2022-01-05: News Headlines

Staff (2022-01-05). Venezuela Receives 3.1 Million COVAX Vaccines. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, January 4, Venezuela received 3.1 million doses of vaccines through the World Health Organization (WHO) COVAX mechanism, reported Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Health, Gerardo Briceño. The vaccines were received at Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetía. | #Entérate | | COVAX: Venezuela recibe 3.1 millones de vacunas para fortalecer Plan de Inmunización y Refuerzo contra la

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-05). Violence in Colombia Near Venezuelan Border Raises Military Alert. orinocotribune.com A new wave of violence and terror was unleashed yesterday in Colombia near its border with Venezuela, in the department of Arauca. Reports stated that over 20 people died in clashes between paramilitary groups fighting for territory. | The Colombian municipalities of Arauquita, Saravena, Forul, Tame, and Botalón, in Arauca, were struck by massacres, detentions, and displacements. | With the slogan "Botalón demands peace," Colombian social leader Mayerly Briceño published statements on her Twitter account as residents in the sector were mobilized. They requested the intervention of human rights organizations and C…

sputniknews (2022-01-04). Ontario Court Awards $107 Million to Families of Victims From Downed Ukrainian Flight 752. sputniknews.com NEW YORK (Sputnik) – The Ontario Supreme Court of Justice decided to award $107 million to the families of six passengers killed on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by an Iranian missile minutes after taking off from Tehran, media reported on Monday.

Staff (2022-01-04). Newcastle seeks to hijack Lyon transfer for Zenit's Azmoun. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — An English media announced that Newcastle has been looking for Sardar Azmoun to make a contract with the Iranian national team striker in winter transfers.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-04). Raeisi's visit to Russia turning point in Tehran-Moscow ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi to Russia is a turning point in Tehran-Moscow relations, said the country's ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-04). IPL match week 13: Perspolis Vs. Tractor. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The match between Persepolis and Tractor during the 13th week of Iran's IPL league on Monday ended in a 2-1 win for the Tehranian reds.

_____ (2022-01-04). A Roundtable Discussion With Nurses And Teachers. popularresistance.org The United States has averaged a thousand people a day dying from COVID since August and the total number of lives lost is approaching a million. The number of children hospitalized with COVID has hit an all-time high nationally. During all of that, the rich have only gotten richer. On the same day we set a new national record for COVID cases, Wall Street hit a record high. | Labor journalist and NewsGuild organizer Chris Brooks sat down with a group of New York City nurses and teachers to talk about how the institutions they work for are collapsing and what labor activists can do about it. | Jia Lee, special edu…

Daniel Dumbrill (2022-01-04). Defective Human Rights Activists and Basic Morality. dissidentvoice.org In this video I speak about the illogicality of the modern day human rights activist, particularly those funded by the US government. In many of my videos I debunk much of the anti-China narrative being pushed globally, but in this video, I take a step back, use a different approach, and explore the idea of …

Riley Petro, Claire Lewis-Wright (2022-01-04). Cleveland jail inmates face continued abuse, activists protest. liberationnews.org On New Year's Eve 2021, activists from a broad coalition met outside the Justice Center Complex in downtown Cleveland, the seat of the current County Jail, for a noise demonstration.

Riley Petro, Claire Lewis-Wright (2022-01-04). Cleveland jail inmates face continued abuse; activists protest. liberationnews.org On New Year's Eve 2021, activists from a broad coalition met outside the Justice Center Complex in downtown Cleveland, the seat of the current County Jail, for a noise demonstration.

teleSUR (2022-01-04). Myanmar Civil Government Insists On Defensive War Against Coup. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) insisted on "defensive warfare" as the only solution to defeat the military junta that took power on February 1, 2021. | RELATED: | The NUG, made up of politicians and activists loyal to the ousted Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, accused the military of "repressing, torturing, killing and committing crimes against their own population" and of holding the country hostage.

