(2021-10-06). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations. "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…
(2021-10-06). Forbes Reveals Why the US Government Is Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. counterpunch.org Alex Saab is "the key that unlocks the Venezuelan monetary mystery—that is, how a country facing sanctions from the US, the UK and the European Union—is still able to export things like gold and oil…and really the only man who can actually explain how the country [Venezuela] survives today," according to Forbes. The US would
(2021-10-06). Venezuelan Socialists Start Pre-Campaign for November Elections. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro summoned the militants of the Great Simon Bolivar Patriotic Pole (GPPSB) to start a pre-campaign day on Thursday and get ready for the sub-national elections that will take place on November 21. | RELATED: | "On Oct. 7, when we remember nine years of the 2012 victory of Commander Hugo Chavez, we will start a GPPSB mobilization day in our country's 335 municipalities and 23 states,"
(2021-10-06). Venezuela's CNE Approves International Observation Exceptions For 21N Mega-Elections & Meets with Carter Center. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan electoral authorities, through a resolution approved unanimously, decided to exceptionally admit and regulate the presence of foreign institutions and organizations qualifying as International Observers for the upcoming regional and municipal elections, scheduled for November 21. | The resolution confirms that the foreign institutions and organizations that accept the invitation by the CNE must adhere to the constitutional and legal principles that govern the Venezuelan legal system of elections, which are: respect for the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; not to interfere in the aff…
(2021-10-05). Pandora Papers: Massive Leak Exposes How Elite Shield Their Wealth & Avoid Taxes in Colonial Legacy. democracynow.org 
The Pandora Papers, described as "the world's largest-ever journalistic collaboration," have revealed the secret financial dealings of the world's richest and most powerful people. "We've uncovered a system that benefits a few at the expense of the many," says Ben Hallman, senior editor at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, who details some of the project's main revelations so far. We also speak with Vanessa Ogle, professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley and an expert on tax havens, who says the growth of tax havens like the Bahamas and Switzerland is directly linke…
(2021-10-05). Pandora files link 14 latam presidents to offshore activities. mronline.org 
Chile's President Sebastian Piñera, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso, and Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader are the active top politician implicated in the leak.
(2021-10-05). Mandatarios implicados por Papeles de Pandora niegan versión. telesurtv.net En Latinoamérica destacan los mandatarios en funciones de Ecuador, Chile y República Dominicana.
(2021-10-05). Headlines for October 5, 2021. democracynow.org Hollywood Crew Workers Vote to Authorize Strike, Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen to Urge Congress to Take Action, Johnson & Johnson Seeks FDA OK for Booster Shot, New York Healthcare Provider Fires 1,400 for Refusing to Get Vaccinated, Biden Accuses GOP of Playing "Russian Roulette" with U.S. Economy, Activists Confront Sen. Sinema in Arizona Bathroom, State Department Lawyer Blasts Biden for "Inhumane" Expulsions of Haitians, California Declares State of Emergency After Offshore Oil Pipeline Spill, Biden Administration to Open Up 80 Millions of Acres for Drilling in Gulf of Mexico, Report: 14% of World's C…
(2021-10-05). Private Facebook Group that Organized the July Protests in Cuba Plans Bigger Ones Soon. libya360.wordpress.com Alan Macleod HAVANA —After gaining access to their private Facebook group, MintPress can reveal that the people who sparked the July 11 protests in Cuba are planning similar actions for October and November. The group, La Villa del Humor, is widely credited with providing the initial spark that ignited nationwide protests on the Caribbean island in the summer, the most significant demonstrations…
(2021-10-05). UN Secretary Welcomes Barbados' Efforts To Fight Climate Change. telesurenglish.net During a visit to Barbados's Folkestone Marine Park and Museum on Monday, United Nations (UN) Secretary Antonio Guterres welcomed Prime Minister Mia Mottley's efforts to fight climate change on her country, whose coastline is affected by soil erosion and degradation. | RELATED: | "For small island countries, adapting and building resilience to climate change is not a luxury but an urgent priority," Guterres stated and urged donors and multilateral deve…
