Daily Archives: November 18, 2020

2020-11-18: News Headlines

_____ (2020-11-18). More Money For Coup Groups From US Agency For International Development. popularresistance.org Organizations that led the coup attempt in 2018 against the constitutional government of President Daniel Ortega, continue to receive foreign funding from the United States and some European countries. The latest information on USAID funding of the US-directed opposition was made available by journalist William Grigsby on Radio La Primerísima's Sin Fronteras Magazine. | USAID fiscal year 2021 (Oct. 1, 2020-Sept. 30, 2021) foreign assistance includes "funds to support the restoration of democracy and human rights in the region."

Shane Quinn (2020-11-17). Will Biden Seek to De-escalate Tensions with China and Russia? globalresearch.ca A crucial advantage that China enjoys over its Western rivals, principally the United States, is the country's rebuffing of neoliberalism. Under its present leadership, Beijing's influence over corporations and private power has increased substantially. | By contrast to America, almost all …

teleSUR (2020-11-17). Hurricane Iota Hit Nicaragua With Extreme Winds and Tidal Surge. telesurenglish.net Hurricane Iota, which reached the highest category (5) on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, downgraded to category 2 as it passed through Nicaragua early Tuesday morning, although it still represents a grave danger to the Central American country. | RELATED: | Nicaragua's Institute of Territorial Studies (Ineter) reported that at 3h00 local time the hurricane, already a category 2, had maximum sustained winds of 16…

teleSUR (2020-11-17). Hurricane Iota Wreaks Havoc in Central America. telesurenglish.net According to U.S. National Hurricane Center, hurricane Iota was downgraded to category 1 on Tuesday, while maintaining its potential to produce flash flooding and mudslides over central America. | Hurricane Iota made landfall on the coast of Nicaragua near the city of Haulover located about 30 miles south of Puerto Cabezas. It is the first Category 5 hurricane recorded in this season in the Atlantic. | At least one person died and serious damage was reported as a result of Iota's impact on the Colombia island of Providencia, which suffered the deterioration of about 98 percent of its infrastructure. | Meanwhil…

RT (2020-11-16). 'Founding principles HAVE BEEN LOST': Macron blasts US media for legitimizing Islamist violence after wave of terrorist attacks. rt.com French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the US media of "legitimizing" Islamist violence and smearing his country as racist after a series of terrorist attacks that began with the beheading of a schoolteacher in October. | Macron reportedly called New York Times columnist Ben Smith on Thursday to complain about media coverage of France's latest round of Islamist violence, contrasting reaction around the world to the outpouring of international support for France following the terrorist attacks that killed 130 people in November 2015. | "When I see, in that context, several newspapers which I believe are f…

teleSUR (2020-11-16). Dangerous Hurricane Iota To Hit Central America. telesurenglish.net Tropical Depression Iota developed into a category 4 hurricane while continuing its path through the Caribbean Sea towards the northeastern coast of Nicaragua and southeastern Honduras, where it is expected to hit in the afternoon or night on Monday. | RELATED: | Recording maximum sustained winds of about 155 kilometers per hour, hurricane Iota moves westward at 15 kilometers per hour and it is located about 175 k…