(2021-08-30). The End of the OAS? Mexico Leads Movement to End Almagro's Term. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, August 28, Marcelo Ebrard, Mexican secretary for foreign affairs, announced that Mexico is creating a body to replace the Organization of American States (OAS). | "What is Mexico's proposal? Goodbye OAS, in its interventionist, hegemonic sense, and let another organization come that we will build politically in agreement with the United States, for the 21st century," explained Ebrard. "It is no longer the 19th century, the 20th century, or the Cold War," he highlighted—in apparent ignorance of the fact that empires do not concede. He made these comments on Saturday during his participation in t…
(2021-08-30). Over 20 Dead, Dozens Missing After Vessel Collision in Peru. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – More than 20 people are feared dead while over 50 are missing after two vessels collided on the Huallaga River in the Amazonian region of Loreto in Peru, the radio station RPP has reported.
(2021-08-30). 'Walmart Land': US chains colonise Mexico, displace local culture. greenleft.org.au More and more US transnationals have opened up in Mexico over the past few decades, taking advantage of unfair trade agreements, super-exploitative labour conditions and cheap utilities, reports Tamara Pearson.
(2021-08-30). Hurricane Ida Hits Oil Industry in Black & Native Communities on Louisiana Coast Amid Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
Two-thirds of Louisiana's industrial sites lie in the path of Hurricane Ida, including oil refineries, storage tanks and other infrastructure like oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana's Gulf Coast is a major oil and gas hub, with 17 oil refineries, two liquefied natural gas export terminals, as well as a nuclear power plant and many Superfund sites. Oil spills and chemical releases due to climate change-intensified storms are a "worsening, consistent problem" in Louisiana's Gulf Coast, says Antonia Juhasz, a longtime oil and energy investigative journalist. Communities of color living on the Gulf Coast…
(2021-08-30). Stadio Olimpico: Can Sports Heal the World? dissidentvoice.org 
Amid chaotic politics and anti-immigrant and refugee sentiments, Stadio Olimpico in Rome seemed like an oasis of social and cultural harmony. AS Roma and Raja Casablanca fans gathered in their thousands on a hot Saturday evening to cheer for their teams in a friendly match, the first in the Olimpico for nearly a year and …
(2021-08-29). Bloomberg Dixit: Guaidó & Co. to Announce Participation in Regional Elections — Deadline for Nominations Extended. orinocotribune.com 
The opposition extreme right-wing led by former deputy Juan Guaidó will participate in the regional elections scheduled for November 21, as part of the agreements of the dialogue that is taking place in Mexico, sources from the Guaidó bloc allegedly reported this Friday, August 2, to Bloomberg. | "Venezuela's opposition is set to announce it will break a three-year boycott of elections and register candidates for November's vote, marking progress on a key issue in political negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro's government," reported the US news corporation. | According to the outlet, it is expected that th…
(2021-08-29). México propone sustituir a la OEA por una organización no intervencionista. telesurtv.net La Cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños, de septiembre en México, definirá los pasos a seguir.