First, links to reports from Kawsachun News (the first via Popular Resistance), the Associated Press, and teleSUR; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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IMF tells Bolivia to drop its successful economic model. From Kawsachun News / Educate! The IMF released a report Friday on the Bolivian economy in which it recommends adopting drastic neoliberal measures, including; reducing workers’ salaries, cutting public investments, and ending currency controls. These policies have turned Bolivia from one of the poorest countries in the region into its fastest-growing economy. . . . Bolivia’s Economy Minister, Marcelo Montenegro, emphatically rejected the report, stating; “They prescribe the old recipes from many decades ago where they call for reducing . . . READ MORE . . .
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Mexico will propose a peace plan to end Ukraine war. From Kawsachun News. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday that his Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, will present a peace plan at the United Nations General Assembly, that will seek to broker a truce in the Ukraine war and propose the creation of a commission to implement it. The commission would include Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “The peacekeeping mission must immediately . . . READ MORE . . .
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Fiona slams Dominican Republic after pounding Puerto Rico, by Dánica Coto | AP HAVANA — Hurricane Fiona roared over the Dominican Republic today after knocking out power across all of Puerto Rico, causing damage the governor said was “catastrophic.” No deaths had been reported, but authorities in the U.S. territory said it was too early to know the full scope of damage from an expansive storm that was still forecast to unleash torrential rain across Puerto Rico today. Up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) was forecast for Puerto Rico’s southern region. As much as 15 inches were projected for the eastern Dominican Republic. READ MORE . . .
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Biden declares state of emergency in Puerto Rico Due to Hurricane Fiona. From teleSUR. U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Puerto Rico in the face of the arrival of Hurricane Fiona. With maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (80 miles), the tropical storm has gained strength and has already become a hurricane as it approaches the island, where it threatens heavy rains, flooding and . . . READ MORE . . .
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