(2021-10-05). The Pandemic Worsens Situation of Latin American Women: ECLAC. telesurenglish.net The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned that unemployment, informal work, and domestic work have significantly worsened the situation of Latin American women during the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Currently, six out of ten women are working in high-risk tasks in sectors such as manufacturing, commerce, paid domestic work, and tourism. | ECLAC discussed the issue during a virtual meeting held…
(2021-10-05). Cubans Demand Reestablishment of US Consular Services in Havana. telesurenglish.net Gathered in front of the diplomatic headquarters, they asked Washington to resume the family reunification program, damaged by the policies of the former U.S. president and whose pause continues with current president Joe Biden. | According to Twitter, the hashtag #ConsularServicesinCuba is trending in the Caribbean nation, with more than 13,000 tweets. | RELATED: | "They are our family in front of the embassy to…
(2021-10-05). Cuba's Government Issues Statement on Haitians Stranded in Eastern-Central Cuba. orinocotribune.com Through a press release published on its website, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported details about the situation of Haitian migrants stranded in Cuba on their way to the United States. | The statement assured that they have received the necessary attention, and that contacts have been established with the Haitian government for their safe and voluntary return. | The following is the communication issued by Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: | For several weeks now, the flow of Haitian migrants, who have the objective of reaching the United States has increased in our region. | In boats of precarious…
(2021-10-05). Cuba abre oportunidades a la inversión extranjera. telesurtv.net Los proyectos aprobados para la inversión están en todas las provincias del país y se priorizó el sector alimentario.
(2021-10-05). Nearly 50 Percent of Cubans Vaccinated Against COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Cuba on Tuesday reached 48.9 percent of its population (5,470,999 people) with the complete Covid-19 vaccination scheme, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported. | RELATED: | The scheme includes people with a third dose and COVID-19 convalescent patients to whom 'Soberana Plus' has been administered. The vaccine was initially designed for those who had overcome the disease and then was used as a booster of other immunizers. | A…
(2021-10-05). Cuba Accelerates Vaccine Drive. counterpunch.org Unlike Pfizer and Moderna, whose Covid-19 vaccines are based on new (mRNA) technology, all of Cuba's five domestically produced vaccines are based on technology that has been used with children for decades. Back in 1988, Cuba's Finlay Institute developed the world's first Meningitis B vaccine, after an epidemic which particularly affected children. Soberana 2 increases immunogenicity and induces immunological memory. Children are being given two doses of Soberana 2 and a third of Soberana Plus at 28-day intervals. Cuban schools will not reopen until children have been vaccinated. By mid-September, 460,000 Cuban c…
(2021-10-05). 5 Things To Know About Cuba's Covid Vaccine, A First For Latin America. moguldom.com Cuba, a world leader in medicine, is the first Latin American country to develop a successful home-grown covid-19 vaccine, allowing the island nation to avoid negotiating with pharmaceutical giants or the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative as it curbs the spread of the killer pandemic. Cuba's covid vaccine, named Abdala, was approved by the country's national regulatory …
(2021-10-05). 38 Years After the US Invasion of Grenada, People Ask "Where is the Body of Maurice Bishop?" libya360.wordpress.com üá¨üá© This month marks the 38th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Grenada. Following the assassination of Maurice Bishop, Washington worked to dismantle the people's Revolution, led by the New Jewel Movement. Dr. Terence Marryshow: pic.twitter.com/87GbXfhIHw — Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) October 5, 2021 Dr. Terence Marryshow, who was Captain of the People's Revolutionary Army responsible…
(2021-10-05). U.S. policies drove people from Haiti, now force them back. workers.org 
Haitians expelled from the camp in Del Rio, Texas, at the end of September were forced or tricked into getting on planes by U.S. authorities. Sometimes the Haitians were told they were going to Miami or California, when the plane was really going to the major Haitian cities, Port-au-Prince or . . . |
(2021-10-05). La brutalidad racista contra los migrantes haitianos desata la indignación. workers.org 
El mundo entero ha respondido con horror y rabia a las imágenes de migrantes haitianos azotados y aterrorizados por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos a caballo. Se han establecido paralelismos con la esclavitud en el hemisferio occidental, a la que se puso fin por primera vez en . . . |
