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Congressional cutback of government powers in Peru harshly criticized

Published on: September 17, 2021
13:26

Lima, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Parliament's decision to reduce the government's powers and implicitly facilitate presidential vacancy (impeachment) was harshly criticized on Friday, and a newspaper described it as arbitrary.

Argentina favors more financing to fight climate crisis

Published on: September 17, 2021
13:19

Buenos Aires, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called on Friday for more financing to fight the climate crisis, and pointed to the possibility of eliminating surcharges and extending debt payment terms.

Syria says that US blockade hinders its recovery

Published on: September 17, 2021
12:48

Damascus, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and the European Union (EU) hinder the recovery, development and reconstruction of Syria, the country's delegate at the United Nations in Geneva, Hussam Eddin Alaa, denounced on Friday.

Mexican press highlights Díaz-Canel’s visit

Published on: September 17, 2021
11:03

Mexico, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) La Jornada newspaper dedicates today its editorial to the visit to Mexico of President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, in particular the call by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to Joe Biden to lift the blockade.

Financing for irregular settlements proposed in Uruguay

Published on: September 17, 2021
10:30

Montevideo, Sep 17 (Press) The 'Cabildo Abierto' (Open Lobby) party proposed today an alternative source of international financing to solve the problem of suburban irregular settlements in Uruguay without depriving the National Colonization Institute (INC) of resources.

President Diaz-Canel praised Lopez Obrador’s solidarity with Cuba

Published on: September 17, 2021
10:20

Havana, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said today that his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, gave 'a master class in history and a great proof of courage' in defending the island.

Mexico continues to lower Covid-19 rates

Published on: September 17, 2021
09:57

Mexico, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Mexico continues to lower the contagion rates of Covid-19 by confirming today 7,240 cases and 434 deaths, for a total of 3,549,229 people who have had the disease.

US schools face essential worker shortage

Published on: September 17, 2021
07:12

Washington, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Just weeks into the new year, schools in the United States are struggling to fill essential jobs because low pay, few benefits and erratic schedules are keeping workers away, local newspaper reported on Thursday.

PAHO urges access to diagnosis, treatment for children with cancer

Published on: September 17, 2021
07:12

Washington, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Every year some 280,000 children under 19 years of age are diagnosed with cancer globally, although most of these deaths could be avoided, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Thursday.

Democrats probe oil giants for misleading claims on climate

Published on: September 17, 2021
07:11

Washington, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) House Democrats are probing the role of major oil companies and their trade groups may have played in misleading the public on the role of fossil fuel in causing global warming.

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