Online News Editor (2020-12-25). Japan's foreign minister to tour Latin America, Africa. laprensalatina.com Tokyo, Dec 25 (efe-epa).- Japan's foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced Friday that on Jan. 4 he will undertake a tour of Latin America and Africa. The trip will include Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria and Kenya and will end on Jan. 14, Motegi said in a press conference. He said it is the …

teleSUR (2020-12-24). Venezuela Takes Ivan Duque's Blatant Xenophobia to the UN. telesurenglish.net The Bolivarian government of Venezuela has made a formal denouncement to the United Nations on the discriminatory statements made by Colombia's President Ivan Duque about banning Venezuelan migrants from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. | RELATED: | "This is terrible discrimination, a burden of racism and hatred against Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. We cannot allow it, we have made our strong protest and complaint t…

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.

Greta Anderson (2020-12-24). Mexican Wolf Killings Expose the Dark Underbelly of Western Culture. counterpunch.org For over a year, my colleague at Western Watersheds Project and I have been paging through gory reports of dead livestock, most of them (questionably) attributed to Mexican wolf predation. I've gotten somewhat inured to seeing the bloody corpses of cattle, decapitated calves, and dissection necropsies. It's unpleasant work, but it's turned up some very

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.

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.

commondreams (2020-12-23). AFL-CIO Outraged By Harassment of Mexican Trade Unionist. commondreams.org ______________________________…

RT (2020-12-22). China's CanSino to submit its Covid-19 vaccine for review in Mexico — FM. rt.com China's Covid-19 vaccine producer will submit its product on Tuesday for review by Mexico's health regulator, according to Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. | "Today it will submit its [CanSino Biologics] file to the analysis of Cofepris," Ebrard confirmed. The regulator will be assessing the vaccine for emergency use, it was Mexico wants to have access to vaccines as soon as possible amid a rebound…

Greta Anderson (2020-12-24). Mexican Wolf Killings Expose the Dark Underbelly of Western Culture. counterpunch.org For over a year, my colleague at Western Watersheds Project and I have been paging through gory reports of dead livestock, most of them (questionably) attributed to Mexican wolf predation. I've gotten somewhat inured to seeing the bloody corpses of cattle, decapitated calves, and dissection necropsies. It's unpleasant work, but it's turned up some very

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.

Online News Editor (2020-12-24). No bottled O2 until further notice: Mexico City Covid patients' dilemma. laprensalatina.com By Eduard Ribas i Admetlla Mexico City, Dec 23 (efe-epa).- The sign reading "No oxygen available" is being seen more and more frequently hanging on the doors of establishments selling medical equipment in Mexico City, where hospitals are rapidly filling and many people with sick relatives at home must look high and low for medical …

Vijay Prashad (2020-12-23). Colombia's President shows his disdain for democracy and Venezuelans. peoplesdispatch.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. The plane sat on the tarmac, luggage on board, with the passengers ready to board—at which point, the delay began. Hours went by. The airline had previously filed a flight plan, which included using Colombian airspace; now, hours before the flight was to take off, the government of Colombia denied the aircraft the right of transit (a…

teleSUR (2020-12-23). First COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment Arrives in Mexico. telesurenglish.net Mexico received the firsts doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday and it will start vaccination on December 24. | RELATED: | "Indeed, we are still facing a tremendous pandemic, the worst we have experienced, but today is the beginning of the end of that pandemic," Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard said upon arrival. | The first batch of vaccines from the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer, with 3000 doses, will be ad…

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.

commondreams (2020-12-23). AFL-CIO Outraged By Harassment of Mexican Trade Unionist. commondreams.org ______________________________…

RT (2020-12-22). China's CanSino to submit its Covid-19 vaccine for review in Mexico — FM. rt.com China's Covid-19 vaccine producer will submit its product on Tuesday for review by Mexico's health regulator, according to Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. | "Today it will submit its [CanSino Biologics] file to the analysis of Cofepris," Ebrard confirmed. The regulator will be assessing the vaccine for emergency use, it was Mexico wants to have access to vaccines as soon as possible amid a rebound…

Diana Anahi Torres-Valverde (2020-12-22). Dreamers Deserve a Path To Citizenship. commondreams.org DACA changed my life. But after four years of fear, it's clear that undocumented young people need more protection. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dreamers_0.jpg …

Staff (2020-12-21). The Ocean Floor Is Spewing Methane Due to Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells. truthout.org Out on the deck of a research boat, Tara Yacovitch looked out to the water. In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, the seascape is peppered with lights. And every light is part of an offshore oil or gas platform. | Offshore platforms can vary greatly in size — some are as big as multi-storied buildings, while others resemble small but very tall rooms. The boat carrying Yacovitch and her team also housed a variety of science equipment: methane isotope readers, spectrometers, and other tools to me…