teleSUR, EN, JDO (2023-08-20). Lugo y Porras son los campeones de la Vuelta a La Azulita. telesurtv.net Con la disputa de las dos últimas etapas llegó a su final la edición XXVII de la Vuelta a La Azulita.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-20). Gobierno venezolano atiende a familias damnificadas por lluvias. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano alerto en mayo pasado sobre los riesgos ante el comienzo de la temporada de lluvias, que incluyó el paso de 65 ondas tropicales.

Celina Della Croce, MR Online. (2023-08-20). How US Sanctions Are A Tool Of War: The Case Of Venezuela. popularresistance.org On March 26, 2022, Francisco lay in a public hospital bed in Bolívar, Venezuela, roughly eight hours inland from the capital of Caracas. He had been waiting for more than twenty-four hours to be seen by a doctor for fluids filling his stomach in a hot room with no fan or air conditioning. By then he was stick thin, his skin clinging to his bones as he lay on his side, waiting. | When he was finally seen by a doctor and given a prescription, he was also told that the hospital did not have the medicines he needed. His family would need to try to find them on their own. At the pharmacy, the initial prescription tota…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-20). Venezuela: Opposition Uses Hatred as Electoral Strategy. orinocotribune.com

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-19). Venezuela and Russia Strengthen Military Cooperation. orinocotribune.com The Russian deputy minister of defense, Alexander Fomin, and Venezuelan deputy minister of defense for planning and development, Renier Enrique Urbáez Fermín, jointly reviewed the implementation of military and technical cooperation agreements between the two countries, during the International Military-Technical Forum, ARMY 2023, being held in Moscow, Russia. | The two deputy ministers also discussed future steps of this military cooperation through the Ministries of Defense of Russia and Venezuela. | "During the meeting," the Russian Defense Ministry announced in a statement, "the current issues of Russian-Vene…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-19). Venezuela Expects Over 1 Million Foreign Tourists in 2023. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan minister for tourism, Alí Ernesto Padrón Paredes, has stated that the country expects to receive more than one million international tourists over the course of 2023. | In an interview, Minister Padrón stated that tourism in Venezuela has been gradually but significantly recovering. In 2022, about 656,000 people visited Venezuela from foreign countries, and the projection for this year exceeds one million foreign tourists. | According to data from the Ministry of Tourism, the average number of people entering the country daily during the first six months of 2023 has been 2,740. | Padrón noted that…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-19). Venezuela's Industrial Production is Growing, Federation of Industries Says. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuelan Federation of Industries (Fedeindustria), Orlando Camacho, explained in an interview that the Venezuelan economy has grown progressively in the last months, due to an increase in consumption and commerce. | Camacho stated that the national economy is in the best shape of the last few years, and forecast economic growth of 5% in 2023, especially in the last three months, when consumption increases. | "In addition to…

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-08-19). Venezuela's Electoral Observation Mission Will Participate in Ecuador Elections. orinocotribune.com A Venezuelan mission of electoral observers, dispatched by the National Assembly of Venezuela, has arrived in Quito, Ecuador, to accompany the early presidential and legislative elections in the country. | The electoral observation mission, which will accompany the early elections in Ecuador to be held on Sunday, August 20, comprises Venezuelan National Assembly Deputies Enrique Ramos, Carolina García, Fernando Bastidas, Azucena Jaspe, Carlos Mogollón, and Nancy Ascencio. |

scorinoco (2023-08-19). Venezuela Upgrades Diplomatic Mission in Palestine. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has made upgrades to the level of its diplomatic mission in Palestine, turning it from an office to an embassy, according to an announcement made by the Palestinian Foreign Ministry. | In a statement issued on Thursday, August 17, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed Venezuela's decision, and highlighted the fact that Venezuela was the first country in Latin America to recognize the sovereignty of Palestine, back in 2009. | The Palestinian Foreign Ministry expressed its gratitude to the president, government, and people of Venezuela, for their unwavering support for the P…

teleSUR, lag, JDO (2023-08-19). Conviasa supera 6.300 vuelos durante primer semestre de 2023. telesurtv.net La aerolínea bandera de Venezuela implementó en 2023 nuevos vuelos directos a destinos como Damasco y Manaos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-19). Asesinan a reconocido líder comunitario en Bolívar, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz indicó que la víctima fue identificada como Herney Arrieta Meza, quien era promotor cultural y deportivo.

Hedelberto López Blanch (2023-08-19). Colombia — Un año de Petro, avances y desafíos. globalizacion.ca El gobierno del presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro ha logrado en solo un año avances en los frentes político, económico y social que no pudieron obtener los anteriores regímenes neoliberales que lo antecedieron. | Eso ha sucedido pese a las constantes campañas…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-19). ONU denuncia coacción contra Unidad de Protección de Colombia. telesurtv.net La representante de la ONU en Colombia pidió a organismos internacionales a reforzar las actividades de acompañamiento a la UNP.

LEPAIO (2023-08-20). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.

Narkys Blanco (2023-08-18). President Maduro Proposes Opening New Electoral Centers. orinocotribune.com During a tour of the La Ladera sector's La Hoyada neighborhood in La Vega parish, Caracas, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, proposed the opening of new voting centers. | "We have to create new electoral centers in the epicenter of each community, so that voters can go to vote with peace of mind," President Maduro said. | The president made the announcement during the celebration of the 10th Anniv…

teleSUR, lag, JDO (2023-08-18). Conviasa supera 6.300 vuelos durante primer semestre de 2023. telesurtv.net La aerolínea bandera de Venezuela implementó en 2023 nuevos vuelos directos a destinos como Damasco y Manaos.

