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Spanish president begins economic-commercial tour in US

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:45

Madrid, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Pedro Sanchez, President of the Government of Spain, on Tuesday undertook an economic-commercial tour of the United States, which seeks to strengthen bilateral ties.

Ecological economic recovery is possible with better investment

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:19

United Nations, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Green recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean is possible with no new financial resources, but rather a better strategy when it comes to investing, Global Recovery Observatory´s specialists claimed.

US Capitol rioter gets 8 months in prison in first felony conviction

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:18

Washington, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) A federal court in Florida sentenced Capitol rioter Paul Allard Hodgkins to eight months behind bars on Monday, less than half the term sought by prosecutors.

Women less likely to regain jobs after pandemic

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:18

United Nations, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Women are at a disadvantage compared to men to return to their jobs during the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, warned.

In step to shut Guantanamo Bay, Joe Biden transfers Moroccan home

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:16

Washington, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The Joe Biden administration took a step toward its goal of shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center for terror suspects Monday, releasing into the custody of his home country a Moroccan who´d been held without charge nearly since the U.S. opened the facility 19 years ago.

Biden speech shows concerns that rising prices will hurt Dems in 2022

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:15

Washington, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) As consumer prices rise across wide swaths of the US economy, President Joe Biden on Monday called voters to support his infrastructure and ¨Build Back Better¨ plan.

Bolivian government links U.S. to coup d’état in 2019

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:15

La Paz, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) A senior US official met and discussed in 2019 with other countries´ diplomats an alleged fraud in the Bolivian elections in order to touch off a coup against former President Evo Morales, the Bolivian government confirmed.

Peru’s JNE paves the way for proclaiming new president

Published on: July 20, 2021
01:10

Lima, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) on Monday paved the way for proclaiming rural teacher Pedro Castillo as president-elect, by rejecting the recent right-wing appeals that sought to prevent it.

Rowley notes some governments disregard CARICOM’s role in Haiti

Published on: July 19, 2021
18:51

Port of Spain, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Monday reportedly criticized some of the Americas, European governments and international organizations' disregard for CARICOM in relation to Haiti.

ALBA-TCP denounces interference by NGOs in some countries

Published on: July 19, 2021
17:16

Caracas, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti on Monday denounced the interfering role of certain NGOs in some countries.

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