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Havana Club Union and other Cuban rums awarded in China

Published on: September 15, 2021
08:08

Beijing, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Havana Club Union and three other Cuban rums won top prizes at the China Wine & Spirits Awards, recognized as the country's largest and most prestigious wine and spirits competition, it was reported in Beijing on Wednesday.

Cuba receives a new shipment of medical supplies from China

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:32

Beijing, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has received a new shipment of health supplies donated by the Chinese Government to support it in its efforts to face the Covid-19 pandemic, diplomatic sources confirmed on Wednesday.

Egypt’s president calls for withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:32

Cairo, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for the evacuation of all foreign troops from Libya and reiterated his support to the December elections in that country, an official source informed on Wednesday.

Taliban vow to distribute humanitarian aid in Afghanistan

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:31

Kabul, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Afghanistan´s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi on Tuesday thanked the international community for its over billion humanitarian aid promised and said it would be distributed transparently among those in need.

Global debt is fast approaching record trillion – IIF

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:30

Washington, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Global debt rose to a new record high of nearly trillion in Q2 2021, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said on Tuesday.

WHO opposes ‘vaccine passport’ due to shortage of anti-Covid-19 doses

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:30

Geneva, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday raised its opposition to vaccine passports related to anti-Covid-19 vaccine doses, due to inequity of vaccine access around the world.

Joe Biden turns to Colorado to pitch investments in clean energy

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:29

Washington, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden on Tuesday said in Denver, Colorado, that clean energy investments included in his clean-energy proposals would help fight climate change and create good-paying jobs along the way.

ILO calls for investment in urban passenger transport systems

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:29

Geneva, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) The International Labor Organization (ILO) on Tuesday called for sustainable investments in urban passenger transport services and operations (UPT) to help the sector transition towards a green economy with decent jobs.

CARICOM calls for equity access to Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:28

Georgetown, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will insist to the United Nations on the need for equity access to vaccines against Covid-19.

Climate change: World now sees twice as many days over 50C

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:28

London, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) The increased number of extremely hot days every year as the temperatures reaches 50oC has doubled since the 1980s, a global BBC analysis has found.

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