La Paz, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia await the arrival of high-technology equipment to national hospitals after the signing of a cooperation agreement between the governments of Bolivia and Japan, an official source reported.

United Nations, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Global efforts to end tuberculosis will bring together representatives from over a hundred countries at the UN headquarters, in the second High Level Meeting on the fight against the epidemic.

Buenos Aires, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, will announce tax simplification and tax relief projects for professionals, self-employed workers and small and medium-sized businesses.

Quito, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Consortium of Provincial Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE) rejected a decree on risk and disaster management, signed by President Guillermo Lasso, which is awaiting analysis by the Constitutional Court.

Ramallah, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged UN Secretary General António Guterres to protect civilians in the occupied territories and force Israel to fulfill its international commitments, the Wafa news agency reported.

Cairo, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian government condemned Israel's escalation of violence against the Palestinian people and called on the Israeli authorities to immediately stop their policy of collective punishment in the occupied territories.

United Nations, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Minister for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Yván Gil will give a speech in the 78th period of sessions of the United Nations General Assembly, where he will denounce the unilateral coercive measures by the United States.

Santiago de Chile, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The approval in the Constitutional Council of Chile of an amendment that would benefit with house arrest those convicted of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, generated a strong rejection.

Buenos Aires, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) A debate, held on Wednesday, between the candidates for vice presidents of the five parties that will compete in the general elections on October 22nd in Argentina, was focused on inflation, security, work, the role of the State, the defense of human rights and the impact of the debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Port-au-Prince, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Haiti and Kenya agreed to establish diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors, following the processes established for this purpose.