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Haiti’s crisis worsens 10 days after the earthquake

Published on: August 24, 2021
09:08

Port-au-Prince, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) The situation in southern Haiti is worrisome today, 10 days after the earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale, acknowledged Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

ALBA Movements alert about counteroffensive coup in Peru

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:55

Caracas, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The Continental Articulation of Social and Popular Movements towards ALBA (ALBA Movimientos) warned today about the launch of a coup in Peru against the government of Pedro Castillo.

Vietnam,Cuba renew friendship through their presidents

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:42

Hanoi, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Presidents of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, on Monday reaffirmed via telephone the friendship and cooperation ties between both countries.

The number of Covid-19 cases in Cuba remains high

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:31

Havana, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Monday reported 9,320 new Covid-19 cases and 74 deaths, figures that remain high due to the predominance of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, health authorities reported.

The Taliban reject extension of evacuation deadline in Afghanistan

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:30

Kabul, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The Taliban movement on Monday warned there will be consequences if the United States delays the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan beyond the August 31 deadline.

Idea of paying debt with IMF money is reactivated in Mexico

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:26

Mexico, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will send a monetary allocation to member countries on Monday, which, in Mexico, reactivated the idea of President Andres Manuel López Obrador to use it to pay its foreign debt.

Italian association sends Covid-19 aid to Cuba

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:02

Rome, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Another donation of health material, coordinated by the youth section of the Italian Association of Private Hospitality (AIOP), from the Lombardy region, left on Monday for Cuba to help fight Covid-19.

Mexican president announces aid plan to Grace victims

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:01

Mexico, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday announced an aid plan for victims of Hurricane Grace and a fire on a Pemex platform in Campeche over the weekend.

Candidates proposed to preside over Uruguay’s Broad Front

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:00

Montevideo, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The Socialist Party of Uruguay on Monday appointed its secretary general and deputy Gonzalo Civila as a candidate for the presidency of the Broad Front in the internal election slated for December.

Activists peacefully take over Ministry of Petroleum in Norway

Published on: August 23, 2021
12:20

Oslo, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) A group of activists took over the Norwegian Ministry of Oil and Energy today as part of environmental actions in various parts of the country for 10 days.

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