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Brazil to Represent Peru and Argentina’s Diplomatic Interests in Venezuela

August 6, 2024

Through a statement from the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry it was learned Monday that the Venezuelan government reached an agreement with Brazil for that country to take custody of the diplomatic missions of Argentina and Peru that are in Venezuelan territory as of August 1st. (more…)

Cuba: Tribute Paid in Matanzas to the Fallen at Supertanker Base

August 6, 2024

tribute to the fireman who died in the Supertanker fire.

In front of the Firefighters Museum Cuartel Enrique Estrada, in Matanzas, tribute was paid to those fallen in the line of duty in the fire at the local Supertanker Base exactly two years ago. Seventeen chimes rang out in the surroundings of La Vigía square, and the sound of the sirens of the fire trucks and the National Anthem, preceded the roll call to keep present those who perished. (more…)

Venezuela: Logbook of a New Victory

By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein, on August 4, 2024  from Caracas

The Bolivarian victory in Venezuela

Results, the opposition’s plan to delegitimize elections and Maduro’s perspective of governance.

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Olympic Games and Gender Issues

By Gabriela Fernandez on August 5, 2024

Algeria’s Imane Khelif victory over Italy’s Angela Carini

The Paris Olympics have been particularly marked by gender issues. This could be the logical response of a society haunted by the rancid conservatism of a neoliberal right that is gaining strength and for which the state should not have a say or regulate on sexual and reproductive freedoms. (more…)

Venezuela Must be Respected

By Marina Menéndez Quintero on August 4, 2024 from Havana

supporters of Maduro celebrate the continuation of the Bolivarian Revolution. photo: Zoe Alexander

There are many elements that show the weaknesses of the masquerade unfolding against Venezuela, above all, of its dangers is their inadmissible demand that the National Electoral Council (CNE) open the alleged “chest” of the voting records to the world. (more…)

Latin America Leads Energy Transition but Much Remains to Be Done

By Alejandra Garcia on August 4, 2024

 photo: Bill Hackwell

Amid the debate on the future developments of climate change and the need to reduce net emissions to zero in the next two decades, the global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies cannot be postponed. Latin America, one of the regions hardest hit by climate change, is taking giant steps towards changing its energy matrix to enable a sustainable and planet-friendly future. (more…)

An Attempted Coup By Any Other Name…

By Maria Páez Victor on August 2, 2024

“We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.”

-Elon Musk, July 25, 2020, Twitter

Once again, as in 2002, Venezuela has been the victim of a combined media and diplomatic coup attempt, but this time with the added element of organized crime and a cyber-attack. (more…)

What is Petro, Lula and López Obrador’s Diplomatic Gamble for Venezuela?

By Ociel Alí López on August 2, 2024

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks with his counterparts from Brazil and Mexico on Aug 1, photo: Juan Diego Cano

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have become key players in curbing lawsuits, sanctions and offensives against Venezuela as tensions simmer after the July 28 elections. (more…)

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