Daily Archives: March 22, 2024

2024-03-22: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-22). Hypocrisy at work: anti-migrant politicians call for more sanctions against Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org On March 21, US Senator Marco Rubio and US Representative María Elvira Salazar, together responsible for pushing some of the deadliest sanctions against the socialist nations of Cuba and Venezuela, have applauded the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for passing the Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development (VERDAD) Reauthorization Act. | The Act would reauthorize an anti-Venezuela sanctions bill passed into law in 2019, the original VERDAD Act. This new act would extend existing US sanctions against Venezuela. The Act is a bipartisan effort, having been introduced both by Republican Repr…

Eder Suárez (2024-03-22). Gap between Mexican presidential candidate Sheinbaum and rivals widens. peoplesdispatch.org Only three weeks after the start of the presidential campaign, a survey by Mexican newspaper Reforma shows that Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate for MORENA's "Together we will make history" coalition, has increased her lead over the other two candidates, now with 58% in voting intentions, that is, 24 percentage points above her closest rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, of the "Goes for Mexico" alliance. | Sheinbaum skyrockets in the polls: | This is the third opinion poll carried out by the newspaper and one can see the clear increase in favor of the MORENA candidate: first scoring 53% in August, then 54% in Decembe…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-03-22). DR refutes information about alleged migrant shelter center. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican government on Friday denied information on setting up an alleged migrant reception center and explained that an invitation to the reopening of an office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was misrepresented.

Staff (2024-03-22). Anarchists Gather for Conference at the Corner of the World. unicornriot.ninja Tijuana, Mexico — Where the United States, the Pacific Ocean, and Mexico meet, a place sometimes referred to as "the corner of the world," a sprawling 18-foot-tall barrier stretches out into the salt water, marking the international border. Waves crash against its concrete foundations and, at high tide, against the bollards themselves that stretch out …

Pavel López Lazo (2024-03-22). Guatemala: IGM increases control, deports 38 irregular migrants. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) The Guatemalan Institute of Migration (IGM) reported on Friday the deportation of 38 foreigners for not complying with requirements for entry into the national territory, as part of the reinforcement of border control.

WSWS (2024-03-22). Migrant workers destitute after collapse of Buildhub in New Zealand. wsws.org Hundreds of Latin American workers who spent tens of thousands of dollars to move to New Zealand have lost everything in the collapse of the company, which many workers accused of deceiving and exploiting them.

Center for Food Safety (2024-03-22). U.S. Tries to Force Potentially Hazardous GM Corn on Mexico. indybay.org U.S. Position Based on Sham Regulatory Regime That Does Not Ensure GMO Safety, Mexico Fully Justified in Prohibiting GM Corn for Staple Corn Products…

WSWS (2024-03-22). Genetic makeup of modern Europeans derived through ancient migrations from Asia. wsws.org The studies provide further confirmation that modern populations are the result of a complex mixing of migrants of varying origins and cultures that have nothing to do with the pseudo-concept of "race."

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-22). Don't blame migrants for the housing crisis. greenleft.org.au

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-03-22). Grupos mexicanos de desaparecidos convocan jornada de búsqueda. telesurtv.net Los colectivos invitaron a la sociedad civil para que los acompañe en la Jornada Nacional de Búsqueda, a realizarse el 19 y 20 de abril de este año.

newarab (2024-03-22). EU: Migrant deal with Lebanon also possible. newarab.com EU commissioner The EU has entered agreements…

youtube.com (2024-03-22). LIVE: Outside Moscow concert hall after shooting by several gunmenRussia's Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall.
  The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years.
  Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze

PositiveUniverse.com Comment (2024-03-22). The duplicitous American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.The American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
  It was a trick resolution question. It did NOT call for a ceasefire and simply stated that a ceasefire is an 'imperative' (important), further enabling the march by Israel for an upcoming Rafah invasion and massive slaughter of Palestinians.

2024-03-22 22:45:20 | 22:45 EST | tr | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0