(2021-11-29). Honduras: Xiomara Castro de Zelaya Proclaimed President-Elect. libya360.wordpress.com Xiomara Castro, proclaimed president-elect of Honduras and first woman to govern the country, celebrated her triumph at the polls this Sunday and announced that she will form a government of "reconciliation", of "peace and justice". Although the scrutiny continues, the candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) is imposed with a wide advantage to…
(2021-11-29). Headlines for November 29, 2021. democracynow.org South Africa Blasts Travel Bans As Countries Race to Curb Spread of Omicron Variant, Federal Govt Sends Health Workers to Michigan, Which Leads U.S. COVID Surge, Jury Finds Ahmaud Arbery's Three White Killers Guilty of Murder, Shipwreck Kills 27 Refugees in Largest Recorded Tragedy in English Channel, Opposition Leader Xiomara Castro Claims Victory After Record Turnout in Honduras Election, Ukraine's Zelensky Says He is Target of Imminent Coup as Allies Warn of Possible Russian Invasion, High Death Toll Reported as Ethiopian Soldiers Press Offensive in Afar Region, Oil Well Rupture Leaves Niger Delta Residents Hu…
(2021-11-29). Omicron variant poses 'very high' global risk — WHO. rt.com 
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries to brace for the new Omicron Covid variant, urging them to boost vaccination for vulnerable groups. | The WHO released a technical brief on Omicron, which was classified as a variant of concern (VOC) on Friday. "The overall global risk related to the new VOC Omicron is assessed as very high," the brief said. | The agency described Omicron as a variant with a high number of mutations, some of which "may be associated with immune escape potential and higher transmissibility." At the same time, the WHO noted that there are "still considerable uncertainties"
(2021-11-29). Health Justice Advocates Say Vaccine Equity, Not "Racist" Travel Bans, Will Stop the Omicron Variant. democracynow.org 
We go to Cape Town, South Africa, to speak with a leading health justice advocate about how scientists in the country have identified a new Omicron coronavirus variant, and the World Health Organization warns it could be more transmissible than previous variants. Against the advice of the WHO, several countries have closed their borders to foreign travelers. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa criticized the travel bans and called on wealthy nations to help poorer nations gain greater access to COVID vaccines. The bans are "actually quite racist," says Fatima Hassan, founder and director of Health Justice Ini…
(2021-11-29). Saudi Coalition Kills Over 90 Houthis in Maarib Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Though there are not always daily casualty reports out of Yemen's contested city of Maarib, that fight is still ongoing. On Friday, 16 strikes were reported around the contested province in the 24 hour period, and 12 military vehicles were claimed destroyed. The Houthis have not commented on the matter. | The Houthis have taken the vast majority of the Maarib Province in an offensive that has been ongoing since February. Maari…
(2021-11-29). Years of Ongoing Violence: the Fragile Peace in Colombia. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Nov. 25, 2021 | Cuba oversaw, like no other nation, the peace process that Colombia experienced just five years ago. Havana hosted the first consensus between the government of then President Juan Manuel Santos and the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) in August 2016. | Three months later—on November 24 of that year—Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, leader of the defunct guerrillas, and former President Santos signed their names in Bogotá to pave the way for the implementation of the process negotiated for at least four years. | After the…
(2021-11-29). Second Phase of Citizen Verification Audit Confirms Accuracy of 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com Auditors from political parties alongside technical personnel from Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), external advisers, and assistants analyzed a sample of 206 polling stations from the election day on November 21, which is proportionally representative of the entire country. | According to the press release of the electoral body, on Friday, November 26, the Citizen Verification Audit Phase 2 was carried out in the facilities of Warehouse Number 3 of the Electoral Power in Filas de Mariche, Miranda state. The sample, using the boxes in which voting receipts and other materials are stored, was audited…
(2021-11-29). Banging War Drums Down Under on the China Threat. dissidentvoice.org 
Right away, the Australian 60 Minutes Youtube video titled "Prepare for Armageddon: China's warning to the world" signals a polemic against China. The video's opening backdrop features chairman Xi Jinping with a slightly raised fist flanked by a jet, tank, and a battery of missiles. The program is rife with ad hominem, propaganda, disinformation, and …
(2021-11-29). Video: 13 Year-old Canadian Girl Took the Covid-19 Vaccine. "Try Not to Cry, Her Heart Stopped and Now She is in Critical Condition" globalresearch.ca Forward Global Research articles. …
(2021-11-29). Looking for 2021's best protest music? Here are 10 albums. greenleft.org.au Mat Ward looks back at November's political news and the best new music that related to it.
(2021-11-29). Build the movement against the war drive with China. greenleft.org.au Peter Boyle argues AUKUS, the new military alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, represents a deliberate and dangerous escalation of the US-led confrontation with China that must be challenged.
