Daily Archives: October 12, 2023

2023-10-12: News Headlines

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-11). Carlos Acosta announces new tour of UK and US. plenglish.com London, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Renowned Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta and Norwich Theater will make the 2024 On Before tour of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-11). Cuban Museum of Fine Arts to exhibit posters dedicated to Che Guevara. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The Havana-based National Museum of Fine Arts will inaugurate the exhibition "You are Everywhere: 11 Posters Dedicated to Che" on October 12, the institution announced on social media.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-11). Cuba defending the South at the UN Human Rights Council. plenglish.com United Nations, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The re-election of Cuba as a member of the UN Human Rights Council opens new opportunities for the defense of the interests of the South within the organization.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-11). Cuba highlights recognition of the work done on human rights issues. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba considers the broad support it gained as an international recognition of the work it has done in human rights, which allowed it to join the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-11). Venezuelan Chancellor praises election of Cuba to the HRC of the UN. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, considered the election of Cuba as a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations to be good news for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-11). Netanyahu's "False Flag" is a "Copy and Paste": The Pentagon's Secret "Operation Northwoods"(1962) directed against Cuba. "Casualty Lists Would Cause a Helpful Wave of Indignation" globalresearch.ca Author's Introductory note | Early Saturday October 7, 2023, Hamas launched "Operation Al-Aqsa Storm". On that same day, Netanyahu confirmed a so-called "State of Readiness For War". A complete blockade on the Gaza Strip was initiated on October 9, 2023 …

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-10-11). Eligen a Cuba para integrar Consejo de Derechos Humanos de ONU. telesurtv.net La decisión fue tomada mediante voto secreto, directo e individual por 146 Estados miembros.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-11). Cuba and France boost university and academic cooperation (+Photo). plenglish.com Paris, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Higher Education Walter Baluja concluded a busy agenda in France on Wednesday to strengthen bilateral ties in the university and academic fields, and outlined the participation in various events.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-11). Culture of Spain's comics and visual arts under Cuba's spotlight. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The Cultural Week of Spain in Cuba, which will end tomorrow Thursday, invites you to enjoy an afternoon of comics and visual arts at the Vitrina de Valonia, located in Havana's Historic Center.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-11). Perceptible earthquake confirmed in central Cuba. plenglish.com Santa Clara, Cuba, Sep 11 ( Prensa Latina) A perceptible earthquake was reported on Tuesday in the south of central Villa Clara province, sources from the Meteorological Institute in this territory confirmed.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-11). Cuban cinema in China promotes culture and ties among peoples (+Photos). plenglish.com Beijing, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba opened an exhibition of national cinema in this capital on Wednesday, as part of the celebrations on Cuba's Culture Day, and to strengthen exchanges between the two countries.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-11). Exhibition about Cuba opens in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Argentine artists will display their work in this capital on Wednesday as part of a joint exhibition that reflects the ties between the two countries and peoples.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-11). French Film Festival begins in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The French Film Festival in Cuba begins at Yara movie theater in this capital on Wednesday with the screening of the feature film "El tiempo de los secretos" (The Time of Secrets-2022) directed by Christophe Barratier.

FP Staff (2023-10-12). Israel-Palestine War: Gaza hospitals 'risk turning into morgues,' warns Red Cross. firstpost.com Hospitals in Gaza are at risk of turning into morgues as continue to remain stripped of resources like electricity, water and food, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Thursday. | "As Gaza loses power, hospitals lose power, putting newborns in incubators and elderly patients on oxygen at risk," ICRC regional director for the Near and Middle East, Fabrizio Carboni, said in a statement. | Gaza is reeling under a humanitarian crisis, with over 38,934 Palestinians being displaced in the region according to the United Nations. | Meanwhile, the head of the Gaza power authority told CNN that it…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-10-12). Cuban delegation attends TTG Travel Experience 2023 in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) A large Cuban delegation is participating in the 60th edition of TTG Travel Experience 2023, which opened on Wednesday, until October 13, in the city of Rimini, in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-10-11). Belize celebrates ceremony for the start of Cuba's Independence Day. plenglish.com Belmopan, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The diplomatic mission of Cuba in Belize conmemorated the 155th anniversary of the beginning of the independence of the island and the day of the national culture with a political celebration, the legation reported Wednesday.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-10-11). Cuba beats Türkiye, remains undefeated in Junior Baseball World Cup5. plenglish.com Ankara, Türkiye, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) With its victory today over the host team in a pair of sets (6-4 and 10-0), Cuba maintained its undefeated record and leadership of its qualifying group in the first World Junior Baseball Cup5.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-10-11). Unicef promotes girls' rights and leadership in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) On the International Day of the Girl Child, the Cuban office of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) today promoted the right of girls to learn, dream, grow, succeed and prosper.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-11). Netanyahu's "False Flag" Is a "Copy and Paste": The Pentagon's Secret "Operation Northwoods"(1962) Directed Against Cuba. "Casualty Lists Would Cause a Helpful Wave of Indignation" globalresearch.ca

mforinoco (2023-10-12). Kenyan Court prevents police deployment to Haiti. orinocotribune.com

Julio Adamor, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-10-11). Haiti Is The Victim Of Orchestrated Chaos. popularresistance.org Haiti was once self-sufficient in grain production. In the early 1970s, it produced almost 100% of what it needed. Five decades later, the country buys 82% of the rice its population consumes from the United States. The causes are the structural adjustment policies imposed on the country, which encourage imports and prevent the state from financing the peasant economy. Among the consequences is unemployment, which today affects 70% of the population. | This is the assessment of Haitian scholar Camille Chalmers, leader of the Rasin Kan Pèp la (Socialist Regroupment for a New National Initiative) party. According t…

teleSUR, lfb, JCM (2023-10-12). Haití se niega a abrir su frontera con República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Las autoridades haitianas que primero se mostraron de acuerdo a la apertura, más tarde informaron que no abrirían las puertas.

