Daily Archives: December 27, 2020

2020-12-27: News Headlines

C.M. Lewis (2020-12-27). The Stunning Workers' Victory in New Mexico That You Haven't Heard About. zcomm.org New Mexico made it way easier for workers to form a union. Here's what it means…

yenisafak (2020-12-26). Mexico records 9,679 new coronavirus cases, 665 more deaths. yenisafak.com Mexico's Health Ministry on Friday reported 9,679 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 665 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,372,243 cases and 121,837 deaths.The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases. Mexico says 42,900 doses of Pfizer vaccine en route to country A total of 42,900 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are en route to Mexico from Belgium, Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday on Twitter.The doses are slated to arrive on Saturday in Mexico City and the northern city of Mon…

Online News Editor (2020-12-26). Internationally acclaimed activist fears for Mexico's environment. laprensalatina.com By Sergio Adrian Angeles Queretaro, Mexico, Dec 25 (efe-epa).- Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, proclaimed "Mexico's Hero" by Global Citizen for her tireless defense of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, tells Efe that she is deeply concerned about the health of the environment in her country. At 67, she continues directing the organization she founded …

John Horning (2020-12-25). Oil and Gas is Costing New Mexico Dearly. counterpunch.org There's no denying the climate crisis is taking a terrible toll on New Mexico, putting the state's health, clean air and water, and its economic sustainability at risk. In spite of this, oil and gas industry lobbyists from Washington, D.C. would have us believe that anyone working to defend the climate and protect the state's

teleSUR (2020-12-25). 14 Female Migrants Sue US Immigration Services for Abuses. telesurenglish.net A class-action lawsuit was filed by 14 women against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE), and Georgia's Irwin Immigration Detention Center (ICDC) for "non-consensual and invasive gynecological abuse". | RELATED: | A complaint was also submitted to Georgia's Medical Council in order to request the license revocation of gynecologist Mahendra Amin who is accused of performing surger…

Ralph Nader (2020-12-25). Recidivist Criminal and Constitutional Outlaw Trump Rushes to Pardon Criminal Lawbreakers. commondreams.org Trump and future presidents cannot be allowed to brazenly dishonor justice and undermine the rule of law. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/roger_stone_0_1.jpg

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-24). Migrants face uncertainty after fire in camp in Bosnia. peoplesdispatch.org A large fire broke out in the Lipa refugee camp, in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina which hosts close to 1,200 migrants on December 23. There are no injuries or casualties but most of the infrastructure has been destroyed.

news.un (2020-12-24). Bosnia and Herzegovina: Thousands of migrants lose shelter, after camp destroyed in fire. news.un.org The closure and subsequent fire, on Wednesday, at a migrant camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina has left thousands of migrants without shelter and protection, amid plummeting winter temperatures, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported.

Vijay Prashad (2020-12-24). Colombia's President shows his disdain for democracy and Venezuelans. mronline.org On December 8, a Conviasa flight prepared to take off from Caracas, Venezuela, for Mexico City. It planned to carry 200 election observers and journalists who came to Venezuela from a range of countries to monitor the National Assembly elections that were held on December 6.

RT (2020-12-23). Longest dive on a single breath: Danish sensation swims 202 METERS under water to set new world record (VIDEO). rt.com Danish diver Stig Severinsen, 47, has set a new world record by covering a distance of 202 meters (663ft) under water on a single breath. | The four-time world freediving champion is the first man to pass the 200m mark, beating the previous achievement of 177m which was recorded in 2016. | The mind-blowing dive took place in Balandra Beach near the city of La Paz in Mexico. | The diver said his incredible feat was aimed at drawing global attention to ecological problems and environmental pollution which has reached a catastrophic level. | "The place where the dive took place in Mexico, belongs to one of the…

WSWS (2020-12-23). Death toll rises to 11 at General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico. wsws.org José Luis H., who worked in the plant's car body area, was the last confirmed death, on December 19. The plant's Human Resources manager, who had overseen the firing of workers for challenging the lack of protections against COVID-19, also died earlier this month.

Staff (2020-12-23). The Trump Admin Is Trying to Build the Border Wall on Land It Doesn't Own. truthout.org A new investigation has found that the Trump administration has awarded contracts to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico on land that it does not yet own. This tactic has led to millions of dollars in delay costs. | The investigation, produced jointly by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, finds that, in many places where the government