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US human rights priorities contrast with policies on Cuba

Published on: May 18, 2021
17:12

Havana, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The declared priorities of the United States on human rights contrast with the indifference with which the current administration applies Donald Trump's policies against Cuba, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Haitian president rules out transition and defends referendum

Published on: May 18, 2021
14:57

Port-au-Prince, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Haitian President Jovenel Moise on Tuesday ruled out again a transition as a strategy to renew political power, and defended the voting on a new Constitution that offers stability.

Venezuelan NGO accused of being spokesperson for Colombian irregulars

Published on: May 18, 2021
14:50

Caracas, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's Corriente Revolucionaria Bolivar y Zamora (CRBZ) movement on Tuesday accused the non-governmental organization Fundaredes of being the spokesperson for the Colombian irregulars who are confronting the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) in Apure.

China rejects use of Covid-19 vaccines for political purposes

Published on: May 18, 2021
12:56

Beijing, May 18 (Prensa Latina) China on Tuesday rejected the distribution of vaccines against Covid-19 with a political background, and criticized the United States' pretensions to use them to ensure its hegemony in the world.

Explosive experts defuse old US bomb in central Vietnam

Published on: May 18, 2021
12:49

Hanoi, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Explosives experts on Tuesday defused a huge bomb from the time of the war against the United States that was found in the central province of Quang Tri, the Military Command of the territory reported.

US and Canada criticize Mexico in T-MEC for investments

Published on: May 18, 2021
11:18

Mexico, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The United States and Canada criticized Mexico on investments in mining and the energy sector, during the first meeting of the tripartite Free Trade Agreement, known as T-MEC, that concludes on Tuesday.

Bolivia acquires 2.67 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19

Published on: May 18, 2021
11:12

La Paz, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's deputy ministry of Foreign Trade and Integration, Benjamin Blanco, informed on Tuesday that the Government had acquired 2.67 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, thus rejecting information that discredited that figure.

Russian deputy FM is in favor of cooperation with Latin America

Published on: May 18, 2021
11:11

Moscow, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Tuesday highlighted that his country is in favor of promoting mutually advantageous cooperation with all Latin American countries.

European, US officials address Israeli aggression against Palestine

Published on: May 18, 2021
11:05

Brussels, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Josep Borrell, head of European diplomacy, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday discussed possible measures to reduce the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

UNIFIL takes control in violence between Lebanon and Israel

Published on: May 18, 2021
10:54

Beirut, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Tuesday took control to prevent a military escalation between Lebanon and Israel, after intense exchange of fire on the common border.

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