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Pope Francis calls for peace in Haiti

Published on: July 11, 2021
11:42

Rome, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis on Sunday joined the Haitian Bishops´ urgent appeal to criminal ganglords and conflicting parties to depose arms and allow the country to resume a journey of peace and harmony.

President Maduro claims U.S., Colombia bankroll violence in Venezuela

Published on: July 11, 2021
09:02

Caracas, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday denounced that violence touched off in Caracas by criminal gangs is wholly bankrolled by the United States and Colombia.

The Delta Covid-19 strain has reached 20 Mexican states

Published on: July 10, 2021
13:12

Mexico, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) A total of 485 positive cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant were detected in 20 Mexican states, the Health Secretariat reported on Saturday.

Former Mexican economy minister accused of illicit enrichment

Published on: July 10, 2021
13:09

Mexico, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) A federal judge sentenced Idelfonso Guajardo Villarreal, former Secretary of Economy during the government of Enrique Peña Nieto, to trial for alleged illicit enrichment, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported on Saturday.

Venezuelan security forces clamping down on gangs in Caracas

Published on: July 10, 2021
11:42

Caracas, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) A tense calm is prevailing in the southwest of Caracas on Saturday, after armed clashes in the past few days between criminal gangs and security forces.

Peru expects official proclamation of Castillo next week

Published on: July 10, 2021
10:59

Lima, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) A legal representative of Peru's virtual president-elect, Pedro Castillo, said on Saturday he expects the proclamation of the new president next week, while the defeated Keiko Fujimori insists on questioning the result.

US march against blockade on Cuba grows

Published on: July 10, 2021
10:40

Washington, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) New marchers will join the walk that departed from southern United States to this capital to demand the end of the blockade against Cuba, said today the leader of the initiative, Professor Carlos Lazo.

Concert in Bolivia supports artists affected by the pandemic

Published on: July 10, 2021
10:30

La Paz, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian musicians on Saturday are giving a benefit concert to raise funds for artists and workers of this sector who have not been able to perform in a long time due to Covid-19.

Haiti wakes up on Saturday with acting president

Published on: July 10, 2021
10:14

Port-au-Prince, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Haiti woke up today with a provisional president, Joseph Lambert, proclaimed last night by the Senate, who has been dysfunctional since January 2020, and ruled out that the acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph was in charge of the country.

Russia denounces Washington for violating Cuba’s human rights

Published on: July 10, 2021
09:26

Moscow, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Foreign Ministry has denounced the US blockade against Cuba as an example of human rights violations committed by Washington, the website of this ministry posted on Saturday.

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