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Misak people in Colombia calls for right to life

Published on: June 12, 2021
12:39

Bogota, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) The Misak indigenous people of Colombia called for respect to its rights, territories and ancestral culture during a demonstration on the grounds of the monument to Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella the Catholic in Bogota.

Court will discuss petition to jail Peru’s Keiko Fujimori

Published on: June 12, 2021
11:07

Lima, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) A judge summoned a hearing for next Monday to discuss a petiton for the pre-trial arrest of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori for violating, according to a district attorney, the rules of probation in which she is being held.

Chile calls to vote in regional governors’ elections

Published on: June 12, 2021
10:55

Santiago de Chile, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Turnout in regional elections for governors to be held on Sunday in Chile is seen today as a key factor, that's why all political sectors are calling on people to vote.

Argentina bets on strengthening MERCOSUR in unity

Published on: June 12, 2021
04:49

Buenos Aires, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Argentina's Secretary of Economic Relations, Jorge Neme, on Friday called for strengthening the Southern Common Market and put aside individual exits, while participating in the MERCOSUR meeting, present and future.

Costa Rica, a country of ‘Pura Vida’

Published on: June 12, 2021
00:43

San Jose, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) If you ask a Costa Rican how he or she is doing, you will most likely receive 'a Pura vida' as an answer, the phrase that has become a trademark of this Central American country.

Pereira Palace, venue of Chile’s new Constitution

Published on: June 12, 2021
00:33

Santiago de Chile, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) The Pereira Palace, an old and almost forgotten building in downtown Santiago de Chile, recovers its splendor and draws again the attention of curious pedestrians as it will be one of the venues of Chile's Constitutional Convention.

Abinader inaugurates the largest solar power plant in the region

Published on: June 11, 2021
17:26

Santo Domingo, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) Dominican President Luis Abinader on Friday inaugurated the Girasol Solar Park, largest photovoltaic power plant in the region, with an investment of over 100 million dollars.

Nicaragua’s National Assembly rejects European interference in Cuba

Published on: June 11, 2021
17:23

Managua, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua's National Assembly on Friday issued a statement of solidarity with Cuba in rejection of the European Parliament's resolution against the country, a text it described as interference and interventionist.

US blockade causes Cuba millions of dollars in losses to industries

Published on: June 11, 2021
17:11

Havana, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) The impact of the US blockade against Cuba caused losses to its industrial sector amounting to 31.1 million dollars from April to December 2020, an authorized source explained on Friday.

The U.S. returns 82 illegal migrants to Cuba

Published on: June 11, 2021
16:59

Havana, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) The US Coast Guard returned 82 illegal migrants to Cuba, Cuba's Ministry of the Interior (MININT) on Friday reported on its official website.

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