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US blockade affects energy sector’s development in Cuba

Published on: April 2, 2021
14:16

Havana, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) The blockade that the United States is imposing on Cuba's energy and mining sector limits the country's access to the technologies necessary for power generation, equipment and spare parts, the Foreign Ministry denounced.

Fund-raising campaign in Italy to produce vaccines in Cuba

Published on: April 2, 2021
13:50

Rome, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) With sales of Easter eggs containing Cuban cocoa and sugar and made by an artisan from Turin, an Italian association is raising funds on Friday for the Finlay Vaccines Institute in Havana.

Argentineans recall 39th anniversary of Malvinas War

Published on: April 2, 2021
13:29

Buenos Aires, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) In a new claim for the sovereignty of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, a territory occupied by the United Kingdom since 1833, Argentineans are commemorating another anniversary of the war that killed 649 country fellowmen.

Panama makes progress in purchasing Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:57

Panama, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) The expectations to continue mass vaccination in Panama focus on Friday Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, whose emergency use was approved by the Department of Pharmacies and Drugs at the Ministry of Health (MINSA).

UN calls for a more inclusive world for people with autism

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:47

United Nations, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Let´s build a more inclusive and accessible world that recognizes disabled people´s contributions, the UN called today, on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day.

Brazil to receive 1.37 million Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:42

Brasilia, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) will hand over 1.37 million anti-Covid-19 vaccine doses developed by the University of Oxford (UK) and the Anglo- Swedish AstraZeneca company to the Brazilian Health Ministry.

Brazil on alert about possible Bolsonaro coup

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:27

Brasilia, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Opposition leader in the Chamber of Deputies Alessandro Molon warned Thursday about President Jair Bolsonaro's attempts to orchestrate a coup in Brazil and count on military support.

Lula condemns genocide in Brazil due to Bolsonaro’s irresponsibility

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:25

Brasilia, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned Thursday that Brazil is today experiencing genocide due to President Jair Bolsonaro´s foolishness, who is mocking the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ecuador condemns child trafficking on US-Mexico border

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:20

Quito, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador on Thursday strongly condemned an act of human trafficking that led to illegal trafficking of two Ecuadorean minors on the US-Mexico border.

Biden announces task force for promoting US jobs

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:18

Washington, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) US President Joe Biden announced Thursday in his first meeting with government cabinet the creation of a task force in charge of promoting his job policy plan.

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