Daily Archives: October 15, 2020

2020-10-15: News Headlines

Ryan Devereaux (2020-10-15). Border Patrol Leaves Migrants in Remote Town as Deaths Rise. zcomm.org Dumping hundreds of migrants in the remote Mexican border town of Sasabe puts them at risk from organized crime…

Chris Smith (2020-10-14). Biodiversity is an Asset Worth Bending Over Backwards to Protect. counterpunch.org Last month, hundreds of thousands of birds dropped dead out of the skies of New Mexico, in a scene reminiscent of a Hollywood disaster movie. The world is facing an extinction crisis, a biodiversity collapse. Events such as this are likely to become more common. The rapid loss of plants and animals across the globe

_____ (2020-10-14). When Is An obelisk Not Just An Obelisk? popularresistance.org New Mexico – When I was a child, my dad and I would sometimes walk down to Santa Fe Plaza, especially on cool autumn afternoons. We would get Cokes from Woolworth's. My father would visit with friends and family, selling under the portal of the Palace of the Governor's, and we would sit in the center of the Plaza, on the stone banco around the obelisk. My dad would point out the word savage which was etched into the marble plaque, and he would laugh. | "Those are your ancestors," he would say, with no little bit of irony.

_____ (2020-10-13). Monument To Colonialism Toppled On Indigenous Peoples' Day. popularresistance.org New Mexico – Visitors to the historic plaza in Santa Fe, a bastion of liberalism in northern New Mexico, will find a charming square in the Spanish colonial style, surrounded by shops selling native wares — typically sold by non-native peoples — and a monument at the center of it all celebrating the slaughter of the area's original, commercially monetized inhabitants. | At least until Monday, when protesters marked Indigenous Peoples' Day by tying a chain around the monument, managing to topple it amid clashes with police.

MEE and agencies (2020-10-13). Bodies recovered after migrant boat capsizes off coast of Tunisia. middleeasteye.net Bodies recovered after migrant boat capsizes off coast of Tunisia | Thirteen people, including three children, have drowned while seven have been rescued, say authorities | Tue, 10/13/2020 – 10: 38 | Tunisian coastguards patrol the area off Tunisia's northern town of Bizerte on 30 March 2017 (AFP) | At least 13 people have been confirmed drowned after a migrant boat sank off the coast of T…

teleSUR (2020-10-12). Over 30,000 Doses of Drugs for Kids With Cancer Stolen in Mexico. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Monday confirmed the theft of thousands of doses of cancer treatments that were destined mainly for children with this disease. | RELATED: | "Authorities are already investigating to identify the perpetrators of this robbery," AMLO said, noting that this is a very unusual event. | The 37,956 doses of oncological treatment were stolen from the company Novag Infancia S.A.

teleSUR (2020-10-12). Mexico: Formal Labor Market Continues Recovery -Report. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Institute of Social Security (IMSS) reported on Monday an increase of 113.850 formal jobs in September, which highlights continuous signs of economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The IMSS explained that there had been a decrease in employment of 719.250 positions from January to September, 81.1 percent of them are permanent jobs. | Puestos de trabajo afiliados al Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Soci…

sputniknews (2020-10-11). Labour Peer Apologises for Claiming Migrants Could be 'Concentrated' in Camps. sputniknews.com The United Kingdom has faced rising numbers of refugees crossing the English Channel from France this year. Internal Home Office reports made public last month revealed that the government has considered placing migrants arriving in the UK in offshore detention centers.

Associated Press (2020-10-11). México: Presidente pide disculpa de la Iglesia por conquista. peoplesworld.org CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El presidente de México dio a conocer el sábado una carta abierta que envió al papa Francisco en la que pide a la Iglesia católica se disculpe por los abusos cometidos contra los pueblos indígenas durante la conquista de México en el siglo XVI. En la misiva, el presidente Andrés …