teleSUR (2023-10-11). Haiti Refuses to Open Its Border With Dominican Republic. telesurenglish.net Haitian authorities on Wednesday refused to reopen their side of the border with the Dominican Republic for commercial activities as planned. | RELATED: | Haitian authorities decided to keep their border closed after previously agreeing to reopen it. They thus make it impossible for their citizens to enter Dominican territory. | Elio Uceta, of the General Directorate of Migration, met with Haitian authorities to inf…

Chris Gilbert (2023-10-12). Venezuelan Migrants: Survivors from a Passenger Ship That You Sunk. counterpunch.org The empire throws the stone but hides its hand, and the obedient mass media (The New York Times included) follows suit by telling only of the reactions provoked by repeated imperial stonings. Two million Palestinians have been made hostage in the world's largest open-air prison for decades, where they are subjected to repeated attacks and humiliations. Then, lo

sputnikglobe (2023-10-11). Report: US, Venezuela in Talks to Ease Oil Sanctions. sputnikglobe.com Amid high gas prices, the Biden administration is offering sanctions relief to spur oil production in the South American country in exchange for electoral reforms.

Staff (2023-10-11). President Maduro Condemns 'Coyote Network' Linked to Opposition Leadership. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned a "network of coyotes" promoting the illegal migration of Venezuelans to the United States. Behind the network are Venezuelan opposition politicians such as David Smolansky, Carlos Vecchio, Leopoldo López, and Juan Guiado, using social media platforms such as TikTok. | "That perverse quartet, fugitives from Venezuelan justice, is behind the coyote networks, and they enrich themselves" with it. "They have deceived thousands of Venezuelans into going to different destinations in South America. Now they take them in the worst conditions, charging them thousa…

Staff (2023-10-11). President Maduro Condemns Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. orinocotribune.com This Monday, President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza strip. | "The Secretary-General of the United Nations issued a statement, which we read carefully, as a warning and alert about the genocide that has begun against the Palestinian people in Gaza," said President Maduro. "We have witnessed in the past massacres and brutal atrocities against the Palestinian people." He pointed out that the current situation is a "new apartheid system" against Palestinians. | President Maduro recalled that the UN in 1967 voted on the establishment of a two-states solution,…

Staff (2023-10-11). Venezuela: Opposition Deputy Suspended for Falsely Claiming to Represent Parliament on Israel. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The president of the National Assembly, deputy…

Staff (2023-10-11). Venezuela's Vehicle Sales Increase in 2023, Still Far Below Pre-Sanctions Levels. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Automotive Chamber (Cavenez) reported that in the first three quarters of the year, 5,019 new vehicles have been sold, one of the highest figures since 2020. | According to Banca y Negocios, an outlet specialized in financial matters, "390 [vehicles were sold] in January, 414 in February, 491 in March, 459 in April, 713 in May, 596 in June, 642 in July, 569 cars in August, and 655 in September." | The Chamber's perspective is that the fi…

TASS (2023-10-11). US ready to ease sanctions on Venezuela in response democratic reforms — State Dept. tass.com According to a US Department of State spokesperson, Washington "continues to urge representatives of [Venezuelan President] Nicolas Maduro and the [opposition] Unitary Platform to reach a comprehensive, durable solution by returning to the dialogue process in Mexico City."

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-11). Venezuela presenta Informe ante Comité de Derechos Humanos de la ONU. telesurtv.net En Venezuela el respeto a la vida es inviolable por lo que el Estado es garante que ningún organismo policial o militar aplique la pena de muerte, aseguró el canciller Yván Gil.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-12). Venezuela: 51% of Venezuelans would vote for Maduro in elections. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Data released by the agency Hinterlaces revealed that 51 percent of Venezuelans think that if the elections were held today, President Nicolás Maduro would be reelected.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-12). Venezuela rechaza genocidio contra Palestina y bloqueos de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez reitera llamado al cese al fuego contra el pueblo de Palestina y aboga por la paz.

teleSUR, MER (2023-10-12). Venezuela: medidas coercitivas cercenan derecho a la identidad. telesurtv.net El ministro para Relaciones Exteriores también ha denunciado las más de 930 medidas coercitivas emitidas por Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) contra Venezuela.

teleSUR (2023-10-11). Venezuelan Vice President to Attend Energy Forum in Russia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in Moscow, Russia to participate in the 6th Energy Week 2023 International Forum. | RELATED: | Upon her arrival in the Russian capital, she was received by the Venezuelan ambassador to Russia Jesus Salazar and by authorities of the Eurasian nation. | "The Russian Energy Week is of vital importance to address issues of global energy balance and cooperation. Venezuela has i…

teleSUR (2023-10-11). Venezuelans Unite in the Face of US Blockade – Vice President. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said Wednesday from Moscow that the challenges of the blockade imposed by the U.S. against Venezuela have brought about a productive national union to overcome its effects. | RELATED: | In statements to state-run Venezolana de Televisión, Rodríguez said that in the face of the U.S. blockade, the union among Venezuelans has shown that it is possible to persevere, move forward and o…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-10-11). Colombia's prosecution targets notorious Caribbean crime family. colombiareports.com A judge ordered the arrest of the matriarch of one of Colombia's most politically powerful crime families. Less than 24 hours after the judge ordered the arrest of the Gnecco…

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