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Covid-19 vaccination second phase begins in Dominican Rep.

Published on: May 3, 2021
07:33

Santo Domingo, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Republic on Monday begins its second phase of Covid-19 vaccination, including those people over 50 years of age in the campaign.

Argentina is approaching 3 million Covid-19 cases

Published on: May 3, 2021
00:10

Buenos Aires, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Argentina is approaching 3 million cases with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, after reporting between 15,000 to 25,000 cases in April per day.

Tourism in Chile falls 92.6 percent in the first quarter of the year

Published on: May 2, 2021
11:48

Santiago de Chile, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The arrival of foreign tourists to Chile fell 92.6 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2020, according to data from the Tourism Barometer released on Sunday.

Brazilian state of Rio lacks Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: May 2, 2021
11:05

Brasilia, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro was reportedly obliged to suspended vaccination of the second dose of the Chinese made CoronaVac, due to the lack of immunizers.

Haitian president openes dam megaproject

Published on: May 2, 2021
10:54

Port-au-Prince, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Haitian President Jovenel Moïse inaugurated the dam on the Marion River, the second of its kind in this country. It can store up to 10 million cubic meters of water.

Organizers called for third edition of African film festival

Published on: May 2, 2021
10:24

Kinshasa, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Organizers of the Quibdo Film Festival, an event that connects the realities of Colombia and Africa called on Sunday for the event's third edition, which will take place in September in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Legislators approve removal of El Salvador’s attorney general

Published on: May 2, 2021
09:58

San Salvador, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Legislative Assembly (Parliament) of El Salvador today approved the dismissal of Raul Melara as head of the Attorney General's Office of the Republic.

Grammy Awards redesign policies to avoid rigging

Published on: May 2, 2021
04:25

Washington, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Following recent allegations of corruption to anonymous voting experts, organizers of the Grammy Awards redesigned their policies to prevent rigging.

Ibero-American Summit slammed rich countries

Published on: May 2, 2021
00:20

Madrid, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula demanded at the recent 27th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government a universal and equitable access to vaccines against Covid-19, after rejecting the rich countries' hoarding of the medication.

Venezuela tightens links with the UN

Published on: May 2, 2021
00:10

Caracas, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Government took a new step in strengthening its relations with the United Nations (UN) by signing a memorandum of understanding on the provision of assistance with the World Food Program (WFP).

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