Moscow, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The State Atomic Energy Corporation of Russia (RosAtom in Russian) and the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, the local press highlighted.

Tel Aviv, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli Ministry of Health admitted its participation in the kidnapping of hundreds of Yemeni Jewish children handed over to other families in the 1950s, the Haaretz newspaper revealed.

Santiago de Chile, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The candidates to the Chilean presidency, Gabriel Boric and Jose Antonio Kast, made adjustments in their government programs with a view to gathering a larger amount of voters, with 10 days remaining until the elections.

Mexico, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The National Migration Institute of Mexico (INM) reported that over 7,000 children, mainly from Central America, who arrived the country unaccompanied, were repatriated in the first nine months of the year.

Montevideo, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Fuel and Cement Union Federation (FANCAP, in Spanish) blamed the president of the state-owned company ANCAP, Alejandro Stipanicic, for the extreme measure of stopping a refinery.

Paris, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Franck Riester, will lead a delegation that will promote economic ties with Ecuador in Quito starting tomorrow, the French Foreign Ministry announced.

Kampala, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The expeditionary force of the Ugandan Army is improving road to have easy access to its positions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where it is preparing a joint total offensive against the Islamist group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

La Paz, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government delivered nearly 19 tons of food to families affected by the floods that occurred in recent days, local media outlets highlighted.

Caracas, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela is pointing towards a phase of economic recovery with prospects for greater consolidation and stability during 2022 in terms of social welfare, said Jesús Farías, president of the Committee on Economy, Finance and Development of the National Assembly (Parliament).

Tegucigalpa, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The National Electoral Council of Honduras (CNE) began the recounting of votes for deputies in response to complaints about irregularities in the minutes, following the November 28th elections.