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Uruguayan Pepe Mujica thanks the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, for “living with a cause”
The former president of Uruguay José Mujica (2010-2015) thanked on Monday the Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, who was visiting Uruguay, for “living with a cause” in a meeting in which he also reflected on humanism and the love of life.
“I thank this boy, who has many years to be bitter and feel defeated, for living with a cause thinking that humans can contribute to building societies a little better than those in which we were born and less selfish,” the former Uruguayan president told the press after finishing the meeting on his farm on the outskirts of Montevideo.
In that sense, ‘Pepe’ specified that human beings must allow themselves to dream and live with the idea that there may be a future and that all children who are born have “a side of opportunity.”
“We say that we are left-wing but we are neither left nor right, we are humanists and we think about what suits the future and humanity and we are going to die dreaming of that,” he said.
In addition, Mujica emphasized that “it is not money” that is needed in the world but “heart, compassion and love of life”.
The Chilean president did not hide his joy after meeting Mujica and his wife Lucía Topolansky, whom he described as references of “conviction, honesty and principles” during his visit to Montevideo.
“They are for me personally, but also for our generation, references of conviction, references of honesty, references of principles, of not forgetting where we come from and why we are in the political struggle,” Mujica’s house, on the outskirts of Montevideo, told the press when he left the meeting.
The Chilean president said that “it is exciting” to be able to talk to both of them and Mujica’s energy to “pass the post” despite the esophageal cancer he suffers from and pointed out that he left the meeting with “many ideas for the future.”
“With that energy I’m going to Chile again, which we’ve been trying to do permanently. We also talked about how important it is to advance step by step so as not to get out of runh,” he said.
Boric arrived in Montevideo in the morning where he held a meeting with his counterpart, Luis Lacalle Pou, in which in addition to Mujica he will also visit the president-elect, Yamandú Orsi, who will take over on March 1.
“We see that there are those who sow hatred to do politics. I think that to that we have to oppose a resistance of hope, of affection, of public policies that improve the quality of life of our people and with Yamandú I have no doubt that we will work firmly in the integration of Latin America,” said Boric.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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