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ECLAC to analyze regional impacts of Middle East conflict

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:25

Santiago, Chile, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch a special report at its headquarters in Chile on the regional impacts of the current conflict in the Middle East.

Chilean Network member welcomes debate on US blockade

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:24

Santiago, Chile, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Agueda Saez, of the Chilean Network of Journalists and Communicators Friends of Cuba, welcomed the vote at the United Nations in which 136 countries supported the need to put an end the US blockade against the Caribbean nation.

Xi Jinping meets DPRK prime minister

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:24

Beijing, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pak Thae-song, Prime Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), who is on an official visit to this country.

Dominican politician highlights global opposition to Cuban blockade

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:07

Santo Domingo, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican politician and communicator Luis Fernandez published today in Vanguardia del Pueblo the article "La ONU y 34 años de rechazo al bloqueo contra Cuba", about international opposition to this coercive measure of the United States.

Iran suspends trains between Tehran and Mashhad after US attack

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:07

Tehran, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Iranian authorities announced today the temporary suspension of rail service between Tehran and Mashhad, after an American attack on a section of that line.

Uruguayan government presents evidence against Cardama shipyard

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:06

Montevideo, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government has submitted new documentation to Parliament justifying its decision to terminate the contract with the Spanish shipyard Cardama for the construction of two offshore patrol vessels.

We return to Cuba with pride, says brigade doctor in Guatemala

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:06

Guatemala City, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) "We return to our homeland with pride and our heads held high," stated Juan Miguel Guerra, a member of the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) in Guatemala, during a farewell ceremony in the capital.

First agritourism network established in Cuba

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:06

Havana, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has established its first agritourism network. In its initial phase, the network comprises 18 farms in the western province of Pinar del Rio, primarily dedicated to tobacco, livestock farming, and diversified crops.

Colombia: New government to close embassies in Nicaragua and Cuba

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:06

Bogota, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Omar Bula, the foreign minister designated by Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo De la Espriella, stated that the upcoming government will dispense with its diplomatic missions in Nicaragua and Cuba.

Cuba appreciates statement of solidarity from Belgium

Published on: July 10, 2026
11:06

Havana, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez expressed appreciation for a statement from Belgium opposing the blockade imposed on the island by the United States.

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