(2021-11-29). Selected Articles: The WHO and the Road Towards a Fake Medical Dystopia. globalresearch.ca 
By Behind its development is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — with support of the Rockefeller Foundation — …
(2021-11-29). Succession Season 3: The American elite lurches towards fascist conspiracy. wsws.org Season 3 of HBO's Succession, the black comedy-drama series created by Jesse Armstrong, brings out the anti-democratic rot at the heart of contemporary American politics, business and media.
(2021-11-29). Four Imperial academics given Institute of Physics awards and fellowships. imperial.ac.uk Accolades go to experts in string theory, Mars missions, and particle accelerators, as well as the Mechanical Instrumentation Facility manager.
(2021-11-29). Diosdado Cabello: 21N Elections Showed that Chavismo Remains Solid & United. orinocotribune.com 
On Sunday, November 28, the First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, stated that the November 21 elections demonstrated that Chavismo remains solid and united, while the opposition remains divided in the short and long term. | Cabello made the comments during an interview on the program Aqui Con Ernesto Villegas. "The victory of the 21N elections was whole, absolute, unquestionable, and indisputable, based on a strategy defined by the high command of the Revolution and President Nicolás Maduro," said Cabello. | The parliamentarian noted that without the excellent s…
(2021-11-29). A Cold-Blooded Analysis of Venezuela's 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com 
I.Preface | In the Venezuela of the 21st century, perhaps now as never before, it is important to stop and observe the electoral results in detail. If we stick to the most visible result—despite the poor choice of the US government and the few who, counter to all political wisdom, continue supporting the fiction of the "interim government"—the official candidates of Chavismo won the majority of the contested positions. Quite significantly, the anti-Chavista opposition returned to the electoral fold, which undoubtedly constitutes extraordinary news for Venezuelan society. | That said, it is appropriate…
(2021-11-29). President Maduro Accuses EU Electoral Mission of Espionage. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, accused the European Union (EU) electoral observation mission (EOM) of being spies who tried to tarnish the November 21 election. | "Who arrived?" asked Maduro. "Spies! They tried to stain the impeccable electoral process of Venezuela and they could not. A delegation of spies." | The president made the comments Sunday during a working meeting to present the weekly report on Venezuela's battle against COVID-19, broadcast on publicly owned Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | The national leader drew attention to the number of delegates throughout the country who utilized "a…
(2021-11-28). UN Calls for Peaceful and Transparent Elections in Honduras. telesurenglish.net The United Nations (UN) called on political actors in Honduras to conduct peaceful and transparent General Elections this Sunday. | RELATED: | In a press release, the UN vowed for Hondurans to be able to exercise their right to vote in an "informed and peaceful manner, in conditions of equality, without any type of discrimination and with full guarantee of human rights." | The UN System in the Central American natio…
(2021-11-28). America's New Nuclear Bomb Is Ready: The B61-12 has a Nuclear Warhead with 4 "Selectable Power Options" globalresearch.ca First published on December 3, 2020 A video was released on November 23 2020 by Sandia National Laboratories that shows a US F-35A fighter flying at supersonic speed 3000 meters above sea level, launching a B61-12 nuclear bomb (non-nuclear …
(2021-11-28). Biden's Attempt at Sending Message of Return to Normalcy Thwarted by New COVID Variant. sputniknews.com Polls suggest that the handling of the pandemic in the US is one of the main reasons for the ongoing decline in Biden's approval ratings, which have dropped from around 55% to roughly 41.7% in less than a year.
(2021-11-28). Keep borders open despite Covid variants, WHO pleads. rt.com 
The World Health Organization has encouraged countries to keep their borders open, despite fears about the Omicron variant of Covid-19, as South Africa denounces global travel restrictions that it has called "unjustified." | Avoiding shutting down borders, the WHO said, will prevent a "heavy burden on lives and livelihoods." | If restrictions are put in place, the organization warned, they should not be "unnecessarily invasive or intrusive." | .
(2021-11-28). John Deere workers strike blow at corporate greed with contract victory. liberationnews.org 
The strike, made up of production and warehouse workers across 14 facilities in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas, was the largest in the private sector since 2019 and the first strike by Deere workers since 1986.
(2021-11-28). Military Situation In Yemen On November 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 98 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On November 27, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 10 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On November 27, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sanaa city; | On November 28, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city; | On November 28, clashes between Ansar…
(2021-11-28). "There's Something Rotten in Denmark": Frank Olson and the Macabre Fate of a CIA Whistleblower in the Early Cold War. covertactionmagazine.com "Frank Olson is flying and it's a long way down" — David Clewell, "CIA in Wonderland." In September 1994, the …
(2021-11-28). 80 Years Ago: Pearl Harbor and The Wars of Corporate America. globalresearch.ca Washington knew a Japanese fleet was on its way to Pearl Harbor, but welcomed the attack since a Japanese aggression would make it possible to "sell" the war to an anti-war American public.
