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Lawmakers approve bill on salary equality in Chile

Published on: July 1, 2021
01:00

Santiago, Chile, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Chile's Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday unanimously approved a legislative bill that establishes wage equality between men and women.

Mexico prepares 21st Meeting of Foreign Ministers

Published on: July 1, 2021
00:30

Mexico, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Mexico on Wednesday held a meeting of coordinators of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (ECLAC), to prepare the meeting of foreign ministers on July 24 and prior to the summit of heads of State.

Evo Morales criticizes opposition politicians

Published on: June 30, 2021
17:05

La Paz, (Prensa Latina) Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has slammed opposition politicians who seek support from foreign governments and highlighted the sovereign conduct of democracy in his country for having the support of most of the people.

Venezuelans are returning as part of Gov’t Plan

Published on: June 30, 2021
16:57

Caracas, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) At least 258 Venezuelans returned to the country on Wednesday from Peru as part of the 'Vuelta a la Patria' Plan (Return to the Homeland Plan), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Twitter.

Haitian gov’t blames allies of murdered officer for deadly shootout

Published on: June 30, 2021
16:54

Port-au-Prince, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian government on Wednesday blamed the allies of murdered officer, Guerby Geffrard, for the shooting that left at least 15 deaths in a neighborhood of Port-au Prince.

Cuba blames extreme poverty on prevailing global order

Published on: June 30, 2021
16:51

Geneva, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, on Wednesday affirmed at the Human Rights Council that extreme poverty and world inequality are consequences of the prevailing international order imposed by the powerful.

Bridges of Love project builds solidarity with Cuba in the US

Published on: June 30, 2021
16:33

Washington, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The Bridges of Love project is currently expanding the network of solidarity ties with Cuba in the United States, as well as against the blockade and the sanctions imposed against the Caribbean island.

Leaders in Uruguay call for final effort to plebiscite

Published on: June 30, 2021
14:00

Montevideo, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica and other leaders of Frente Amplio (Broad Front - FA in Spanish), called on Wednesday for a final effort to get the necessary signatures to submit 135 articles of the Urgent Consideration Act (UCA) to a referendum.

New round of discrepant wage negotiations in Uruguay

Published on: June 30, 2021
13:51

Montevideo, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's Wage Councils on Wednesday concluded their eighth round of negotiations to give way to another one that might be arduous due to dissenting positions between the managers and the unions.

Argentina calls for better and less unequal economy

Published on: June 30, 2021
13:47

Rome, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Argentina called for a less unequal economy and the strengthening of cooperation and solidarity mechanisms in the post-pandemic period when speaking on Wednesday at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Foreign Relations and Development, in Matera.

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