(2021-09-12). Sanctions Didn't Help Cubans, Iranians or Venezuelans. They Won't Help Afghans. zcomm.org Economic punishment is taking a brutal toll during the pandemic…
(2021-09-12). Science Saturday: Uterine microbe found to have disease-causing behavior in endometrial cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A tiny microbe thriving in the uterine microbiome — a population of bacteria, viruses, yeasts/fungi in and around the uterus— could be a contributing driver of endometrial cancer, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. "We have found that a microbe that is particularly associated with endometrial cancer is capable of pathogenic behavior, and is stimulated by one of the main risk factors for the disease — estrogen exposure," explains Marina Walther-Antonio, Ph.D., a researcher within the Mayo…
(2021-09-11). Venezuela Hits Out at Colombia's 'Flagrant Theft' of Petrochemical Corporation Monómeros. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government has demanded the return of the Colombia-based agrochemical producer.
(2021-09-11). [World Report] Earthquake compounds Haiti's health challenges. thelancet.com Thousands of Haitians—many mistrustful of international non-governmental organisations—are lacking food, water, shelter, and health care. Joe Parkin Daniels reports from Les Cayes, Haiti.
(2021-09-11). Haiti: PM Ariel Henry To Testify on Moise's Assassination. telesurenglish.net The Port-au-Prince Prosecutor's Office summoned Prime Minister Ariel Henry to testify as part of the ongoing investigations into the assassination of Haiti's ex-President Jovenel MoàØse on July 7. | RELATED: | The Prosecutor's Office found that the Prime Minister had on the day of the events a three-minute phone conversation with Joseph Felix Badio, who is a suspect in MoàØse's assassination. | Accordin…
(2021-09-11). How the U.S. came to dominate Haiti: Part I — Dark Finance. mronline.org 
The early history of U.S. imperial banking and the internationalization of Wall Street began alongside the project of U.S. colonial expansion at the turn of the 19th century and ended amid the financial and economic crises of the 1930s.
(2021-09-11). [Correspondence] Gender equity, caregiving, and the 1-2-3-child policy in China — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Xiaoxiao Kwete and colleagues note the challenge of population ageing and low fertility that is happening not only in China but also in many other countries. With increasing longevity and a relaxing population policy, young couples are shouldering a growing burden of caregiving for their older family members and children. This burden is the main reason for the decreased fertility desire among young Chinese couples. Additionally, increased independence and more opportunities have empowered women to pursue their personal development, which inevitably results in a low fertility rate and…
(2021-09-11). What is Behind Capture of 'El Pollo' Carvajal in Spain? orinocotribune.com Retired Venezuelan military officer Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal was captured in Spain by security forces after remaining in hiding since 2019. Carvajal is a fugitive from the controversial United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and a request for his extradition has been issued by Washington, DC. | Carvajal, who defected from the ranks of Chavismo in 2017, is singled out for drug trafficking crimes, and is on a list of Venezuelan officials that the White House has been watching for several years, arguing that he possesses "key information" that allegedly would serve to remove President Nicolás Maduro fr…
(2021-09-11). Bolivarianism & Marxism: Commitment to the Impossible in Defense of Utopia. orinocotribune.com 
By Jesús Santrich, W. T. Whitney, Jr. — Sep 7, 2021 | Translator's introduction | Colombian troops killed Jesús Santrich in Venezuela on May 17, 2021. Santrich was a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and spokesperson for the FARC's negotiating team during peace talks with the Colombian government that ended in 2016. In this essay from March of 2009, Santrich as political theoretician explores the interrelations of Marxist and Bolivarian thought and the effects on both of utopian longings, political feasibilities, and the reach of history. | This English language version of Santrich'
(2021-09-11). Venezuela: How a Children's Cardiology Hospital Carried Out Over 300 Free Operations in the Midst of the Blockade and the Pandemic. orinocotribune.com 
The last few years have been a challenge for the functioning of the hospital, which has had to overcome great obstacles to acquire necessary supplies due to the coercive measures, and which has seen its staff reduced to half. | Yanira holds her seven-month-old baby, who is recovering from a cardiac operation at the Gilberto Rodríguez Ochoa Latin American Children's Cardiological Hospital, in Caracas, while explaining the procedures the child has undergone. The little boy, who smiles constantly, is just one of the 305 children who have been treated at this health center so far this year, in the midst of the pan…
(2021-09-11). Venezuela Concludes the Audit Process on Voting Machines. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) Friday concluded the revision of voting machines, which will be used in the Nov. 21 subnational elections. | RELATED: | The review was carried out with the presence of representatives from 15 political organizations contesting the elections. | Members from the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America (Ceela), which will observe the electoral process, also participated in th…
(2021-09-11). 21N: Political Parties Choose Electoral Ballot Spots. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, September 9, representatives from the different coalitions and political parties that will contend in the November 21 regional and municipal elections of Venezuela chose the spot that each will occupy on the electoral ballot. | As established by the Organic Law of Electoral Processes, the 37 political parties that registered candidates for the upcoming elections are able to choose their spot on the ballot. | This took place during a protocolary event conducted by the National Electoral Board of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE), in which representatives of the Latin American Council of…
(2021-09-11). Rusia reitera apoyo a mesa de diálogo político en Venezuela. telesurtv.net La vocera de la cancillería rusa María Zajarova afirmó que "solo los propios venezolanos pueden determinar su destino".
(2021-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup. The Imposition of a Neoliberal Agenda. globalresearch.ca In early 1970s, in a note to the CIA, Henry Kissinger recommended "Make the economy scream." The same concept has been applied to Venezuela, with advanced techniques of financial warfare.