(2021-10-05). Case against leaders of South Africa's shack-dwellers movement dropped and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the dismissal of charges against leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo, the strike by trade unions in Haiti to protest social and economic insecurity, and more…
(2021-10-05). Biden's Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and Trumpian. zcomm.org Since the horrific photos of mounted Border Patrol agents menacing Black migrants with whips became public, voices against the Biden administration's cruel, racist and illegal policies have reached a crescendo…
(2021-10-05). Los infames muros de Joe Biden. globalizacion.ca "Lo que hemos visto nos remonta a cientos de años atrás. Lo que presenciamos es peor que lo que pasó durante la época de la esclavitud: otra vez vaqueros azotando a personas negras —haitianas— con las riendas de sus caballos,…
(2021-10-05). Estados Unidos: Crisis en la frontera sur. globalizacion.ca "Estados Unidos es un país de inmigrantes". Esa frase, ampliamente repetida, no alcanza a explicar la complejidad de un fenómeno que ha marcado la vida de millones de personas. La crisis actual con los migrantes haitianos en la frontera sur…
(2021-10-05). "We need leaders for the working population"—SEP electoral members support campaign against new election laws. wsws.org "Smaller parties are being squeezed out. Those in the fight against corporate interests and media and industry interests, are being silenced."
(2021-10-05). Australia and New Zealand ruling elite demands population "live with" COVID-19. wsws.org Experiences in the Asia-Pacific are demonstrating that the deadly virus can only be eradicated through the independent mobilisation of the international working class.
(2021-10-05). Xenophobic Demonstrations Continue in Chile. orinocotribune.com Xenophobic demonstrations in Chile continued this weekend, after a new day of marches against migrants in the cities of Santiago and Iquique. | Hundreds of protesters participated in the cacerolazo [banging of pots and pans] and waved Chilean flags, shouting "this is not migration, this is an invasion." | In Iquique, located 1,700 kilometers from the capital, violent events took place over a week ago, as several people burned the belongings of a group of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, who camped there. The port city was the site of xenophobic demonstrations again over the weekend. | In recent days, the xenophobic…
(2021-10-05). Colombia-Venezuela Border to Open for Trade October 5. orinocotribune.com As of this Tuesday, October 5, trade exchange will be opened on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, as reported by Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. | In her statement from Miraflores Palace, Rodríguez stressed that commercial exchange must comply with strict biosafety measures. | "This should be a biosecure exchange. Let us remember that in Colombia there is a variant of interest to the WHO, which has had an impact on western states of Venezuela," the vice president recalled. Colombians have suffered from a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country has one of the highest death rates in the re…
(2021-10-05). 200 Venezuelans Return To Their Country From Chile. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Tuesday, 200 Venezuelans returned to their country on a chartered flight from the public company Conviasa. The repatriation of this group occurs days after Venezuelan migrants were victims of acts of xenophobia in Iquique City, Chile. | RELATED: | "Today 200 compatriots return to Venezuelan territory thanks to the "Return to the Homeland" program. Venezuela welcomes you with open arms. Missi…
(2021-10-05). Forbes Reveals Why The US Government Is Trying To Extradite Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Alex Saab is "the key that unlocks the Venezuelan monetary mystery—that is, how a country facing sanctions from the US, the UK and the European Union—is still able to export things like gold and oil…and really the only man who can actually explain how the country [Venezuela] survives today," according to Forbes. | The US would far prefer to just quietly extradite Saab to Miami, use whatever means necessary to extract sensitive information from him, and then warehouse him in the world's largest prison system. Forbes uses the euphemism "under pressure" by US prison authorities as the means to force Sa…
(2021-10-05). Venezuela Reopens Border With Colombia More Than Two Years After Closure. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 5th, Venezuela is reopening its border with Colombia, which has been closed for over 2 years. | Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced the opening on October 4th. | Venezuela closed the border in February 2019 as the Venezuelan opposition, backed by Bogota and Washington, attempted to bring humanitarian aid into the country its land border with Colombia against the wishes of President Nicolas Maduro. | Venezuela is suffering from a multi-year, hyperinflationary ec…