Daily Archives: June 8, 2023

2023-06-08: News Headlines

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-06-08). Presidente iraní realizará gira por Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba. telesurtv.net Se trata del primer viaje de Raisí a Latinoamérica desde que tomó posesión del cargo en agosto de 2021.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-06-08). Rusia ratifica interés en ampliar colaboración con Cuba. telesurtv.net Moscú participa en proyectos en el sector petrolífero y metalúrgico. Comercio bilateral crece nueve veces en lo que va de 2023.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-07). Call in Chile to extend a hand of solidarity to Cuba. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Chilean internationalists, Cuban residents, solidarity members and friends of the Revolution are participating in a campaign to support Cuba on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Cuartel Moncada.


Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-07). Santiago de Cuba: women playwrights make a difference. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Women playwrights, directors and actresses from several countries give life here to the IX International Festival The Writing of the Difference which will last until Sunday 11.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-06-07). Cuban authorities register 24 new Covid-19 cases. plenglish.com According to the closing report of June 6 at midnight, 34 medical discharges were granted and the number of recoveries reached 1,105,709. | Since the onset of the pandemic, in March 2020, there have been 1,114,407 Covid-19 cases. | The authorities detail that there are 109 Covid-19 patients across the country, while the number of deaths remains at 8,530. | A 90.8 percent of the Cuban population is fully vaccinated, whereas 8,745,159 people have booster doses.

Duane Stilwell, Black Agenda Report. (2023-06-07). Cuba: Defeat The Blockade Without Waiting For It To Be Lifted. popularresistance.org Havana, Cuba — Over 1,300 delegates from 58 countries, representing 271 organizations, congregated here on May 2 to celebrate the "International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba and Anti-Imperialism — 200 Years After the Monroe Doctrine. | "The conference at the Palacio de Convenciones was the closing event in a series of gatherings that, beginning on April 25, brought union activists and other friends of Cuba from outside the island together with workers and other Cuban citizens. | The goal was to acquaint international visitors with the growing systemic difficulties faced by the Cuban people due to t…


Ju-Hyun Park (2023-06-07). US activists are campaigning to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List. therealnews.com To most countries, particularly fellow nations in the Global South, Cuba is a sovereign nation recognized for its leadership in healthcare, diplomacy, and human development. The US government, however, has a different, and quite unique, view: Officially, Cuba is categorized as a "State Sponsor of Terrorism." | Only four countries on earth are currently designated by the US as State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSTs): Iran, Syria, Cuba, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. | NNOC plans to follow up with an action in Washington, DC, on June 25, and are calling on supporters to join a rally in front of the Wh…

teleSUR (2023-06-07). Iranian President to Travel to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. telesurenglish.net Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel next week to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba to strengthen relations with these Latin American countries. | RELATED: | Accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, Raisi will leave Tehran on Sunday. His trip aims to promote economic, political and scientific cooperation. He is also expected to meet with local businessmen and activists. | This will be Raisí's first trip to Latin America since he took office in August 20…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-06-07). Scientific importance of Agrosciences 2023 highlighted. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The opportunity to unify different personalities and specialties at the Fifth International Congress of Agricultural Sciences (Agrociencias 2023) is of great scientific value, highlighted the speaker from Mexico Marisol Taja.

Ju-Hyun Park (2023-06-07). US activists are campaigning to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List. therealnews.com To most countries, particularly fellow nations in the Global South, Cuba is a sovereign nation recognized for its leadership in healthcare, diplomacy, and human development. The US government, however, has a different, and quite unique, view: Officially, Cuba is categorized as a "State Sponsor of Terrorism." | Only four countries on earth are currently designated by the US as State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSTs): Iran, Syria, Cuba, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. | NNOC plans to follow up with an action in Washington, DC, on June 25, and are calling on supporters to join a rally in front of the Wh…

teleSUR (2023-06-07). Iranian President to Travel to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. telesurenglish.net Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel next week to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba to strengthen relations with these Latin American countries. | RELATED: | Accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, Raisi will leave Tehran on Sunday. His trip aims to promote economic, political and scientific cooperation. He is also expected to meet with local businessmen and activists. | This will be Raisí's first trip to Latin America since he took office in August 20…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-06-07). Scientific importance of Agrosciences 2023 highlighted. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The opportunity to unify different personalities and specialties at the Fifth International Congress of Agricultural Sciences (Agrociencias 2023) is of great scientific value, highlighted the speaker from Mexico Marisol Taja.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-06-07). Silvio Rodríguez closed the Isla Verde festival with pure music. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez closed the First Isla Verde Caribbean Film and Environment Festival, a concert that still resounds on the southern Isla de la Juventud.

