(2024-01-19). Republican Kicks Barbara Lee Out of Hearing on Cuba Over Pro-Diplomacy Views. truthout.org While making a show of decrying dictators on Thursday, a Republican House member kicked progressive Rep. Barbara Lee (D-California) out of a subcommittee hearing over her calls for diplomacy and normalizing relations with Cuba, spurring criticism over the Republican participating in the same anti-democratic behaviors she was supposedly denouncing. Lee posted a video on social media of her being… |
(2024-01-19). Cuban researchers test black soldier fly's benefits. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban researchers are testing for the first time in Cuba the benefits of the black soldier fly, a biological controller of the common fly and an ally to reduce agricultural waste.
(2024-01-19). Vicepresidente de Cuba se reúne con presidente de Uganda. telesurtv.net Este viernes el vicepresidente Valdés Mesa estará presente en la inauguración de la XIX Cumbre del Movimiento de Países No Alineados.
(2024-01-19). Headlines for January 19, 2024. democracynow.org Mexico and Chile Call on ICC to Investigate Israel's Assault on Gaza as Death Toll Nears 25,000, Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian Statehood, Says Israel Must Control Region from the River to the Sea, Biden Says U.S. Will Continue to Bomb Yemen Even Though Strikes Have Not Stopped Houthi Attacks, Congress Sends Stop-Gap Spending Bill to Pres. Biden's Desk, DOJ Report Details "Cascading Failures" in Response to 2022 Uvalde Massacre, Trump Claims Presidents "Must Have Full Immunity," Calls on SCOTUS to Absolve His Legal Woes, Haitian Gangs Besiege Port-au-Prince Neighborhood as Viole…
(2024-01-19). Concerns Grow Over Global Cholera Trends. scheerpost.com 
Cholera patients are treated at a center operated by USAID/OFDA grantee Partners in Health in Mirebalais, Haiti, on Jan. 26, 2011. Photo from Wikimedia by Kendra Helmer/USAID. | By Peoples Health Dispatch / Countries in eastern and southern Africa are bearing the brunt of the ongoing global cholera resurgence. In 2023, these countries accounted for 75% of the fatalities and one-third of the c…
(2024-01-19). Venezuelan President Orders Activation of Special Plan for Defense of the Homeland. telesurenglish.net "Venezuelan military, maximum vigilance, maximum union and let's be prepared for any aggression against the Venezuelan Homeland." | The President ordered the entire military high command to immediately activate the civic-military plan "Plan Furia Bolivariana" in the national territory with the purpose of responding to any aggression and coup action. Jan. 18, 2024.
(2024-01-19). Thousands of Deaths in Venezuela as Result of CITGO's Robbery. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan deputy minister for anti-blockade policies, Willian Castillo, made a series of statements regarding the actions taken by the local far-right opposition, following Washington's directions to make the Venezuelan economy "scream" in order to unsuccessfully oust Chavismo from power. The senior official informed that the robbery of CITGO has caused thousands of deaths. | "The country would not understand that justice is not applied after this brazen, criminal robbery, which caused thousands of deaths in Venezuela," Castillo stated this Wednesday, 17 January, during an interview by Venezolana de Televisi…
(2024-01-19). Venezuela's National Assembly to Investigate 400 People for $70 Million CITGO Theft. orinocotribune.com In Venezuela's National Assembly ordinary session this Tuesday, a special commission was installed to investigate the opposition parties that participated in the dispossession of CITGO. This instance is headed by the first vice president of parliament, Pedro Infante, and seeks to determine who was responsible for stealing $70 million from CITGO. | Infante pointed out this Tuesday, January 16, that at least 400 people would be investigated for events related to what he described as the largest robbery that has been perpetrated against the nation. | The Domain Forfeiture Law will be applied to those responsible, wh…
(2024-01-19). President Maduro: We Have to Preserve Peace, Not Fall For Provocations. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, urged the people to be attentive and not to fall into the provocations of the extreme right in order to preserve peace. "Nobody should be complacent, we are at peace but we must take care to preserve it," he said. | "The plan of the extreme right is to start a violent coup, they have no other plan," President Maduro said on Thursday, January 18, referring to the
(2024-01-19). Gobierno venezolano se enfoca en consolidar el ingreso de los trabajadores. telesurtv.net El mandatario destacó que el sector obrero constituye "el puntal de los procesos de recuperación económica".
(2024-01-19). Venezuela recibe selecciones para el torneo preolímpico de fútbol. telesurtv.net El ministro del Deporte de Venezuela, Mervin Maldonado aseguró que a está todo listo para empezar el torneo de fútbol.
(2024-01-19). Venezuela y Tanzania refuerzan lazos de cooperación. telesurtv.net Este encuentro formó parte de la agenda de ambos funcionarios en el marco del Movimiento de Países No Alineados (Mnoal), con sede en Uganda.
(2024-01-19). Presidente Maduro denuncia a la CIA y la DEA por preparar actos desestabilizadores contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado anunció la puesta en marcha del Plan Furia Bolivariana y convocó a la máxima movilización popular.