the COVID mRNA Vaccine. "Reducing World Population"? globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. Important and timely article, first published on April 10, 2020 | "The International" is …
(2021-08-21). [Correspondence] Revisiting the evidence for physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection. thelancet.com Derek Chu and colleagues reported that face mask wearing in hospitals and health-care settings reduces risk of respiratory infection.1 Surprisingly, this recommendation was extended to the general population. Summary estimates were calculated using results of three severe acute respiratory syndrome studies, of which only two yielded statistically significant results. The first study was done in households, a situation that is similar to a health-care setting.2 The second was a case-control study in the general population where infected and uninfected individuals were asked via telephone interviews whether they ha…
(2021-08-21). Ambassador Alex Saab Letter to the Venezuelan People: "No Retreat, No Surrender" orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Special Envoy to Iran, Alex Saab, reiterated his call for justice, through a letter received through his lawyers, one day before the case is to be heard again in the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde on August 13. | NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER! | My fellow Venezuelans; | Today, one day before the hearing before the Constitutional Court which I was not allowed to attend, it is 427 days since I was kidnapped in the Republic of Cape Verde under direct instructions from the United States. | At that time I was as a Special Envoy at the service of the State, ever since April 2018, always on special peacefu…
(2021-08-21). Who is Félix Plasencia, Venezuela's New Foreign Minister? orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 19, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced changes in five ministries of his cabinet, after several members of the Executive were elected to be candidates for the regional elections scheduled for November 21. | Among the changes that Maduro made, one of the most significant was…
(2021-08-21). Revealed: Juan Guaidó Used Millions of Looted Dollars to Asset Strip Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By John McEvoy — Aug 20, 2021 | On 3 August, The Canary In an effort to access roughly US$2bn of Venezuelan gold held in the Bank of England, it was