2022-02-23: News Headlines

Staff (2022-02-23). The Washington Post: El renacer de la economía venezolana. cubadebate.cu Las transformaciones que han venido remodelando la economía venezolana en años recientes están obrando a profundidad. Sin lugar a duda, las orientaciones de política macroeconómica seguidas por el gobierno venezolano han dado un giro de 180 grados, lo cual ha empezado a rendir dividendos.

Staff (2022-02-23). Autoridades responden sobre la exhibición desarrollada en el Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022. cubadebate.cu Mucho se ha hablado en estos días sobre la pasarela que se exhibió en la inauguración del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, desarrollado en el Recinto Ferial de Línea y 18. Cubadebate conversó con el director de la escuela de belleza "Bella Caribe", Yordis Matos Nicot, quien dijo que esta iniciativa formaba parte del trabajo de curso de un grupo de estudiantes de este centro.

Staff (2022-02-23). Cuba llama a preservar la paz y la seguridad internacionales. cubadebate.cu Llamamos a EE.UU. y a la OTAN a atender de manera seria y realista los fundados reclamos de garantías de seguridad de la Federación de Rusia, que tiene derecho a defenderse. Cuba aboga por una solución diplomática a través del diálogo constructivo y respetuoso.

Staff (2022-02-23). Los abuelos y el Código de las Familias o cómo saldar una deuda con nuestra primera escuela. cubadebate.cu En cinco años lo ha visto dos veces. La primera, cuando nació. La segunda, un día que iba en una gazela. Esa segunda vez fueron segundos. Lo que tarda un auto en pasar por una calle y unos ojos en reconocer a su exnuera cargándolo en brazos. Lunaida Pupo tiene tres nietos, pero uno de ellos no la podría reconocer nunca, mucho menos desde una gazela. Su madre no lo deja ver a su abuela.

Staff (2022-02-23). Las 3 del día: øQué es noticia este 22 de febrero? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu En esta emisión de La tres del día te proponemos un recorrido noticioso por lo que fue noticia este 22 de febrero en Cubadebate. Repasaremos la comparecencia en la Mesa Redonda de las ministras de Finanzas y Precios, y de Trabajo y Seguridad Social quienes hablaron sobre las modificaciones salariales en la empresa estatal, la atención a situaciones de vulnerabilidad, los precios, entre otros temas.

Staff (2022-02-23). European Union Underlines Transparency of Venezuela's 21N Regional Election. orinocotribune.com In a report on Venezuela's November 21 regional elections, the European Union highlighted the transparency measures adopted by the South American country. | The Electoral Observation Mission of the European Union (EU EOM), in its final report on the mega-elections held in Venezuela last November, to which it sent 134 observers from various European countries, highlighted "improvements observed in the electoral process." | In its text issued this Tuesday, February 22, after a preliminary statement published in Venezuela on November 23, the EU mission stated that these were the "first national elections in which th…

Victoria Torres (2022-02-23). Venezuela reports 701 New COVID-19 Cases and 7 Deaths on Monday. orinocotribune.com This Monday, February 21, Venezuelan health authorities reported 701 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours. Of these, 697 were due to community transmission and 4 imported. In addition, seven deaths were reported. This was announced by the Minister of Communication and Information, Alfred Nazareth àëáñez, via Twitter. | With this update, Venezuela has reached a total of 511,772 infections and 5,616 deaths after almost two years of the pandemic. Of these, 10,417 represent active cases, 9,328 receiving treatment in public healthcare centers (5,836 with Supervised Community Care) and 1,089 in private hos…

Staff (2022-02-22). Igualdad salarial para mujeres y hombres de la selección de fútbol de Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Megan Rapinoe y Alex Morgan han liderado a sus compañeras para anotarse el gol más importante en sus carreras. Las jugadoras de soccer de Estados Unidos han logrado una indemnización de 24 millones de dólares y el acuerdo de que, a partir de ahora, las que participen en campeonatos y amistosos de su selección recibirán la misma retribución que los hombres.

