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Cuba vaccinates people allergic to thiomersal against Covid-19

Published on: September 21, 2021
00:15

Havana, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) People allergic to thiomersal, an antiseptic used in multi-dose vaccines, will shortly receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Cuban health authorities announced on Monday.

Cuban President called at the UN for a fairer, more equitable world

Published on: September 20, 2021
20:24

United Nations, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today urged the United Nations to work together for a more equitable, just and democratic world order in which no one is left behind.

Vietnamese President winds up visit to Cuba

Published on: September 20, 2021
20:14

Santiago de Cuba, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The president of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, ended here today his visit to Cuba heading a large official delegation that since last Saturday held meetings with top leaders and agreements were signed.

Vietnam has good chances of expanding business in Cuba

Published on: September 20, 2021
15:14

Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam has a good chance of becoming a major investor in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), Cuban authorities told on Monday Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Legal regulations back up Cuba’s private sector

Published on: September 20, 2021
14:37

Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The new legal regulations to standardize and oversee the exercise of self-employment in Cuba, in force as of Monday, are an essential step to improve Cuba's economic stakeholders.

Egypt backs negotiated solution to conflict in Yemen

Published on: September 20, 2021
14:28

Cairo, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sissi on Monday expressed his support for a negotiated solution to the war in Yemen, where two-thirds of the population need humanitarian aid.

FAO supports management of agricultural and forestry sectors in Cuba

Published on: September 20, 2021
14:22

Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) FAO representative in Cuba Marcelo Resende highlighted the UN agency's good will to support the Caribbean island in the design to managing agricultural and forestry systems.

Cuba thanks PAHO for helping fight Covid-19 pandemic

Published on: September 20, 2021
14:07

Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal on Monday thanked the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), on behalf of the Cuban Government, for its cooperation in the fight against Covid-19 .

IS branch claims responsibility for explosions in Afghanistan

Published on: September 20, 2021
13:46

Kabul, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The Islamic State branch in Afghanistan (ISIS-K) on Monday claimed responsibility for the three explosions last weekend in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.

Russian communists reject results of online voting in Moscow

Published on: September 20, 2021
13:40

Moscow, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The vice president of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), Dmitri Novikov, stressed that his party refuses to acknowledge the results of the recent online voting in this capital.

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