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PAHO warns on increase in Covid-19 deaths among young people

Published on: May 6, 2021
12:07

Washington, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The increase in hospitalizations and deaths of young people across the Americas due to Covid-19 currently keeps the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) on alert. This happens rapidly and 'adults of all ages, including young people, are becoming seriously ill and many of them are dying,' PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne warned.

South Africa sees US decision as global solution for vaccines

Published on: May 6, 2021
11:55

Pretoria, May 6 (Prensa Latina) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that the United States' decision to release the patents of the vaccines against Covid-19 temporarily is a global solution to improve their manufacture and distribution.

China rejects and calls G7 statement as interference

Published on: May 6, 2021
10:39

Beijing, May 6 (Prensa Latina) China on Monday expressed rejection of a statement by the Group of Seven (G7) and described it as an interference in internal affairs because it contains allegations about supposed abuses in Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang.

Top US official rejects Russian policy on Ukraine

Published on: May 6, 2021
08:59

Kiev, May 6 (Prensa Latina) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday in Kiev that his country opposes the alleged Russian attempts to destabilize Ukraine.

Meteor shower returns with remnants of Halley’s Comet

Published on: May 6, 2021
08:49

Washington, May 6 (Prensa Latina) A shower of stars with the Halley Comet´s remnants can be viewed, circling the solar system in the form of ice and dust as the Eta Aquarids of May from today, reaching 50 meteors per hour.

Puebla group asks Biden to close Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Published on: May 6, 2021
08:45

Buenos Aires, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Puebla Group on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to shut down the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, located in the illegally-occupied Cuban territory.

UNICEF warns about food crisis in the world

Published on: May 6, 2021
08:42

United Nations, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 20 million people faced food crises in 2020 due to a toxic combination of conflict, climate change and Covid-19 pandemic, UNICEF warned.

Haiti among 10 most-food insecure countries

Published on: May 6, 2021
08:39

Port-au-Prince, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Haiti is one of the 10 countries with highest number of populations undergoing food insecurity, Bruno Lemarquis, UN humanitarian coordinator, confirmed.

US organizations ask President Biden to lift blockade against Cuba

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:49

Washington, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Thirty-six organizations of sustainable farmers and environmentalists in the United States on Wednesday sent a letter addressed to President Joe Biden urging him to change its policy towards Cuba and lift the economic blockade.

WHO confirms Sinopharm vaccine efficacy in Peru

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:33

Lima, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Sinopharm vaccine´s effectiveness confirmation proved wrong a smear campaign against the immunizer, hampering its supply to Peru, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) that checked that vaccine's quality (91% efficacy).

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