Daily Archives: June 13, 2022

2022-06-13: News Headlines

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-13). Colombia's first lady, slush funds and organized crime. colombiareports.com A Supreme Court investigation against a Liberal Party senator put the pet project of Colombia's first lady at the center of a corruption scandal. The Supreme Court investigation against jailed…

Staff (2022-06-13). President Maduro Visits Iran & Washington Tightens Aggression—Venezuelan Boeing 747 Detained in Argentina. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 12, 2022 ( On Saturday, June 11, the government of Argentina reported having immobilized a Venezuela…

Staff (2022-06-13). Maduro visits Imam Khomeini mausoleum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his accompanying delegation visited Imam Khomeini mausoleum in the south of Tehran on Monday to pay tribute to the Founder of the Islamic Revolution.

Staff (2022-06-13). Venezuela's first lady meets Iranian women's social activists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — First Lady of Venezuela Cilia Flores along with Iran's Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Ensieh Khazali held a meeting with several women's social and political activists in Tehran, Iran.

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran, Venezuela agree to expand ICT relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — The Iranian ICT minister and his Venezuelan counterpart agreed to form a joint working group to prepare an agreement in the near future on expanding relations in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-13). Last polls before Colombia's election contradict each other. colombiareports.com The last opinion polls before Colombia's presidential election showed contradictory projections. Pollster CNC did not release the latest results of its weekly poll before the vote on Sunday. Remaining pollsters…

Staff (2022-06-13). Espirituano Alejandro Cruz, jugador más valioso en Premundial de Béisbol Sub-15. cubadebate.cu El antesalista espirituano Alejandro Cruz fue elegido el jugador más destacado del Torneo Premundial Sub-15 de Béisbol, celebrado en Valencia, Venezuela. En la ceremonia de clausura del torneo, celebrada en el hotel Cristal Park, se concedieron otros tres premios individuales a peloteros cubanos.

Fight Back (2022-06-12). Interview with William Camacaro on the Workers' Summit of the Americas. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed William Camacaro, one of the coordinators of the important Workers' Summit of the Americas which takes place on June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: How was this Workers' Summit of Las Americas started? | William Camacaro: I was in Venezuela last year with comrades and we said, "We have a possibility to organize a conference in Mexico." We used to organize an event in Tijuana in solidarity with Cuba against the blockade. That has not happened for six or seven years. Now is more important than ever because Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are under U.S. sanctions. So, we need to make…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Asesinan a un líder sindical colombiano en el Valle del Cauca. telesurtv.net El asesinato de Julio Cesar Ojeda se suma al de otros tres líderes sociales esta semana en el Valle y el Cauca.

Staff (2022-06-12). Former Deputy Guaidó Followed by the Violence He Sowed. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 11, 2022 ( Last week, in Zulia, during an event that far-right forces organized in a recently renovated sports…

Staff (2022-06-12). President Maduro Sends Message of Solidarity to the People's Summit in Los Angeles. orinocotribune.com "Our voice has been there, as we said, the voice of the rebellious peoples of Our America, of Cuba, of Nicaragua, of Venezuela, there in the streets of Los Angeles," said the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, via a video message sent to the People's Summit for Democracy, held in Los Angeles, California. The People's Summit was a counter-event to the 9th Summit of the Americas, from which Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela had been excluded by the United States government. | President Maduro's message was broadcast during the closing ceremony of the People's Summit, on Friday, June 10. | President Maduro criti…

_____ (2022-06-12). Colombia: World Power Of Life Or Neo-Fascist Pillar? popularresistance.org We live at a historical crossroads, an era of civilizational crisis where life and death are at stake worldwide, a situation in which Colombia faces a deep dilemma. On May 29, 2022, around 21 million citizens voted in Colombia's national elections to elect its executive branch. The victory of the Historical Pact "Colombia Can" comes to the fore, an alignment of the new left with Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice-presidential formula. It is the first time that a left-wing coalition has triumphed in a presidential election in Colombia, adding 8.5 million votes, the largest number obtained in th…

JANET (2022-06-12). Mass opposition to Biden's Summit gains momentum. iacenter.org By Lyn Neeley June 10, 2022 President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas is being boycotted by most countries in the Western hemisphere, and it is opposed by two large coalitions protesting Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to this year's event. ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America), a coalition of 11 anti-imperialist Latin American countries, opposes Biden's unilateral actions against Venezuela and Nicaragua and the economic blockade against Cuba. What if the United States held a summit and nobody came? Credit: Carlos Latuff ALBA just held its 21st Summit of Heads of Sta…

