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Cuba

New measures to control Covid-19 in Cuban provinceCiego de Avila, Cuba, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Seventeen areas near the places where Covid-19 cases were detected are in quarantine as of today, as part of new measures to control the pandemic in the Cuban city of Ciego de Avila.


Sports

 

Por Alexis Rúa Pérez

Havana._ Cuba aspires to take at least 80 athletes to the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo, after the event was rescheduled for the summer of 2021 due to the new Coronavirus pandemic, explained Ariel Saínz, Vice President of the Cuban Institute of Sports.


Science

Moscow, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The second phase of clinical trials with volunteers of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine proposed by Russia's 'Vektor' State Research Center for Virology and Biotechnologies will conclude on September 30, official sources said.


Opinion

Havana, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The monetary reform in Cuba, with its complementary measures and its impact on the domestic life, has raised comments and debates among people, after several reports published on national media.


Culture

International Literacy Day remembers educational achievements in CubaHavana, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is celebrating International Literacy Day this Tuesday with the recognition for its educational achievements, particularly the campaign that declared the country in 1961 as first territory free of illiteracy in the region.


Economy

Syria and Russia ratify development of cooperationDamascus, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Syria and Russia have ratified the development of cooperation with more than 40 projects for reconstruction, especially in the energy sector, media reports on Tuesday.