Europe

UNHCR warns about impact of pandemic on migrants

Published on: September 17, 2021
12:52

Geneva, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on displaced and stateless people, and requested support from the international community.

Syria says that US blockade hinders its recovery

Published on: September 17, 2021
12:48

Damascus, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and the European Union (EU) hinder the recovery, development and reconstruction of Syria, the country's delegate at the United Nations in Geneva, Hussam Eddin Alaa, denounced on Friday.

US, NATO should assume Afghanistan’s reconstruction, says Putin

Published on: September 17, 2021
10:41

Dushanbe, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The United States and the countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should assume most of the expenses of the reconstruction of Afghanistan after the conflict, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Putin will vote electronically in Russian State Duma elections

Published on: September 17, 2021
09:43

Moscow, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin will vote electronically in the elections of representatives to the State Duma (Lower House of Parliament) of Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov reported today.

French parliamentarians sign declaration of support to Cuba

Published on: September 17, 2021
08:40

Paris, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Democratic and Republican Left group in the French National Assembly and the Senate adopted a Declaration of support to Socialist Cuba, diplomatic sources informed Prensa Latina on Friday.

South Korean companies to produce and export Russian Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: September 17, 2021
01:32

Seoul, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) South Korean companies signed contracts with the Russian Fund for Direct Investment (RFPI) to manufacture the Covid-19 Sputnik vaccine, and subsequently export it.

Switzerland calls for end to discriminatory practices against Cuba

Published on: September 16, 2021
14:53

Bern, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) The Great Council (regional parliament) of the Basel-Stadt Canton, in northern Switzerland, on Thursday called for an end to discriminatory commercial practices resulting from the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.

Russia condemns European efforts to manipulate its elections

Published on: September 16, 2021
14:39

Moscow, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) Russia condemned the efforts by the European Parliament (EP) to manipulate public opinion prior to the elections to the State Duma (Lower House of Parliament), Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Thursday.

EU executive calls to protect journalists better

Published on: September 16, 2021
14:28

Brussels, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) No journalist should die or be harmed because of their job within the European Union (EU), European Executive Vice President Vera Jourova said on Thursday.

Cuba condemns in Geneva tightening of US blockade

Published on: September 16, 2021
13:12

Geneva, Sept 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's permanent representative at the United Nations here, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, on Thursday condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on his country for nearly 60 years.

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