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (2022-01-04). Let Us Recall "The Criminalization of War Initiative" of former PM Dr. Mahathir. globalresearch.ca First published by Global research on November 28, 2017 | Global Research has received from Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003, 2018-2020) an important message, addressed to Muslims in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States and Yemen. | This message, …

Staff (2022-01-04). The invisible hand of UAE in Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — In the latest major development in the Yemen war, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Monday that they had seized an Emirati-operated cargo ship for committing "hostile acts" in the territorial waters of Yemen.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-04). Saudi coalition claims intercepted 5 drones launched by Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The Saudi coalition claimed to have intercepted and shot down five drones belonging to the Yemeni army on Monday night.

deweylaura (2022-01-04). New Year's greetings from around the world. cpusa.org Enjoy a selection of festive greetings from international political parties, as we zigzag around the globe. Tudeh Party of Iran Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) (video) Communist Party of the Russian Federation Kate≈ôina Koneƒçná, chair of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Trade Union Association of Bohemia, Moravia & Silesia, Czech Republic …

Rajkiran Barhey (2022-01-04). Guidance from Divisional Court on Article 2 inquests. ukhumanrightsblog.com In R (Morahan) v West London Assistant Coroner [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin), the Divisional Court provided detailed guidance on the circumstances in which an enhanced investigation under Article 2 ECHR may be required at an inquest. Facts Tanya Morahan had a history of paranoid schizophrenia and harmful cocaine use. From mid-May 2018 she was an …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-04). As Iran honors Qassem Soleimani, Ebrahim Raisi demands that Trump be put on trial. peoplesdispatch.org Mobilizations were held across Iran on Monday on the second anniversary of the assassination of major general Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a drone attack sanctioned by then US president Donald Trump…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-04). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on January 4. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Tuesday, January 4.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-04). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-01-04). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on January 4. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Mehr News Agency takes a look at the headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Tuesday, January 4.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-04). Iran's trade value up 25% in Dec.: IRICA spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that Iran's value of trade in the last month of the current year (from Nov. 21 to Dec. 22) registered a 25 percent growth.

deweylaura (2022-01-04). Marxist IQ: Democracy hypocrisy. cpusa.org The Biden administration hypocritically portrays the U.S. as the leader of world forces advancing "democracy" against "authoritianism," holding global forums to propagate these ideas, yet targets the People's Republic of China with boycotts of the Olympics, Cuba with the continuation of a 60-year blockade, and other nations with covert and overt support for factions …

_____ (2022-01-04). Cuba Remembers First Tricontinental Anti-Imperialist Conference. popularresistance.org On Monday, progressive organizations celebrate the 56th anniversary of the First Tricontinental Conference, which gathered 500 delegates from Africa, Asia, and Latin America in Havana to adopt policies to strengthen the fight against imperialism and neo-colonialism. | "This event was an exercise in diplomatic cooperation between anti-hegemonic forces of different origins that advocated peace and the self-determination of peoples," German intellectual Jennifer Hosek stressed. | Besides discussing the imperialism's smear campaigns against social revolutions, delegates founded the Peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin…

Staff (2022-01-04). Cuba lamenta el fallecimiento de la reconocida actriz Gina Cabrera. cubadebate.cu Este lunes falleció a los 93 años de edad, Luisa Gorgina Cabrera Parada, figura de los escenarios y el teatro, conocida en la cultura cubana e internacionalmente como Gina Cabrera. Su deceso deja un profundo dolor, por el cariño y la admiración que despertó en el público cubano tras sus magistrales entregas e interpretaciones.

Staff (2022-01-04). Villarreal golea a Levante en liga española de fútbol. cubadebate.cu El Villarreal goleó este lunes por 5-0 al Levante y escaló al octavo puesto en la Liga de fútbol de España, que dio inicio a sus actividades en 2022. Para el Villarreal fue la séptima victoria con igual cantidad de empates y cinco derrotas, mientras el Levante sigue sin conseguir éxitos en los primeros 19 duelos, 11 de ellos perdidos.

Staff (2022-01-04). Raúl Castro y Díaz-Canel envían ofrendas florales a despedida de combatiente revolucionaria. cubadebate.cu Ofrendas florales del General de Ejército Raúl Castro y del presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, acompañaron este lunes, en Granma, el último adiós a Edemis Tamayo Núñez, integrante del pelotón femenino Mariana Grajales, creado en la Sierra Maestra por iniciativa de Fidel Castro y Celia Sánchez, en septiembre de 1958.