(2021-11-28). Bolivia: Massive Six Day March To Defend Democracy. popularresistance.org Bolivia – On Monday, November 29, the massive "March for the Country" led by social movements and indigenous peoples will culminate in the capital, La Paz, for a large rally in defense of democracy. Just over a year ago, the Bolivian people overthrew a violent US-backed coup regime at the ballot box with the election of President Luis Arce. The Bolivian people have continued to fight off attempts by the US government to undermine their restored government. | To raise awareness of the attack on democracy and to show the great support for the current government within the country, tens of thousands of people have b…
(2021-11-28). Video: Digital Tyranny and the Rockefeller-Gates WHO "Vaxx-Certificate Passport": Towards a World War III Scenario. globalresearch.ca It's an electronic ID-program using the Covid-19 "vaccine as a platform for digital identity, linking everything to everything of each individual (records of health, banking, personal and private, etc.), managed by a state agency or in extremis, by the private sector.
(2021-11-28). Military Situation In Syria On November 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 28, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province; | On November 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ruwayha village; | On November 28, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Hantunin area; | On November 27, an Iraqi refugee was killed in al-Hol camp by unknown gunmen. | MO…
(2021-11-28). The Elephant in the Room: Cell Phones. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by GR on June 13, 2021 It is difficult to talk to addicts about addictions and it is even harder to do so when their embrace of the drug of choice has dire consequences. | I …
(2021-11-28). UN Women Demands Sanctioning Gender-based Violence in Honduras. telesurenglish.net The UN Women representative in Honduras, Margarita Bueso, demanded national laws establishing gender-based political violence against women as a crime. | RELATED: | Women's Political Observatory reported 19 attacks on female candidates for public elected posts between September and November this year. | "There are no channels for legalizing and sanctioning this type of violence," Bueso warned. | She highlighted the nee…
(2021-11-28). "We are Human Guinea Pigs": Alarming Casualty Rates for mRNA Vaccines Warrant Urgent Action. globalresearch.ca Official US and EU data confirm alarming numbers of deaths and permanent paralysis as well as other severe side effects from the experimental mRNA vaccines. It is now clear that we are being asked to be human guinea pigs in an experiment that could alter the human gene structure and far worse.
(2021-11-28). What Our Forever Wars Really Cost You. scheerpost.com 
[ By Andrea Mazzarino / As a Navy spouse of 10 years and counting, my life offers an up-close view of our country's priorities when it comes to Recently, my husband, a naval officer currently serving with the Department of Energy, spent a wee…
(2021-11-28). Germany Warns US Congress Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Will 'Damage Transatlantic Unity', Docs Show. sputniknews.com The German Embassy in Washington reportedly handed American congressmen a document saying that the pipeline poses no threat to Ukraine or the EU and arguing that new restrictions could undermine US-German ties and weaken the credibility of the US government.
(2021-11-28). How Gen Z Is Fighting Back Against Big Tech. zcomm.org Many in this generation are aware of what they have lost by having grown up on social media, so they're logging off and working to create a safer, healthier future…
(2021-11-28). Venezuela's Socialists Win Elections In Landslide. popularresistance.org After years of boycotting previous votes, Venezuela's right-wing opposition parties agreed to participate in these elections, through a series of negotiations that were held in Mexico and sponsored by Norway and the Netherlands. | A delegation of US National Lawyers Guild members traveled to Venezuela to monitor the elections, visiting 12 voting sites in Caracas and other states. They reported, "We observed a balanced and transparent voting process which voters expressed confidence in." | "From a technical point of view, we observed an electoral system that was fundamentally transparent and facilitated by a workf…
(2021-11-28). Electoral Observers Participate in Venezuela's Indigenous Elections. orinocotribune.com A group of international observers, invited by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to take part in Venezuela's recent November 21 mega-elections, also served as observers for the election of Indigenous legislative and municipal councils members. These elections were held on Friday, November 25 in accordance with the customary forms of government of the first nations. The elections took place in the states of Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Sucre, and Zulia. | Representatives of the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts (CEELA), as well as observers from the European Union elec…
(2021-11-28). Venezuela celebra aniversario de rebelión militar del 27N. telesurtv.net En 1992 se produjo la segunda parte de rebelión articulada del movimiento cívico-militar contra Carlos A. Pérez.
(2021-11-28). Venezuela rechaza injerencia de España sobre comicios. telesurtv.net "Los observadores han calificado al sistema electoral venezolano como uno de los más modernos y confiables del mundo", acotó la Cancillería en Caracas.