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Gender parity represents a challenge for Venezuela and its electoral authorities, as they seek to prioritizes gender equity and the empowerment of women to further consolidate democracy.

Venezuela To Guarantee Gender Parity in November Mega-Elections
The National Electoral Council decided that nominations that do not comply with gender parity will not be allowed to respect women's participation in the mega-elections of November 21, as... | Read More

A shovel loader clears water off a road in Cihu High-tech District of Ma'anshan City, east China's Anhui Province, July 27, 2021

China

Globalink | A Visit to Flood-Hit Village in East China’s Anhui

At least $2.4 billion of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) have been paid to survivors as of March 2021.

Canada

Catholic Church Fails To Compensate Residential School Survivor

Biden and Blinken are refusing to return to the #JCPOA nuclear deal along with Iran, refusing to give up sanctions they hope to use to keep leverage on Iran for more concessions. They refuse to learn from Obama's failure to coerce Iran with sanctions.

Iran

The US Shows Willingness to Resume Nuclear Talks With Iran

China hopes the Afghan Taliban will put Afghanistan's national interests first, uphold commitment to peace talks, embrace the goal of peace, create a positive image and adopt an inclusive policy.

India & China at Odds over Taliban, Afghanistan Peace Process

The Ethiopian government declared a unilateral ceasefire, which was said to facilitate humanitarian assistance.

UN Humanitarian Chief Makes Official Visit to Ethiopia

The Totem, a sacred symbol, will remain outside the National Museum of the American Indian.

Native Americans Carry Giant Totem to Washington, Demand Rights

According to the authorities COVID-19 vaccines are generally safe for pregnant women.

Over 250,000 Pregnant Women Died From COVID-19 - PAHO Warns

President Biden announced new COVID policies including requiring all federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated and encouraging states and localities to pay people $100 to get vaccinated.

US: Biden Imposes Further COVID Measures for Federal Employees

Bolivia joins Nicaragua, Russia and Mexico in their solidarity effort to help Cuba tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bolivia Joins Humanitarian Effort To Help Cubans

The president of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated Pedro Castillo of Peru upon assuming the presidency on July 28, 2021.

Miguel Diaz-Canel and Pedro Castillo Hold First Phone Call

China and Russia are set to hold major military drills in August.

Russia and China To Hold Joint Military Exercises in August

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Cuban authorities linked the riots to a political-communication crusade involving media laboratories based in the United States, something that has been repeatedly denounced by the Foreign Ministry of the island.

Cuban Foreign Minister Rejects Statement by EU's Josep Borrell

Pregnant women get the Abdala COVID-19 vaccine, Havana, Cuba, July 29, 2021.

Cuban Pregnant Women, Nursing Mothers Get Abdala Vaccine

Portrait of Marielle Franco.

Criminal Implicated in Franco Murder Arrested in Brazil

Citizens hold a banner saying,

Castillo To Take Oath on Battlefield of Peruvian Independence

Families leave conflict zones, Colombia, July 2021.

1,300 Colombian Minors Displaced by Violence Require Protection

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Sniffer dogs led by their trainers prepare to attend a passing-out ceremony at the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Base in Katunayake, Sri Lanka

Globalink | How Are Drug-Detecting Dogs Trained?

Chinese team at the awarding ceremony after the women's 4x200m freestyle relay final of swimming, Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2021.

Chinese Athletes Shatter World Record in 4x200 Freestyle Relay

Pfizer headquarters in New York, U.S., 2020.

mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccines Safe for Kids: Danish Authority

Workers in the Israeli bombed zone in Gaza, May 2021.

UN Calls for Political Solution to End Israel-Palestine Strife

Despite a recent fourfold increase in weekly COVID-19 deaths, Haiti is still awaiting its first vaccine delivery from the international COVAX program aimed at providing equal access to coronavirus treatment worldwide.

IMF: Global Economy's Loss Due to COVID Response Inequality

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View of the facade of the Organization of American States (OAS), today, in Washington (United States).

Nicaragua - Varieties of Neocolonial Solidarity

7 July 2021

People gathered during a sandinist political meeting in Managua, Nicaragua, June 12, 2021.

teleSUR/ Peter Bolton

What Media Don't Want To Tell About Arrests in Nicaragua

19 June 2021

Supporters of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) march in Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 11, 2021.

The Run-up to Nicaragua’s 2021 Elections: Part One

19 June 2021

Dora Maria Tellez (left) and Hugo Torres(right) campaigning in 2008 for US government supported right wing banker Eduardo Montealegre, candidate of ex-President Arnoldo Aleman's right wing PLC party

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Nicaragua's Political Opposition as Organized Crime

17 June 2021

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Citizen wears a mask with the image of Commander Hugo Chavez, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 29, 2020.

Alejandra Garcia

Hostilities Won't Stop Venezuela's Upcoming Elections

30 November 2020

For the Palestinians, the Nakba was and remain mostly about despair, helplessness, traumatic uprooting, and humiliation.

teleSUR / Amal Ben Othmane

On the 72nd Nakba Palestine Faces Its Biggest Threat

15 May 2020

In Latin America and the Caribbean, in addition to the tragic loss of human life, there were huge losses on the labor scene, thousands of workers have been unemployed since the lockdown measures began.

Roxana Baspineiro

COVID-19’s Toll on Latin American Workers, the Worst is Yet to Come

1 May 2020

Cuban doctors have been providing support in the most vulnerable countries in Latin America, Africa and Europe.

Roxana Baspineiro

Solidarity vs. Sanctions in Times of a Global Pandemic

15 April 2020

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Venezuelan athlete Julio Mayora. Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021.

Venezuela Wins First Olympic Medal at Tokyo 2020

Cuban boxer Lazaro Alvarez. Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021.

Cuban Boxers Advance in Olympics

Russian Women's Gymnastics Team. Tolyo, Japan, July 27, 2021.

Olympics: Gymnastic Gold For Russia

Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2021.

Tokyo Olympic Games Finally Opens After One-Year Delay

Venezuela's Attorney General reported the arrest of eight people for theft of money from accounts of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Venezuela: Corruption Network in Ministry of Economy Dismantled