_____ (2022-02-22). Activists Are Occupying The Woods To Block A New Police Facility. popularresistance.org Inside Atlanta's sprawling South River Forest, city officials are moving forward with plans to raze dozens of acres of woodlands to build a $90 million police training facility that locals are calling "Cop City." In response, Defend the Atlanta Forest activists who call themselves "forest defenders" have begun occupying the woods in an attempt to physically halt the facility's construction—sabotaging construction vehicles and building barricades around a police-free autonomous zone that serves as both a living space and staging ground for the resistance effort. | The forest defenders say the proposed 85-acr…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-22). The American Political Process Is Disconnected From Economic Reality. independentmediainstitute.org The growing disconnect between the capitalist system and the economic realities plaguing the United States is now nearing completion. On the ground, the accumulated problems of U.S. capitalism undermine its empire and challenge its very future. Meanwhile, the ever-deepening inequalities of wealth and income conjure up images of ancient Egypt's pharaohs. Three economic crashes opening …

Matteo Gabbrielli (2022-02-22). Sacramento groups gather to denounce Washington's warmongering over UkraineÔøº. liberationnews.org On Feb. 4, organizers from several prominent anti-war and anti-imperialist organizations gathered in California's capital to hold an anti-war rally.

Jason Ditz (2022-02-22). Progress Toward Iran Deal Raises Hopes for New Oil Exports. news.antiwar.com Iran's Foreign Ministry has again reported This is a continuation of recent optimism about the process, with Iran in particular seeing a lot of steps in the right direction. The expectation is that the P5+1 deal will be restored, though exact details on things like Iran wanting…

sputniknews (2022-02-22). Vienna Talks to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal Might Be 'Finalised Within Next Couple of Days'. sputniknews.com In May 2018, the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Tehran, who responded by abandoning its commitments under the agreement. Since April 2021, Vienna has been hosting talks to restore the accord.

Staff (2022-02-22). Ministra de Comercio Interior intercambia con jóvenes trabajadores del sector. cubadebate.cu Durante la última jornada del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, desarrollado en el Recinto Ferial de Línea y 18, la ministra de Comercio Interior, Betsy Díaz Velázquez, intercambió con una representación de jóvenes de todas las provincias del país que trabajan en el sector.

Staff (2022-02-22). Asambleas provinciales de balance del Partido iniciarán el 11 de marzo por Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Los miembros del Comité Provincial del Partido en Pinar del Río estudian y enriquecen por estos días el Informe que se presentará a la Asamblea Provincial de Balance de la organización, que se realizará el próximo 11 de marzo. Así lo confirmó el Jefe del Departamento Ideológico del Comité Provincial del PCC en la más occidental de las provincias.

KWORINOCO (2022-02-22). Bernal: Cross-Border Trade Frozen by Colombia. orinocotribune.com The governor of Táchira state bordering Colombia, Freddy Bernal, assured the public that the paralysis of commerce through the border between Colombia and Venezuela is the result of political measures taken by Colombian President Iván Duque. | Bernal made it clear that the decisions taken from his office, as protector of the state and now as governor, have always been geared towards reactivating the border economy, which can be attested to by the innumerable meetings which he has held with representatives from the productive sectors of the Colombian economy. | "I met with all of the entities of commerce, industry…

KWORINOCO (2022-02-22). When Piñera Was Going to Invade Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By HispanTV — Feb 18, 2022 | Given the current rate of social change and the frequent apocalyptic signs, each year seems more intense than the last. But even so, 2019 was a special year for Latin America. | February 23 is a landmark in the history of the region: a number of governments conspired with the US to invade their neighboring country—Venezuela—by land, via the Colombian border, using the civil population as cannon fodder. | The fact that the whole event was a fiasco and that it made its organizers look ridiculous doesn't take away from its significance: today relations between Colombia…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Venezuela to Foster Natural Gas For Sustainable Development. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia affirmed that his country "was committed" to the use of natural gas as a means to achieve the objectives of sustainable development. | RELATED: | "We are sure that natural gas guarantees a cleaner transition. It also gives us confidence for the development of our peoples in the medium and short term," Plasencia said during the 6th Summit of Heads of State of th…

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