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UN head warns of humanitarian collapse in Afghanistan

Published on: September 1, 2021
04:07

United Nations, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The humanitarian and economic crisis is deepening in Afghanistan, as well as the threat of collapse of basic services, said the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, Tuesday, calling for more support for that people.

Monoclonal treatments combo reduces Covid-19 hospitalizations

Published on: September 1, 2021
01:00

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) In an observational study, Mayo Clinic researchers report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab ― two monoclonal antibody treatments under Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization ― keep high-risk patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to moderate Covid-19, according to The Lancet´s EClinicalMedicine.

Cuba and Mexico created joint venture to finance clinical trials

Published on: August 31, 2021
14:21

Havana, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Mexico announced today the constitution of the joint venture IncuBio in the Mariel Special Development Zone, to attract capital and finance proof-of-concept clinical trials in developed country markets.

Good Paralympic day for Cuba after winning two golds

Published on: August 31, 2021
14:09

Tokyo, (Prensa Latina) The Cuban delegation at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games won its first two gold medals in athletics on Tuesday and rose to the 35th place by country.

Díaz-Canel insists on extreme measures and speeding up vaccination

Published on: August 31, 2021
14:07

Havana, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President, Miguel Díaz-Canel, today called for extreme sanitary measures and speed up the vaccination process, in order to cut the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the Covid-19.

Casa de las Americas in Cuba evoked Peruvian writer’s short stories

Published on: August 31, 2021
13:53

Havana, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Casa de las Americas in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday alluded to the selection of short stories by Peruvian writer Julio Ramon Ribeyro, published by that cultural institution in 1975 and included in its La Honda collection.

Biden’s plummeting rating is bad news for midterm elections

Published on: August 31, 2021
13:50

Washington, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) The approval rating of President of the United States, Joe Biden, continues to plummet, an indication that the honeymoon of his still incipient mandate is behind him and a bad omen for the 2022 mid-term election.

Political agreement signed in Haiti despite boycott by activists

Published on: August 31, 2021
13:48

Port-au-Prince, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) The Organization of the People in Struggle and the Dessalinian Popular Movement of Haiti are two of the political platforms that signed the Agreement of August 30, trade unionist Magalie Georges confirmed today.

Cuba, MSMEs enterprises will contribute to the Gross Domestic Product

Published on: August 31, 2021
13:47

Havana, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will actively insert micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) into economic life, so that they contribute to the productive and commercial transformation of the nation.

Latin American athletes win 10 medals at Paralympic Games

Published on: August 31, 2021
13:25

Tokyo, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Latin American athletes on Tuesday won 10 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with Cuba winning two gold medals.

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