(2021-10-11). Mock Election a Complete Success — 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com 
Pedro Calzadilla, president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), congratulated the people of Venezuela, the workers of the CNE, and the members and leadership of the country's political parties, as he stated that the electoral simulation held this Sunday, October 10, was a complete success. | The president of the CNE, in his statements to the media on Sunday afternoon, said that the mock election has been one of the most significant preludes to the nationwide regional elections scheduled for November 21. | He added that the electoral rehearsal serves to measure enthusiasm, the functioning of the worki…
(2021-10-10). Borrell's Comments on Venezuela's 21N Elections Condemned. orinocotribune.com 
Recent statements made by the high representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, in regard to Venezuela's November 21 elections, have generated multiple reactions of rejection and condemnation from government authorities as well as Venezuelan social media users. | After the issue became known with the Venezuelan government officially establishing its position through a statement published on Friday, October 8, Venezuelan social media users as well as authority figures started posting on various social networks, demanding respect, explanations and apologies from Borell for the people of Venezuela people and…
(2021-10-10). Venezuela Evaluates Traffic Light for Health Scheme to Allow Entry to Public Spaces. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that a technological platform that would allow the progressive normalization of commercial life in the country during the pandemic, is being evaluated. This platform, called "traffic light for health," will make it possible to determine whether anyone who wants to enter certain public areas, such as restaurants, have been vaccinated or have recently tested positive in a PCR test. | At a working meeting in the Miraflores Palace, the president explained that this traffic light "will be green when you are vaccinated; yellow when you are not v…
(2021-10-10). Venezuela and Turkey Sign Three Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, October 9, the foreign affairs ministers of Venezuela and Turkey held a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, in which they signed three bilateral cooperation agreements for the benefit of the peoples of both countries. At a joint press conference, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia informed that the cooperation agreements are in agriculture, tourism and construction sectors. | | These new agreements have been added to the already existing 44 bilateral agreements, and are part of a the plan to strengthen…
(2021-10-10). Colombia-Venezuela Border Reopening on Hold: Freddy Bernal's Latest Update. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, Freddy Bernal, the head of the protectorate of Táchira, reiterated that the Venezuelan government has all the political will for the progressive commercial reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border in a biosecure manner. | "We have all the political will, as said President Nicolás Maduro, for a progressive and biosecure commercial opening of the border," said Bernal in a video posted in his Twitter account. "We wait, with all due respect, for the response of the Colombian authorities. Facts and not words. Meanwhile, we go on working for the prosperity, unity and peace of the state of Táchir…
(2021-10-10). Gobierno y oposiciones de Venezuela se reúnen el 17 de octubre. telesurtv.net Ambas delegaciones, en su más reciente reunión, condenaron los actos de xenofobia cometidos contra migrantes venezolanos.
(2021-10-10). Asesinan a líder social y a excombatiente en Colombia en un día. telesurtv.net Indepaz alerta sobre la situación humanitaria en el país, producto de la presencia de grupos armados en los territorios.
(2021-10-10). Bellingcat Funded By Contractors That Aided Extremists In Syria. popularresistance.org Since its launch in July 2014, the self-styled open-source investigations website Bellingcat has cemented itself as a darling of mainstream Western media, with its dives into alleged Syrian government chemical weapon attacks and Russian intelligence operations showered with praise, puff pieces, and glitzy awards. | While vehemently insisting that it is independent of government influence, Bellingcat is funded by both the US government's National Endowment for Democracy and the European Union. CIA officials have declared their "love" for Bellingcat, and there are unambiguous signs that the outlet has partnered clo…