(2023-10-07). Comment] Displaced people's perilous journeys: border violence as a public health issue. thelancet.com The 21st century has seen displacement of migrants and refugees unprecedented since World War 2. As of the end of 2022, of the 108 million people who had to leave their homes because of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations, 62 ∑5 million were internally displaced, 35 ∑3 million were refugees, and 5 ∑4 million were officially asylum seekers.1 However, the number of people still in transit in search of protection or a better life is unknown. Whether they are Venezuelans trying to reach the USA, Senegalese trying to reach the Canary Islands, or Ethiopians trying to reach Saudi Arab…
(2023-10-06). Venezuela: Opposition Politician Manuel Rosales Hints at 2024 Presidential Election Candidacy. orinocotribune.com 
The governor of Zulia state, Manuel Rosales, has not withdrawn his candidacy for the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections. In an interview conducted on Thursday, October 5, he expressed his determination to pursue the presidency, declaring, "I will continue to aspire to the presidency until my last breath." When asked about his potential presidential candidacy in 2024, Rosales clarified that his decision to abstain from participating in the opposition primaries should not be interpreted as the end of his presidential aspirations. | "The fact that I have said that I am not going to participate at this moment, th…
(2023-10-06). Venezuela's Education Minister Clarifies School Attendance Process Through QR Code. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Education Minister Yelitze Santaella issued a statement aimed at providing clarity regarding the introduction of QR code-based attendance tracking in schools, a measure that had stirred up a significant amount of debate. | Last Saturday, Minister Santaella announced the forthcoming implementation of an electronic attendance system in the country's educational institutions, employing QR codes. In response to the ensuing controversy, on Thursday, October 5, she elaborated that the Ministry of Education is collaborating with the Ministry of Planning to facilitate the distribution of QR code technology to…
(2023-10-06). Headlines for October 6, 2023. democracynow.org Biden Defends Decision to Waive Federal Laws to Speed Construction of Border Wall, Mexico's AMLO Rejects Border Wall as U.S. Plans New Deportation Flights to Venezuela, Mayor Eric Adams Tours Latin America to Warn Asylum Seekers Against Coming to New York, Ukraine Says 51 Killed in Russian Missile Attack on Kharkiv Village , Drone Attack Kills Scores at Graduation Ceremony for Syrian Military Cadets, U.S. Downs Turkish Drone Over Syria as Turkey Escalates Attacks on Kurdish Fighters, Iranian "Guardians of Hijab" Force Accused of Beating Teenage Girl into a Coma, Iranian Human Rights Activist Nar…
(2023-10-06). Gobierno venezolano suscribe acuerdo sobre migración con EE.UU. para repatriar a connacionales. telesurtv.net La migración venezolana de los últimos años es consecuencia directa de la aplicación de las medidas coercitivas unilaterales y el bloqueo a la economía, recordó el Gobierno.
(2023-10-06). Gobiernos de Venezuela e Irán envían condolencias a Siria. telesurtv.net Los comunicados condenan los acontecimientos que han enlutado al pueblo sirio.
(2023-10-06). Venezuela y Rusia fortalecen cooperación en sector petrolero. telesurtv.net La Comisión Intergubernamental de Alto Nivel Venezuela-Rusia viajará la próxima semana a la nación eslava.
(2023-10-05). United States: End detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy, UN experts say. mronline.org 
Saab was appointed as a Special Envoy by the Government of Venezuela in April 2018 to undertake official missions in Iran to secure humanitarian deliveries to Venezuela, including of food and medicine.
(2023-10-05). President of Venezuela receives senior authorities from Honduras. plenglish.com The meeting was held at the Miraflores Palace, headquarters of the Government, and responds to Maduro's desire to revive energy cooperation between Caracas and Tegucigalpa, according to a press release from the Presidency. | Tejada was accompanied by the Honduran ambassador to Venezuela, Scarleth Romero. | Maduro and his counterpart from Honduras, Xiomara Castro, held a meeting in Havana,during the Summit of the Group of 77 and China, during which they reviewed issues of bilateral cooperation and regional integration to reinforce the unity and development of both nations. | According to the source, Venezuela rat…
(2023-10-05). United States: End Detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy, UN Experts Say. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-05). Venezuela condemns terrorist attack in Syria. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan government condemned on Thursday the terror drone attack on the Military Academy in the province of Homs, Syria, which left dozens of civilians' and military personnel's deaths.
(2023-10-05). Venezuela reaffirms interest in strengthening ties with South Africa. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan government on Thursday reaffirmed its deepest interest in strengthening bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation with South Africa, as stated by Foreign Minister Yván Gil on X social media, after holding talks with South African Ambassador in Caracas, Lindiwe Michelle Maseko.
(2023-10-05). Almost 9 Million Students Back to School in Venezuela (+Teachers' Wages). orinocotribune.com Approximately 8.8 million children have now begun the 2023-2024 school year throughout Venezuela, according to a report made by President Nicolás Maduro during his television program Con Maduro+. | President Maduro elaborated in the report made this Monday, October 2, that 28,304 educational centers—both public and private—have opened their doors to receive students in their classrooms. Around 80% of them belong to the free, quality ensured, scientific, and humanistic public education system, while the remaining 20% are other types of schools, including private schools. | "When the Revolution began, i…
(2023-10-05). Presidente de Venezuela llama a defender la paz del país. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado venezolano, anunció la activación del Consejo Especial para la Paz, una instancia de carácter nacional que busca articular las Unidades Populares para la Paz.
(2023-10-06). Fiscalía venezolana dicta orden de arresto contra Juan Guaidó. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Público indicó que la orden de arresto fue solicitada por traición a la patria y usurpación de funciones entre otros delitos.
(2023-10-06). Tribunal colombiano cita a Uribe Vélez por caso en su contra. telesurtv.net Una vez que el fallo en contra de Álvaro Uribe Vélez se haga oficial, la Fiscalía colombiana deberá presentar el escrito de acusación para llamarlo a juicio.
(2023-10-06). Registran dos sismos en frontera entre Colombia y Ecuador. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, las autoridades de ninguno de los países afectados por los sismos han reportado daños materiales ni humanos.
(2023-10-05). Colombia recupera piezas arqueológicas procedentes de Costa Rica. telesurtv.net La cancillería detalló que entre las 12 piezas que se recuperaron hay urnas funerarias, copas, vasijas de carácter ceremonial y utilitario.
(2023-10-05). Dos muertos en Colombia tras accidente de avioneta. telesurtv.net El incidente tuvo lugar en un lugar conocido como vereda Argentina, ubicada entre los municipios de La Vega y Facatativá, en el centro del país.