(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. | <...
(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…
(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…
(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.
(2021-10-11). Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Indigenous Peoples' Day Shared with Columbus Day Is a "Contradiction" democracynow.org 
President Biden has formally recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day as a federal holiday, following a growing movement to debunk the myth of Christopher Columbus as a beneficent discoverer and replace it with recognition that the arrival of Columbus in the Bahamas unleashed a brutal genocide that massacred tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. But the holiday will continue to be shared with Columbus Day, which many argue glorifies the nation's dark history of colonial genocide that killed millions of Native people. "It's just not appropriate to celebrate Columbus and Indigenous peoples on the same…
(2021-10-11). Brigada médica cubana recibe Premio a la Paz de los Pueblos. telesurtv.net Durante la pandemia de la Covid-19, más de 50 destacamentos médicos cubanos han colaborado en unos 40 países.
(2021-10-11). Anti-flu Vaccination Campaign Starts in Cuba. telesurenglish.net Cuba's pediatric population aged six years, 11 months and 29 days will receive as of Monday the anti-flu vaccination, aimed at preventing severe complications related to seasonal influenza in the Southern Hemisphere. | RELATED: | The group will receive two doses of the vaccine with a four-week interval between them in a campaign designed to last until December. | Pregnant women, regardless of pregnancy trimester, and asthmatic…
(2021-10-11). Tuesday 10/12: Rapid Response Call: Helping Afghan and Haitian Families Seeking Asylum. indybay.org Call to action on Zoom…
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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…
(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…
(2021-10-11). América Latina y el Caribe: Urge una auténtica política de Estado para la fauna y la flora. globalizacion.ca Los que hace miles de años llegaron de otras partes a poblar América, encontraron un territorio con una inmensa diversidad biológica. Supieron adaptarse a las nuevas condiciones naturales y utilizar esa riqueza. Cuna del maíz, en América comenzó a reducirse…