2020-11-12: News Headlines

Stephen Lendman (2020-11-12). Extrajudicial Regime Change: The American Way at Home and Abroad. globalresearch.ca US imperialism operates domestically and abroad. | Regime change is official policy by both wings of one-party rule. | Things began in the mid-19th century by stealing half of Mexico. | Throughout…

Vijay Prashad — John Ross (2020-11-12). China is Working to Expand Its Ties to Latin America. counterpunch.org In mid-January 2020, 800 people gathered at Mexico's Ministry of Economy to celebrate "China Day" with a seminar on Chinese-Mexican relations. Mexico's Minister of Economy Graciela Márquez Colín, who has a PhD in economic history from Harvard University, said, "China and Mexico have to walk together, to build a stronger and more solid relationship." In

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-12). Mexico police shoots at anti-femicide protest in Cancún. peoplesdispatch.org On November 9, Mexico's police open fired at a protest against femicides in Cancún. Three reporters were injured because of police violence, one of them suffering bullet wounds. The latest femicide was that of 20-year old Bianca "Alexis" Lorenzana whose dismembered body was found days after she disappeared.

teleSUR (2020-11-11). Nicaragua Celebrates 75th Birthday of President Daniel Ortega. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua celebrates today the 75th birthday of President Daniel Ortega with hundreds of messages and best wishes that have flooded social networks from the early hours of the day. | In addition to the Nicaraguan people's congratulations, other heads of state and personalities have also congratulated him, such as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | "We wish you the best; you are a reference o…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2020-11-11). Guatemala herida de muerte. indybay.org Guatemala herida de muerte …todo se utiliza como pretexto por el Estado para saquear y vulnerar…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-11). Tropical storm Eta moves towards Florida. peoplesdispatch.org According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), more than 2.5 million people from Panama to Belize have been affected by the tropical storm Eta…

teleSUR (2020-11-11). Costa Rica: President's Popularity Plummets as the Year Ends. telesurenglish.net The popularity of Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado has plummeted in 2020 as only 15 percent of the people consider his work in government as positive. It revealed a study published on Wednesday by the Center for Research and Political Studies of the University of Costa Rica (CIEP-UCR). | RELATED: | The survey shows that Alvarado's approval has descended to unprecedented levels for his administration, following a wave of s…

Media Lens (2020-11-11). Robert Fisk: Death of a "Controversial" Journalist. dissidentvoice.org Robert Fisk, the Independent's Middle East correspondent, died on 30 October aged 74. In reviewing his life and career, the newspaper for which he worked for more than two decades wrote of their star reporter: 'Much of what Fisk wrote was controversial…' As John Pilger noted, in describing Fisk's journalism as 'controversial' the Independent was …

teleSUR (2020-11-11). Evo Morales: 'We Are Now Millions'. telesurenglish.net Former Bolivia's President Evo Morales arrived in the city of Chimore in the department of Cochabamba this Wednesday, where just one year ago he was forced into exile by coup forces of the Bolivian right. | RELATED: | Addressing a cheerful crowd, Evo thanked the governments of Mexico and Argentina for their help and, especially, the workers' centers of the tropics that prevented the right-wing forces from m…

teleSUR (2020-11-11). Costa Rica: Government's Multisectoral Dialogue Advances. telesurenglish.net Focused on fiscal and public debt management issues, the 7th session of the multisectoral dialogue convened by Costa Rica's government began on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Tax evasion, tax avoidance and fraud, and the management of state assets will be also included in the talks which seek to find solutions to the health, economic, and social crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. | "We hope that with the same sense of r…

teleSUR (2020-11-11). Belize Elections Kick Off Despite Flooding Caused by ETA. telesurenglish.net Belize general elections on Wednesday kick-off despite the severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Eta in the last 48 hours. | RELATED: | "General elections will be held as scheduled, even though the country continues to recover from the ravages of the storm," Belize's Prime Minister Dean Barrow said. | Thousands of people in the coastal and southern areas have been affected by the severe flooding caused in the C…

teleSUR (2020-11-11). Mexico: AMLO Seeks To Reform Housing Law To Support Workers. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a reform to the housing law that will allow over 40 million workers to access credits for their homes without intermediaries. | RELATED: | According to the authorities, this is "the largest financial inclusion reform that the country has had, in a country where financial inclusion is low." The reform seeks to provide workers with the freedom to buy a house or land "in their way."

WSWS (2020-11-10). Hundreds dead and missing after Eta devastates Central America and southern Mexico. wsws.org As of this writing, 98 people have been found dead and 187 have been reported missing, while many more casualties are feared as rescuers reach isolated communities.

teleSUR (2020-11-10). Cancun Police Shoot Down Feminist Protest in Mexico. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Police Monday shot down a feminist protest organized in Cancun to reject two women's femicides that took place last weekend. Police brutality left three reporters injured, one of them by gunshot. | RELATED: | Over 2,000 protesters attended the march against Quintana Roo State's femicides. The demonstrators marched to Cancun's Palacio Municipal. | Videos broadcasted on social networks showed how the police closed the entrance to…

Staff (2020-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2020. democracynow.org Joe Biden Elected 46th U.S. President as Pennsylvania Count Seals Victory, Kamala Harris Becomes First Woman, African American, Asian American Vice President, Trump Pursues Baseless Lawsuits as GOP Splits on Their Response to Election, Senate Control Hangs on Georgia Runoffs, Most World Leaders Congratulate Biden and Harris; Brazil, Russia, Mexico and China Hold Off, Biden Unveils Coronavirus Task Force as U.S. Cases Hit 10 Million, with Over 237,000 Recorded Deaths, WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and at Least 5 Others Test Positive for COVID-19, ACLU Files Suit over Gov't Handling of Pandemic in Immigrant Jails…

teleSUR (2020-11-09). Nicaragua Honors Commander Carlos Fonseca on 44 Years of His Death. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and Vicepresident Rosario Murillo Sunday presided over the ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the passage of Commander Carlos Fonseca Amador, at the mausoleum in the Revolution Square in the capital Managua. | RELATED: | "Carlos had the genius and the ability of a scholar. Hence the importance of permanently uniting theory with revolutionary practice," President Ortega noted. | P…

teleSUR (2020-11-09). China Declines to Formally Recognize Biden Win in US Elections. telesurenglish.net China is one of only a small number of high-profile nations, including Russia, Brazil, and Mexico, that have yet to issue statements on the U.S. election. Democratic candidate Biden emerged the winner over Republican incumbent Trump after days of ballot counting. Trump has yet to concede and is challenging counting in several districts. | RELATED: | China assured that it would respect "international practices" when it deci…