_____ (2022-06-12). Venezuela And Iran Sign 20-year Cooperation Plan. popularresistance.org Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Iran and announced a 20-year cooperation agreement, pledging to more closely integrate the countries' economies and work together in a joint "anti-imperialist struggle for a better world, of international respect and peace, without hegemonies." | Maduro signed the pact with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11. It was described by the Venezuelan and Iranian governments as a "partnership agreement" and "cooperation agreement." | The deal involves collaboration in science, technology, agriculture, oil and gas, petrochemicals, tourism, and…

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-12). Venezuela and Iran Sign Cooperation Plan for Next 20 Years. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Iranian counterpart, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, presented the Iran-Venezuela bilateral cooperation plan for the next 20 years, which covers four fundamental areas. Maduro is in an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of an international tour. Iran is his third stop in the tour, after having visited Turkey and Algeria. | The two presidents issued a joint statement at the Saab Abad Palace, the seat of the Iranian presidency, in Tehran, and signed the Iran-Venezuela cooperation agreement that covers the energy sector (oil, gas, refinery and petrochemic…

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran-Venezuela direct flights to start as of 18 June: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The direct flights between Tehran and Caracas will start on 18 June, the Iranian envoy to Caracas said, adding that no visa will be needed for traveling to the Latin American country.

TeleSUR- jaa, JCM (2022-06-12). Enfrentamientos armados causan confinamiento en Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y paz informó que aunque de momento ha cesado el fuego en la zona, helicópteros continuaban sobrevolando la región.

____ (2022-06-12). Venezuela seeks Iranian know-how, technology: minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Venezuela's Agriculture and Land Minister said that his country seeks Iran's advanced know-how and technology in fields of producing fertilizers, biological pesticides, livestock probiotics, poultry and aquatic animals.

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-12). Encuestadora da triunfo a Gustavo Petro de comicios en Colombia. telesurtv.net La encuesta que se efectuó entre el 5 y 10 de junio pone a Petro como ganador de los comicios, pese a los ataques que recibe constantemente.

TeleSUR -vp, NA, MER (2022-06-12). øQuién era la talentosa pianista venezolana Teresa Carreño. telesurtv.net Durante su carrera musical, llegó a conocer a grandes gigantes cultores de ese entonces como Ravel, Debussy, Gounod, Rossini, Brahms o Liszt.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela firman acuerdos de cooperación en varias materias. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ratificó que a partir del 18 de julio se abre el vuelo directo entre Caracas y Teherán.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela celebran entrega del tanquero Yoraco. telesurtv.net Venezuela ya había recibido un primer buque petrolero gigante tipo Aframax, con capacidad para transportar hasta 113 mil toneladas de petróleo.

Staff (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela refuerzan sus relaciones con un acuerdo de cooperación por 20 años. cubadebate.cu Los gobiernos de Irán y Venezuela firmaron este sábado un acuerdo de cooperación por 20 años en diversos ámbitos, durante una visita del presidente Nicolás Maduro a Teherán, en la que el mandatario venezolano se refirió a la "amistad indestructible" que crece entre los dos países.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Ayatolá Ali Jamenei se reúne con el presidente Nicolás Maduro. telesurtv.net En el encuentro, Jamenei señaló que Irán y Venezuela han logrado resistir fuertes presiones de la guerra híbrida de Estados Unidos.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-11). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter and US Citizen Craig Lang Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Gov't, FBI Source Says. orinocotribune.com Craig Lang, a US Army veteran accused by US authorities of carrying out murders on American soil as well as torture and other war crimes in Ukraine, allegedly joined a band of insurgents armed by the Colombian police to overthrow the Venezuelan government. | An FBI affidavit against Lang states that he was in Colombia with an Army pal when the country's national police provided him with weapons to attack Venezuela. | Lang's history tracks closely with that of Paul Gray, a fellow US military veteran and white nationalist also fighting in Ukraine. According to new revelations by a former compatriot of US-backed Ven…

Staff (2022-06-11). Argentina President to Biden: Being Host Does Not Grant Authority to Impose a Right of Admission. orinocotribune.com The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández strongly criticized the US's exclusion of countries and its blockade policy during his speech at the 9th Summit of the Americas on Thursday, June 9. | "Being a host does not grant the authority to impose a right of admission on the member countries of the continent," said Fernández, alluding to the decision by the United States not to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to the ninth edition of the Summit of the Americas, held in Los Angeles, California, during June 6-10. | "We definitely would have wanted a different Summit of the Americas," President Fernández state…

Staff (2022-06-11). Gabriel Boric Lashes Out at Cuba and Venezuela at Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, criticized the governments of the Republic of Cuba and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela during his participation in the 9th Summit of the Americas, held during 6-10 June in Los Angeles, California. | Boric thus distanced himself further from his supposed leftist position with which he identified himself during his electoral campaign and his reputation as a student and youth leader on which most of his political career is based. | The television network Univisión released an interview with Boric, in which he stated that when it comes to Venezuelan migration to Chile, "

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