Ricardo Vaz (2023-08-18). Venezuela: ExxonMobil Aims to Join CITGO Auction Over 77M Arbitration Award. venezuelanalysis.com The ongoing court-mandated share sale could lead to the breakup of Venezuela's most important foreign asset.

Staff (2023-08-17). President Maduro Receives Credentials From Ambassadors of Chile, France, and Colombia. orinocotribune.com Chilean diplomat Jaime Gazmuri Mujica has been appointed by the Chilean government as ambassador plenipotentiary—an ambassador with full authority to sign treaties or act otherwise on behalf of a state—to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, whose credentials were received by President Nicolás Maduro at Miraflores Palace. | The Chilean ambassador was appointed on May 25 by the government of President Gabriel Boric, assuming…

Staff (2023-08-17). UK Appoints New Chargé d'Affaires to Venezuela's Maduro Administration. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The UK imperialist approach toward Venezuela allows the UK to arbitrarily select who is the legitimate authority of Venezuela. When the UK makes decisions related to diplomatic and consular appointments and diplomatic relations, it chooses to formalize everything trough the only legitimate government headed by President Nicolás Maduro. However, when the UK has to deal wi…

Staff (2023-08-17). Venezuela: National Assembly in Permanent Session to Appoint Electoral Authorities. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Venezuela Increases Oil Production Amid US Sanctions. telesurenglish.net In its latest report on the world market, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) highlighted that the Venezuelan oil production increased by 10.65 percent between February and August of this year. | RELATED: | In that period, the state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) registered an average increase of 78,000 barrels per day. Between January and August, the average daily production went from 732…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). Colombian Drug Cartels Interested in Ukraine's Sea Drones. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Gustavo Petro anuncia renegociación del TLC Colombia-EE.UU. telesurtv.net El propio mandatario recordó que renegociar el TLC con Estados Unidos fue una bandera durante su campaña a la Presidencia hace un año.

teleSUR, EN, YSM (2023-08-18). Franklin Lugo repitió etapa y es líder de la Vuelta a La Azulita. telesurtv.net En la categoría femenina, la colombiana Angélica Moreno logró la victoria.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-18). Asesinan a dos reconocidos líderes en Magdalena, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz refirió que "la imposición de normas y otras formas de control social por parte de los grupos armados significan un permanente riesgo de violación a los derechos de la población".

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-08-18). Exjefe paramilitar revela nexos con exautoridades políticas y judiciales colombianas. telesurtv.net Carlos Mario Jiménez Naranjo compareció en el "Encuentro por la verdad para la no repetición", realizado en Bogotá. Pidió perdón por los crímenes cometidos por su grupo armado.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-18). Realizan Festival Petronio àÅlvarez en Cali, Colombia. telesurtv.net Participan al menos 1.500 artistas y grupos musicales se presentan en los diversos escenarios previstos del 16 al 21 de agosto .

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-18). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,1 en Meta, Colombia. telesurtv.net El epicentro del sismo se registró en El Calvario, Meta, a unos 47 kilómetros de Bogotá (capital).

Michelle Begue (2023-08-18). Training Colombia's military dogs. america.cgtn.com Meet the dogs behind some of Colombia's toughest military operations. CGTN's Michelle Begue visited the Colombian military school where these dogs are trained to see how these dogs are prepared for the field.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-08-18). Revelan nexos entre paramilitares y autoridades colombianas. telesurtv.net Carlos Mario Jiménez Naranjo compareció en el "Encuentro por la verdad para la no repetición", realizado en Bogotá. Pidió perdón por los crímenes cometidos por su grupo armado.

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Two Well-Known Leaders Murdered in Magdalena, Colombia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) denounced the murder of two social leaders in the department of Magdalena; there are already 107 social leaders murdered in 2023. | Related: | "Wilinton Tovar Gil was a recognized political leader and current candidate for the Council of the municipality of San Zenón, Magadalena. In addition, he was part of the campaign of the mayoral candid…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-17). Former paramilitary reveals plans against Colombian public figures. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Former paramilitary leader Carlos Mario Jimenez, alias 'Macaco,' who had requested some time ago to submit himself to transitional justice, revealed Thursday terrorist plans against public figures in the country.

Staff (2023-08-17). President Petro Announces Colombia has Begun FTA Renegotiation With US. orinocotribune.com Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Wednesday that his government has begun to renegotiate its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, a trade instrument that has been in force between the two countries for 11 years. Since prior to his presidential campaign, Petro has questioned, among others, an imbalance in favor of the US within the agreement. | "I want to publicly announce that the renegotiation (of the FTA) has begun," said the head of state during a meeting with coffee growers in the town of Pitalito, in the department of Huila. | The Colombian president said that the decision was the res…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). 6.1 Quake in Colombia: One Person Dead, Severe Material Damage. telesurenglish.net An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale registered on Thursday in central Colombia left one person dead in Bogotá and severe material damage in the departments of Meta and Cundinamarca. | RELATED: | The mayor of Bogotá Claudia López said that in the Colombian capital there were no serious affectations, however, a woman died in the middle of the tremor after jumping from the window of her apartment in a buil…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-17). Colombia to renegotiate trade pact with US: Petro. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said his government is renegotiating a trade deal with the United States to benefit the South American country's agriculture sector. Petro made the announcement at an…

LEPAIO (2023-08-18). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.

teleSUR, lag, JDO (2023-08-18). Pdvsa reporta alza sostenida de producción pese a sanciones. telesurtv.net La estatal energética venezolana incrementa su producción hasta los 810.000 barriles diarios de crudo pese a guerra económica de EE.UU. y la UE.