Brasilia, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will travel for the fourth time to the state of Rio Grande do Sul to visit cities devastated by the rains and floods that began at the end of April.

Moscow, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) More than five thousand attendees from 97 countries will participate in the BRICS Games in Kazan, the capital of the autonomous Republic of Tatarstan, declared the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitri Chernischenko.

Moscow, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Russia is open to negotiations on Ukraine, but to do so the current territorial realities must be recognized, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.

United Nations, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The lack of protection services on the main routes used by refugees and migrants is alarming, and the situation has worsened in recent years, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned.

Saint Petersburg, Russia, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The 27th edition of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which has more than 20 years of history and is consolidated as one of the most important business events in Russia, was inaugurated on June 5th and will run until the 8th, with the participation of more than 17 thousand people from 130 countries.

La Paz, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The number of recent blows dealt by the Bolivian police against drug trafficking amounts to more than three million dollars, according to Government Minister Eduardo del Castillo.