Staff (2022-01-04). Triplista cubana es portada en web de World Athletics. cubadebate.cu Leyanis Pérez quiere ser campeona olímpica, se lo ha dicho al colega Javier Clavelo y es uno de los titulares de su reciente reseña sobre la talentosa saltadora cubana que es portada en la web oficial de la World Athletic. La pinareña es la revelación más prometedora del año que recién se escapa y uno de los talentos del atletismo cubano.

Staff (2022-01-04). Cubadebate: Lo más leído, compartido y comentado en 2021. cubadebate.cu Vea lo más leído en Cubadebate en el 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | Terminó el 2021 con todo el desafío para el mundo y nuestro país que ha significado la pandemia de COVID-19 y el proceso de obtención de las vacunas contra esta terrible enfermedad. También vivimos los cubanos los efectos combinados de la crisis económica mundial y el arreciamiento del bloqueo. El imperio desplegó además contra Cuba todas las herramientas de la Guerra no convencional para intentar derrocar a la Revolución. Tales hechos encontraron prioridad informativa en nuestras páginas a lo largo de es…

Staff (2022-01-04). Compañía Apple se convierte en la primera del mundo con capitalización de 3 000 000 000 de dólares. cubadebate.cu La capitalización de Apple excedió brevemente los 3 000 000 000 de dólares este lunes convirtiéndose en la primera compañía del mundo en alcanzar este valor de mercado. El hito se logró luego de que el valor de las acciones de la tecnológica creciera un 3 % hasta los 182.85 dólares. Poco después, el valor descendió hasta 182.52 dólares.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-04). The Monómeros Case Becomes a Factor in Colombia's Presidential Campaign. orinocotribune.com With the presidential elections in Colombia only five months away, the political climate has begun to intensify and new arguments are arising regarding the destiny of the country. For example, the many mistakes of current President Iván Duque are recurrently referenced on social media by leftist candidate Gustavo Petro. | Petro recently mentioned the responsibility that Duque has for the theft of the Venezuelan fertilizer company Monómeros headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia, which was stolen in complicity with self-proclaimed "interim president" of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. On this subject, Petro also commente…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-04). Venezuela Begins Booster Campaign Prioritizing Healthcare Workers. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign began with healthcare workers this Monday, January 3, reported Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. | The announcement was made from the Miguel àÅngel Rángel University Hospital in Coche, Caracas, where the staff of 1,068 workers began to receive the reinforcement earlier today. | "This week we are going to vaccinate healthcare personnel, those in the front line, those who are fighting the battle," said Rodríguez, explaining that the vaccination booster is for people who received their second dose six months ago or more. | "As of this week, Monday, January 3, all…

teleSUR (2022-01-04). Venezuela: Arreaza Leads Massive Rallies In Barinas Campaign. telesurenglish.net The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) candidate to Barinas state governor Jorge Arreaza continues his political campaign for the elections to be held on Sunday. | RELATED: | On Monday, Arreaza took part in popular assemblies in Cruz Paredes, Obispos, and Barinas, where he listened to what citizens expect of him as governor and confirmed the effectiveness of government programs. | "Our policy proposals stem from suggestions made by citizens in these assemb…

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-04). øCómo se llegó a los comicios a gobernador del estado Barinas, Venezuela?>. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al cronograma del CNE, la campaña electoral en el estado Barinas se extenderá hasta el 6 de enero a medianoche.

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2022-01-04). FANB de Venezuela eleva alerta ante violencia en Arauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Buscan proteger al pueblo y responder de manera contundente ante cualquier agresión a la soberanía nacional.

teleSUR (2022-01-04). Colombia: 3 Construction Workers Killed In Jamundi Municipality. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Colombian Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) denounced that three Venezuelan construction workers were murdered in the Jamundi municipality for opposing the behavior patterns imposed by paramilitary groups. This crime constitutes the first massacre of the year in Colombia. | RELATED: | Although the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia signed a Peace Agreement in 201…

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