21 May 2023 Archives

Cuban President Diaz-Canel laments death of author Anton Arrufat

Published on: May 21, 2023
13:40

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel the death early on Sunday of renowned writer Anton Arrufat, National Literature Award winner, at the age of 87.

Cubans bid farewell to Anton Arrufat with admiration and respect

Published on: May 21, 2023
13:05

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Havana-based Casa de las Americas, Abel Prieto, expressed his sorrow on Sunday for the death in this capital of renowned writer Anton Arrufat, National Literature Award winner (2000), at the age of 87.

Panama’s presidential pre-candidate defends a life with dignity

Published on: May 21, 2023
12:36

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Panama City, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Leading up to the 2024 general elections, independent Presidential Pre-candidate Maribel Gordon defended the Life with Dignity project for Panama, which currently receives growing popular support.

Georgian airline responds with boycott to the country’s president

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:56

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Tbilisi, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Georgia's national air carrier Georgian Airways declared President Salome Zurabishvili a persona non grata on Sunday, after she urged fellow citizens to boycott the company for resuming flights to Moscow.

Cuban president participates in Meteor 2023 practical exercises

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:47

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel participated on Sunday in the practical exercises of the Meteor 2023 maneuver in order to be better prepared for weather events and other dangers of natural, technological and health origin.

Cuba mourns death of writer Anton Arrufat

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:39

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), Luis Morlote, lamented the death of renowned poet, narrator and playwright Anton Arrufat, National Literature Award winner, at the age of 87 in Havana on Sunday.

Demand in Argentina to remove Cuba from list of US Terrorist list

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:31

By: Juan M. Garcia

Buenos Aires, May 21 (Prensa Latina) United States President Joe Biden must remove Cuba from an ignominious list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism, Argentinean political scientist Atilio Boron demanded on Sunday.

Modi and Lula agree to strengthen ties between India and Brazil

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:10

By: Juan M. Garcia

Tokyo, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva agreed on Sunday to strengthen bilateral relations at a meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, the first between the two dignitaries.

Renowned writer and playwright Anton Arrufat dies in Cuba

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:01

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The renowned Cuban poet, storyteller and playwright Anton Arrufat, National Literature Award winner (2000), died at the age of 87, the Ministry of Culture reported on Sunday.

Russian defense ministry confirms liberation of Artyomovsk

Published on: May 21, 2023
08:42

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Moscow, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday confirmed that the city of Artyomovsk, located in the Donetsk People's Republic, has been completely liberated, and highlighted the role of the Wagner private military company and the Southern Battlegroup.

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