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House asks companies to save Jan.6 phone, computer records

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:20

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol is asking 35 US telecommunications and social media companies to preserve phone or computer records for hundreds of people who were potentially involved in the attack, including former President Donald Trump, local media reported.

UN chief warns of looming humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:20

United Nations, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Tuesday warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan as he urged nations to provide emergency funding following the final departure of US forces and the full Taliban takeover.

Native US tribes enforce mask mandates regardless of state bans

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:20

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Native US tribes across the handful of US states with bans on school mask mandates have asserted their power as sovereign nations to defy the orders, local media reported. Some also implement their own testing and vaccine directives for tens of thousands of students and teachers in schools on their reservations as Covid-19 cases surge.

UN chief recognizes profound injustices faced by African descent

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:19

United Nations, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Tuesday said that the first commemoration of the International Day for People of African Descent is a long overdue recognition of the profound injustices and systemic discrimination that people of African descent have endured for centuries.

Covid-19 causes more than 50 long-term negative effects

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:18

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, causes more than 50 long-term negative effects on humans, a specialized source revealed today.

We are not done with you yet, Biden warns ISIS-K terrorists

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:18

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden warned the ISIS-Khorasan, the group which killed 13 US troops in a suicide bombing at Kabul airport, that they will face more retribution from Washington.

Texas legislature passes sweeping election bill

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:17

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The Texas Legislature sent a sweeping Republican-backed election bill to Governor Greg Abbott's desk on Tuesday, ending a months-long standoff with Democrats, who tried to defeat the effort in two separate walkouts.

UN head warns of humanitarian collapse in Afghanistan

Published on: September 1, 2021
04:07

United Nations, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The humanitarian and economic crisis is deepening in Afghanistan, as well as the threat of collapse of basic services, said the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, Tuesday, calling for more support for that people.

Monoclonal treatments combo reduces Covid-19 hospitalizations

Published on: September 1, 2021
01:00

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) In an observational study, Mayo Clinic researchers report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab ― two monoclonal antibody treatments under Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization ― keep high-risk patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to moderate Covid-19, according to The Lancet´s EClinicalMedicine.

Cuba and Mexico created joint venture to finance clinical trials

Published on: August 31, 2021
14:21

Havana, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Mexico announced today the constitution of the joint venture IncuBio in the Mariel Special Development Zone, to attract capital and finance proof-of-concept clinical trials in developed country markets.

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