Kzorinoco (2022-10-15). Colombia and Venezuela Review Agenda for Bilateral Relations. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 13, the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, reported that ministers and ambassadors from Venezuela and Colombia addressed air connectivity, binational trade, judicial cooperation, and other issues of binational interest at a recent meeting. | "We continue working on the reopening of our borders," Benedetti wrote on Twitter. "With the deputy foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela, Francisco J. Coy and Rander Peña Ramírez, and with my counterpart Félix Plasencia, we talked about air connectivity, binational trade, and judicial cooperation, among other issues. We are movin…

Staff (2022-10-15). Reto viral: øCuántos tigres hay en la imagen? cubadebate.cu øSabrías contar cuántos tigres hay en la imagen? Dar con todos ellos es casi misión imposible. Tanto que ha dividido a las personas que lo han intentado en los comentarios del vídeo que se hizo tan popular. Hay quienes han visto tigres hasta donde no los hay. Déjanos saber en los comentarios si lograste resolver el reto.

TeleSUR (2022-10-14). Hungary Launches Consultation on EU Sanctions Against Russia. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the government of Hungary launched a "national consultation" survey, asking citizens for their opinions on the European Union's (EU) sanctions against Russia. | RELATED: | "We believe that the Brussels sanctions are destroying us. Have your say too," the government said in a Facebook post presenting the seven questions. | The questions relate to the EU's existing or planned sanctions, including those on Russia's…

Rann Miller (2022-10-14). Opinion: Jay-Z's Comments About Capitalism Attracted Vitriol But What Else Should Black People Expect? moguldom.com Jay-Z says that "capitalist" is a new slur to bring the Black community down. Of course, some folks are upset about it. But it makes sense that he said what he said. Jay-Z is a billionaire capitalist. On an Aug. 31 Twitter Spaces conversation with DJ Khaled, Lenny S. and Rob Markman, Jay-Z said: "Before …

TeleSUR (2022-10-14). UK Chancellor Kwarteng Sacked Amid Mini-Budget Chaos. telesurenglish.net "You have asked me to stand aside as your Chancellor. I have accepted," Kwarteng said in his resignation to Prime Minister Liz Truss posted on Twitter. | Kwarteng's time in office — 38 days — made him one of the shortest-serving UK chancellors in history. | RELATED: | The mini-budget he presented last month, which contained controversial debt-funded tax cuts, has been blamed for the economic turmoil which saw the Bri…

_____ (2022-10-14). Ethiopia and Tigray cannot agree on peace. journal-neo.org The Ethiopian government stated it had accepted an invitation from the African Union (AU) to hold peace talks with rebels in the Tigray region after another escalation of fighting in the nearly two-year war in the north. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's National Security Advisor Redwan Hussein wrote on social media that the government "has accepted …

Eforinoco (2022-10-14). 'Virtual Heist' of Essequibo River: Guyana's Request Ignores Historic Territorial Dispute with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, October 12, the Guyanese Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud asked for maps to eliminate Venezuela's claim to the disputed area around the Essequibo River in order to attribute that area to his own country. | The official wanted to settle an issue that has been disputed for 123 years with just a letter and a tweet, making the unusual request to "use the Twitter reporting function to remove" the publications that indicate Venezuela's dispute regarding the area. | According to Persaud, maps that show the part of the territory that is subject to a dispute "violate international law." The official's messag…

WSWS (2022-10-14). Alabama prison strike in third week amid reports of deaths, murder and staff beating of inmate. wsws.org Since the beginning of the strike, nine inmates have died and footage of an Elmore corrections officer beating an inmate has gone viral.

____ (2022-10-14). Italian female astronaut quotes famous ancient Chinese composition, wins praise on social media for excellent Chinese language skills. ecns.cn An Italian astronaut posted a group of photos taken from space and attached several lines from a famous ancient Chinese composition, demonstrating her outstanding Chinese language ability that amazed Chinese internet users and language experts.

Victoria Torres (2022-10-14). Fake News About Las Tejerías Tragedy Uncovered. orinocotribune.com Media manipulation gets rowdy when there are moments of crisis, with the clear intention of generating opinion trends that add to a particular interest. Therefore, it was not surprising that some media played disinformation and tried to create fake news in the current situation in Las Tejerías, Aragua state, where a landslide has taken the lives of more than 40 Venezuelans. More than also remain missing. | In social networks, an inhabitant and survivor of this tragedy went viral last Tuesday and Wednesday, stating that the government authorities and state security forces were not letting in humanitarian aid for…

Lucrecia Franco (2022-10-13). The battle against fake news in Brazil. america.cgtn.com Just weeks ahead of the second and final round of its presidential election, Brazil is facing an uphill battle against disinformation. In a deeply divisive campaign, fake news has become a powerful weapon in a country where most voters rely on social media to …

____ (2022-10-13). 'Plane goodbyers' go viral on China's social media. ecns.cn When a passenger plane was set to take off in east China's Zhejiang Province, two staff in ground support waved farewell together, looking like two windshield wipers.

Staff (2022-10-13). Venezuela: Indigenous Peoples March Against Criminal Blockade & Sanctions. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, October 12, celebrated in Venezuela as the Day of Indigenous Resistance, indigenous Venezuelans held a march in Caracas in condemnation of the economic blockade and the coercive measures promoted by the United States and the European Union against the people of Venezuela. | Indigenous peoples of different ethnic groups throughout the country commemorated 530 years of resistance, in recognition of the perseverance of the peoples, their struggle for dignity, and cultural and human diversity. | The Ministry for Indigenous Peoples posted on its Twitter account: "The cry of Indigenous Resistance runs thr…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-13). Rockets Hit Green Zone As Iraqi Parliament Elects New President. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On October 13, a rocket attack targeted the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, as a controversial parliament session was about to begin to elect the country's new president. | The Iraqi Security Media Cell said that a salvo of nine rockets hit the highly-fortified zone that hosts government buildings and foreign missions. As a result of the attack, a security officer and two civilians were wounded. | Iraqi lawmakers reconvened in the afternoo…

Staff (2022-10-13). Venezuela Rejects Arbitrary & Illegal Plan to Sale CITGO Shares. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, October 12, Venezuela issued a statement rejecting the arbitrary decision of the US, regarding to the judicial sale of the shares of the state-owned company CITGO Petroleum, belonging to PDV Holding, a company owned by Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA). | The document was shared by the Ministry for Petroleum's Twitter account, on Wednesday afternoon. | According to the text released by the Alí Rodríguez Araque Presidential Commis…