19 August 2021 Archives

Algeria accuses Islamists, Morocco and Israel of causing forest fires

Published on: August 19, 2021
16:10

By: Prensa Latina

Algiers, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Algerian official spokespeople on Thursday accused a Berber Islamist movement, supported by Morocco and Israel, of being accountable for the forest fires that devastated large areas of the Kabylie (north).

Lebanese president accuses parties of hindering government

Published on: August 19, 2021
15:01

By: Prensa Latina

Beirut, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday accused, without identifying, some parties that are trying to prevent the formation of a next government and lead the country to chaos.

Chilean councilpeople oppose US blockade against Cuba

Published on: August 19, 2021
14:57

By: Prensa Latina

Santiago de Chile, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Five councilpeople from the Apruebo Dignidad party, from La Serena municipality, capital of the Coquimbo region, called for the lifting of the US blockade imposed for over 60 years on Cuba.

Leader of Western Sahara called for UN intervention

Published on: August 19, 2021
14:04

By: Prensa Latina

Algiers, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) called on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to intervene to stop Moroccan illegalities in his country, according to a statement circulated here on Thursday.

Sub-Saharan Africa reports less than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths

Published on: August 19, 2021
13:41

By: Prensa Latina

Nairobi, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) With 887 deaths on Wednesday, according to the report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday, the Covid-19 death toll in Sub-Saharan Africa dropped to less than 1,000 per day.

Cuba, Jamaica won gold at World Athletics U20

Published on: August 19, 2021
13:27

By: Prensa Latina

Nairobi, (Prensa Latina) Cuban Juan Carley Vazquez and Jamaican Tina Clayton won gold medals on Thursday in shot put and 100 meters respectively for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Athletics U20 Championships.

Russia highlighted Taliban’s call for national dialogue

Published on: August 19, 2021
12:41

By: Prensa Latina

Moscow, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday highlighted in Moscwo the call made by the Taliban movement to start a national dialogue with other political forces in Afghanistan.

Congress of Mexico keeps debating revocation of mandate

Published on: August 19, 2021
12:35

By: Prensa Latina

Mexico, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The debate on the bill to revoke mandates to judge a sitting president was resumed in the Mexican Congress after the opposition previously blocked its approval.

Most Brazilians support removal of Bolsonaro

Published on: August 19, 2021
12:31

By: Prensa Latina

Brasilia, (Prensa Latina) Some 58 percent of Brazilians supports the removal of President Jair Bolsonaro from power, a poll by PoderData, the investigation division of the Poder360 news website revealed on Thursday.

Evacuees from Afghanistan continue to arrive in Germany

Published on: August 19, 2021
12:27

By: Prensa Latina

Berlin, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of people on Thursday have arrived in Germany from Afghanistan where the Talibans took power after constitutional President Ashraf Ghani fled to the United Arab Emirates.

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