Quito, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday announced the activation of the so-called cross death, a mechanism established in the Constitution that allows him to dissolve the National Assembly and bring forward presidential and legislative elections.

Pyongyang, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, led the work of the preparatory committee for the launching of a reconnaissance satellite on the ground, it was learned on Wednesday.

Camagüey, Cuba, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said on Wednesday that a change of mentality is necessary today in order to seek solutions to the complex situation that the country is going through.

Panama, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Cuban Residents in Latin America and the Caribbean expressed satisfaction with the measures announced by the Cuban Foreign Ministry on the passport, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.

Kabul, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock announced the upcoming establishment of agricultural complexes in four areas of Afghanistan, which will have an impact on nearly 80 percent of the population.

Santo Domingo, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Local media highlighted the upcoming administration of two Cuban biotechnological products, including CIMAvax-EGF, the first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer, to oncology patients in the Dominican Republic.

Montevideo, May 16 (Prensa Latina) Companies and industrial processes are affected today in Uruguay by the drought and the high degree of salinity of the water supplied by Obras Sanitarias del Estado.

Tehran, May 16 (Prensa Latina) Iran on Tuesday denied accusations by the United States regarding the safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, and accused Washington of provoking instability in the region.

Damascus, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The effort to lift the embargo on Syrian stadiums was the focus of the meeting held in this capital on Tuesday between President Bashar Al-Assad and the head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa.

Santo Domingo, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic will administer two Cuban biotechnological products in the treatment of oncological diseases, including CIMAvax-EGF, the first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer with a proven impact on the health of the population, it was announced on Monday.