teleSUR odr (2023-06-07). Cuba envía condolencias a Haití tras terremoto. telesurtv.net El sismo se registró a las 05H11 (hora local) con una magnitud de 4,9.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-06-07). Cuba y Rusia fortalecen cooperación científica y educativa. telesurtv.net La llegada del primer ministro cubano fue antecedida por la visita de los ministros de Eduación y Eduación Superior, quienes firmaron acuerdos bilaterales con Moscú.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-07). Nancy Morejón at Cuban Film Festival in France. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop) announced on Wednesday that renowned Cuban poet Nancy Morejón accepted to be the godmother of the first Cuban Film Festival to take place in the Vitry-sur-Seine commune in the Paris region.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-07). Belgian parliamentarians recognize Cuba's resistance to the blockade. plenglish.com Brussels, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The members of the Belgian House of Representatives André Flahaut and Raoul Hedebouw praised Cuba's resistance and rejected the blockade imposed by the United States.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-07). Cambodia supports Cuba's presidency in G-77 + China. plenglish.com Phnom Penh, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, Chum Sounry, reiterated the Kingdom's support for the Cuban presidency of the Group of 77 + China.

submedia.tv (2023-06-07). System Fail #22: Bwa Kale Movement in Haiti. itsgoingdown.org subMedia.Tv returns with a new episode of System Fail, featuring a look at the rise Bwa Kale movement in Haiti. This episode of System Fail highlights the tensions between Indigenous communities and the settler colonial state in Brazil. The lower house of Brazil's congress passed a bill, PL 490, which aims to open up Indigenous…

Danny Shaw, Truthout. (2023-06-07). US Considers Reoccupying Haiti. popularresistance.org The United States government is spearheading an effort to reinvade and reoccupy Haiti. On May 4, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, led the latest diplomatic anti-Haitian assault traveling to Brasilia to try to convince the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to again lead the "multilateral effort." | Bogged down in a proxy war in Ukraine to the tune of $113 billion, the Biden administration has been searching for a Caribbean Community and Common Market nation or another ally to deputize to carry out the unpopular mission. Under the guise of humanitarianism, and as a potential…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-06-07). Elevan a 51 cifra de muertos por las lluvias en Haití. telesurtv.net El paso de las lluvias ha dejado hasta el momento18 desaparecidos y 140 heridos.

Staff (2023-06-07). Headlines for June 7, 2023. democracynow.org Air Quality Alerts Issued as Thick Smoke Blankets Large Swaths of U.S. and Canada, Heat Waves Stifle Puerto Rico, South Asia; Bangladesh Closes Schools Amid Ongoing Power Cuts, Arctic Summers Could Be Ice-Free by Next Decade, Activists Shut Down Manchin Talk at D.C. Event over Climate Destruction, Mountain Valley Pipeline, Ukraine Dam Collapse Wreaks Havoc Along Dnipro River as Thousands Forced to Evacuate, Mexico's AMLO Claims Major Win After His Party Clinches Mexico's Governorship, Fresh Protests Take Over French Streets in Hopes of Reviving Campaign Against Retirement Reform, Blinken Tightens Ties…

teleSUR, MER (2023-06-08). Presidente venezolano: estamos tejiendo alianzas estratégicas con las nuevas potencias del mundo. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que hay un mundo con nuevas potencias emergiendo y allí van Brasil, Türkiye y Arabia Saudita.

Francisco Dominguez (2023-06-07). Brasilia Summit: Lula and Maduro Reboot Regional Integration. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez — Jun 4, 2023 | In a blow to US hegemony, the revival of Unasur at a summit of 13 Latin American leaders demonstrates the region's shift back to the left and the rehabilitation of Venezuela. | Brazil's President Lula invited all 13 presidents from South America to a summit on May 30 aimed at developing a collective and "common vision and relaunching decisive actions for sustainable development, peace and the well-being of our peoples." | Lula presented 10 proposals to bring about the region's rapprochement — a consensual approach to economic, social and cultural issues. | Peru's…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-07). Colombia's opposition and right-wing media intensifies destabilization campaign against Gustavo Petro government. peoplesdispatch.org Following a scandal involving the former chief of staff Laura Sarabia and former ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti, Colombia's right-wing forces have increased attacks against the Petro government. Trade unions and progressive sectors are rallying to the defense of the government…

Salim Lamrani (2023-06-07). Chile's President Gabriel Boric, Venezuela and the Question of Human Rights. globalresearch.ca

Salim Lamrani (2023-06-07). Argentina's President Gabriel Boric, Venezuela and the Question of Human Rights. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-06-07). Venezuela y Arabia Saudita realizarán segunda Comisión Mixta. telesurtv.net El intercambio se realizará en la capital del país árabe, Riad, y se ha delineado un plan de trabajo para unir aún más a ambos pueblos".

teleSUR, MER (2023-06-07). Presidente venezolano destaca éxito de agenda de trabajo internacional. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano aseveró que siguen firmes en la unión y cooperación del nuevo mundo.

City of Sunnyvale (2023-06-08). Saturday 6/24: EV Ride and Drive. indybay.org Baylands Park, 999 E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089…

teleSUR, nama, YSM (2023-06-08). Mantienen 15 regiones dominicanas en alerta por vaguada. telesurtv.net El COE recomienda a las personas abstenerse de cruzar ríos, arroyos y cañadas con alto volúmenes de agua.

teleSUR, MER (2023-06-07). Sigue alerta amarilla en seis provincias dominicanas por vaguada. telesurtv.net El COE precisó que las provincias en alerta amarilla son: Valverde, Santiago Rodríguez, Dajabón, Puerto Plata, Monte Cristi y Santiago.

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