Latin America
Iranian Oil Tankers Entering Venezuelan Waters despite US Warning
May 24, 2020
The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel entered Venezuela’s exclusive economic zone late Saturday, despite a US official’s warning that Washington...
Magic and Voodoo Versus Science and Medicine
By Wayne Madsen
May 20, 2020
© Photo: Reuters/Bing Guan
Across the globe, as scientists and doctors are working a breakneck speed to develop safe vaccines and...
Why has Brazil been so badly hit by coronavirus? – video...
By Tom Phillips, Maheen Sadiq and Nikhita Chulani,
22 May 2020
The spread of coronavirus has been catastrophic in Brazil, with the country now ranking...
Peru’s Healthcare System Collapses Under the Weight of the Coronavirus Pandemic
With almost 100,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Peru, Lima’s hospitals are already at capacity and cannot receive more patients. Doctors working at public...
Venezuelan Military to Escort Iranian Tankers Delivering Fuel, Defense Minister Says
20.05.2020
Venezuela's military will escort Iranian tankers delivering fuel to the country when they enter Venezuela's exclusive economic zone, the country's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino...
The rise of Asia and the polarisation of Global Forces: Western...
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G7 and E7, OLDEFOS and NEFOS
Those forecasts reveal interesting points, at least two for the purpose of this essay:
1) The grouping of...
A Caracas Commune Prepares for the Coronavirus Crisis: Four Voices from...
A visit to the Altos de Lidice Commune in Caracas shows how a community is developing a self-organized healthcare system
By Cira Pascual Marquina –...
Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela, Vows ‘Decisive Response’ to US...
Crippling US sanctions have caused severe fuel shortages in the Caribbean nation.
May 18, 2020
Tehran has issued a formal warning to Washington over threats to...
“The Wuhan of the Americas”: U.S. Deports COVID-19-Positive Immigrants to Haiti...
May 15, 2020
The United States continues to deport thousands during the coronavirus pandemic, causing a dangerous spread of COVID-19 to Central America and the...
An economic tsunami could soon thrust half a billion people into...
By KATE LINTHICUM, NABIH BULOS and ANA IONOVA
5/12/2020
RIO DE JANEIRO — It seemed like Silvanah Lima was finally getting ahead.
Born and raised in Brazil’s...