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Opposition aims to impeach Peru’s President after FM’s resignation

Published on: August 18, 2021
18:11

Lima, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian parliamentarian Jaime Quito stated on Wednesday that, after the resignation of Hector Bejar from the post of foreign minister, the right-wing opposition demands further ministerial changes and aims at the deposition of President Pedro Castillo.

Over 700 protesters against tar sands pipeline face arrests

Published on: August 18, 2021
16:35

Washington, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) More than 700 water defenders have been arrested for refusing to build up a controversial cross-border oil pipeline that runs through Alberta (Canada) and northern Minnesota to Wisconsin.

Haitian gangs agree to truce for crossing humanitarian aid

Published on: August 18, 2021
16:30

Port-au-Prince, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The gangs in conflict since last June agreed to a truce for the crossing of humanitarian aid to the areas ravaged by the earthquake that struck southern Haiti, former Mayor Yvon Jérôme confirmed on Wednesday.

Lopez Obrador proposes to pay debts with IMF money

Published on: August 18, 2021
16:22

Mexico, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reiterated on Wednesday his proposal to use the money to be distributed by the International Monetary Fund to pay debts and not what the IMF is interested in.

Ex US diplomat partially blames Washington for crisis in Afghanistan

Published on: August 18, 2021
16:07

Washington, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The blame for the crisis in Afghanistan is shared by the last four presidents who have passed through the White House, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured in an article issued on Wednesday in The Washington Post.

Government’s decision on booster vaccine in US moves forward

Published on: August 18, 2021
14:54

Washington, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The increase of Covid-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has prompted the Government's decision to administer a booster vaccine to immunized people, The New York Times stated on Wednesday.

Storm Grace Becomes Second Hurricane of the Season

Published on: August 18, 2021
12:36

Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Tropical storm Grace today became the second hurricane of the cyclonic season, after registering maximum sustained winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour and a minimum pressure of 992 hectoPascals.

Mexico breaks domestic gas sales monopoly

Published on: August 18, 2021
12:05

Mexico, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Mexico is definitively breaking the monopoly of domestic gas sellers and in this regard work is progressing for the loading of portable cylinders, said today the director of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Octavio.

Interpol is after Mexican airline executive

Published on: August 18, 2021
12:04

Mexico, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Interpol has issued a red card in more than 180 nations in search of an executive of the Mexican airline Interjet, Mexico's federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) confirmed on Wednesday.

Chilean authorities warn about setbacks in Covid-19 control

Published on: August 18, 2021
11:59

Santiago de Chile, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) A slight increase in the effective R, which measures the speed of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the increase of cases in some regions and the presence of the Delta variant, are raising alerts in Chile today.

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