2022-05-08: News Headlines

____ (2022-05-07). Fact Sheet on the National Endowment for Democracy. ecns.cn The United States has long used democracy as a tool and a weapon to undermine democracy in the name of democracy, to incite division and confrontation, and to meddle in other countries' internal affairs, causing catastrophic consequences.‚ÄÇ…

Contributing Writers (2022-05-07). George Soros and Ukraine as "Torpedo" against Russia\Commentary by Prof Anderson. marktaliano.net Tim Anderson Funder of 'color revolutions' and key U.S. foreign policy adviser George #Soros reportedly wanted #Ukraine used as a 'torpedo' against #Russia. He worked with #HillaryClinton the #NED and #USAID to that end, including orchestration of the #NeoNazi led #Maidan coup. READ MORE: Russia exposes Biden, George Soros and CDC involvement in Ukrainian Biolabs — Mark Taliano…

Misión Verdad (2022-05-07). Hugo Chávez's Ideas Are Being Recycled by Latin America's 'New Progressivism'. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — May 6, 2022 | A spectre is haunting Latin America: the ideas of Hugo Chávez. A "new progressivism" is adopting them as their banner and claiming them as their own, thus invisibilizing Venezuela's role in attempts at promoting regional integration and sovereignty over the last two decades. | We can witness this in the current speeches of Lula da Silva, who was a protagonist of the "first progressive wave" in the 2000s along with the presidents of Venezuela (Hugo Chávez), Argentina (Néstor Kirchner) and Bolivia (Evo Morales). Perhaps the Brazilian leader could bear witness to the attempts a…

Staff (2022-05-07). Cuba and Venezuela Strengthen Ties of Cooperation and Exchange. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, May 5, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at the Miraflores Palace, Caracas, with an aim of strengthening the ties of cooperation ties that the two countries nations have maintained for more than 20 years. | "It fills us with great joy to receive our Cuban brothers and sisters in our homeland," wrote President Maduro on Twitter, in reference to the visit of the Cuban minister. "I thank the Foreign Affairs Minister, comrade Bruno Rodríguez for his visit, with whom I had a pleasant and fraternal conversation. We have a deep…

Staff (2022-05-07). Colombia: Petro Receives Death Threats, Forced to Cancel Campaign Event in Cúcuta. orinocotribune.com Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate of Colombia's Historic Pact, was forced to cancel another campaign event scheduled for Thursday, May 5, after receiving death threats. | Petro was scheduled to meet with businesspeople in the city of Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela, but received death threats from a drug-trafficking and organized crime group, reported a press release from the candidate's campaign group. | According to Petro's campaign's security team, the La Cordillera criminal gang, which operates in the coffee plantation region in the center of Colombia, was behind the threats. Petro, after receivin…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-05-07). Capriles Changes Position on Sanctions Ahead of 2024 Presidential Election in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Henrique Capriles Radonski, Venezuelan far-right political leader, stated that he has the determination and will to dialogue with the government of President Nicolás Maduro, and expressed that he is in favor of lifting of the unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the United States. | Capriles, who in recent times has shown a tendency to relax his hostile position, also recently announced his electoral aspirations for the presidential election scheduled to be held in 2024. | With this c…

Mary Triny Mena (2022-05-07). All-female taxi services gaining ground in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com Driving a car in Caracas can be a dangerous experience and for many women taking a taxi even more so. Which is why an all-female taxi service is growing in Venezuela ¥s capital. A group of Venezuelan entrepreneurs is breaking barriers through an exclusive all-female taxi …

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-07). Organizaciones bolivianas reconocen apoyo de Venezuela. telesurtv.net En el encuentro se reafirmó la condena a EE.UU. por la exclusión de países a participar en la IX Cumbre de las Américas.

teleSUR, MER (2022-05-07). Asesinan a dos líderes en departamento colombiano de Sucre. telesurtv.net Con los dos hechos denunciados por Indepaz, son 69 los líderes asesinados en Colombia durante este 2022.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-05-07). Más de 340.000 venezolanos repatriados con Plan Vuelta a la Patria. telesurtv.net En Perú hay más de 62.000 connacionales que han manifestado su deseo de retorno al país.

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