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Bolivian authorities join syringe campaign for Cuba

Published on: July 6, 2021
15:10

La Paz, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian authorities are joining the international campaign to send syringes to Cuba to vaccinate its population against Covid-19, the Ahora El Pueblo newspaper highlighted Tuesday.

US activists ask Biden to lift sanctions against Cuba

Published on: July 6, 2021
14:04

Washington, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) US activists of The Bridges of Love project on Tuesday sent a message to the US President Joe Biden, in which they ask him to keep his promise to lift sanctions against Cuba.

Cuban prime minister congratulates his Haitian counterpart

Published on: July 6, 2021
13:32

Havana, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Tuesday congratulated his new Haitian counterpart, Ariel Henry, and reiterated his country's commitment to Haiti.

Opportunity to normalize Russia-US relations highlighted

Published on: July 6, 2021
12:38

Moscow, July 6 (Prensa Latina) The possibility that Russia and the United States normalize their relations is greater than before the presidential summit in Geneva, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Riabkov said in an interview published on Tuesday.

They admit a rebound in the Covid-19 pandemic in Mexico

Published on: July 6, 2021
11:20

Mexico, July 6 (Prensa Latina) Mexico is in a process of a 22 percent rebound of Covid-19, the third throughout the pandemic, the Subsecretary of Prevention, Hugo López-Gatell, admitted today.

Ultimatum to the Ministry of Health of Brazil on the Covaxin case

Published on: July 6, 2021
10:59

Brasilia, July 6 (Prensa Latina) Judge Benjamin Zymler, of the Federal Court of Accounts, gave the Ministry of Health a deadline to explain about the purchase of Covaxin, an Indian anti-Covid-19 vaccine, the focus of investigations today in Brazil.

HLPF on sustainable development opens at UN

Published on: July 6, 2021
07:19

United Nations, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) opens Tuesday the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, which follows up on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

US magazine praises Cuba´s Soberana 02 vaccine candidate

Published on: July 6, 2021
07:18

Washington, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Design, obtaining and preclinical assessment of Cuban anti-Covid Soberana 02 vaccine candidate reached the headlines of the US magazine ACS Chemical Biology, paving the way for other antiviral vaccines.

Nearly 200 active wildfires reported in western Canada

Published on: July 6, 2021
07:18

Ottawa, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 200 forest fires continue active in western Canada, while hundreds of firefighters are trying to put them out after temperatures in the region reached record levels last week.

Trump could be called to testify before House Jan. 6 panel

Published on: July 6, 2021
07:18

Washington, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) House Majority Whip James Clyburn says 'if it comes to that' the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack will ask former President Donald Trump to testify, but would prefer not to call on a former president.

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