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News from the Pressenza Bureau in New York, United States

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s Orlando Vacation – Comparing the January Riots in the Brazilian and US Capitols

Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fled the county just before his term of office ended on January 1, apparently fearing legal prosecution for multiple wrong-doings once he lost presidential immunity. By Roger D. Harris Bolsonaro had long predicted that if…

A Reading & Discussion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence” Speech

Please join the North Country Peace Group for an online Reading & Discussion of Dr. King’s “Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence” speech on Thursday, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. MLK delivered this controversial but little known…

Washington’s “Democracy Promotion” Spectacularly Fails in Venezuela

The Los Angeles Times reports that “the audacious gamble by the U.S. government to…restore democracy” suffered a “spectacular failure” in Venezuela. What this State Department stenographer masquerading as a newspaper considers a “democratic” setback consisted of failing to impose unknown…

Island cores unravel mysteries of ancient Maltese civilisation

It’s part of a field of work that is expanding the use of archaeological techniques into environments where they were previously thought to be unusable. The Temple Culture of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean began nearly 6,000 years ago…

The First US Onslaught To “Weaken” Post-Cold War Russia.

Even Before NATO Expansion, the West Sought to Strangle Russia Economically. By John V. Walsh The first post-cold war assault on Russia by the West began in the early 1990s well before the expansion of NATO.  It took the form…

Uganda doesn’t need the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project

With a world highly dependent on oil and gas, it’s no wonder that Africa is considering such a devastating pipeline next. In 2006, Uganda discovered 1.7 billion barrels of recoverable commercial oil in the Albertine Graben Region. In February 2022,…

Latin America and Caribbean Year 2022 in Review – Challenges for a Pink Tide Surging Over a Volatile US Hegemony

2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. This imperial fiat arrogates to the US the unilateral authority to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere and to exclude any other power from meddling in…

Metrorail: Another success story of Bangladesh

Metrorail, one of the mega projects of the government, is no longer a dream but a visible reality. Its trial run has started last year. The train started from Diabari in the capital and returned to the depot through Pallavi.…

Face 2 Face with Diane Sare

On this show, we speak with Diane Sare, an anti-war activist and the only candidate against nuclear weapons, running for U.S. Senate in New York State.  She is looking to break the Political duopoly in the US and push back…

Venezuelan Political Prisoner on Trial in Miami Refuses to “Sing”

Starting December 12, an evidentiary hearing before the US Southern District Court of Florida is considering a case of historic importance. Is the US above international law? Can international conventions on diplomatic immunity be violated by US courts and prosecutors?…

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