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Cuba, Jamaica won gold at World Athletics U20

Published on: August 19, 2021
13:27

Nairobi, (Prensa Latina) Cuban Juan Carley Vazquez and Jamaican Tina Clayton won gold medals on Thursday in shot put and 100 meters respectively for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Athletics U20 Championships.

Russia highlighted Taliban’s call for national dialogue

Published on: August 19, 2021
12:41

Moscow, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday highlighted in Moscwo the call made by the Taliban movement to start a national dialogue with other political forces in Afghanistan.

Congress of Mexico keeps debating revocation of mandate

Published on: August 19, 2021
12:35

Mexico, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The debate on the bill to revoke mandates to judge a sitting president was resumed in the Mexican Congress after the opposition previously blocked its approval.

Most Brazilians support removal of Bolsonaro

Published on: August 19, 2021
12:31

Brasilia, (Prensa Latina) Some 58 percent of Brazilians supports the removal of President Jair Bolsonaro from power, a poll by PoderData, the investigation division of the Poder360 news website revealed on Thursday.

Evacuees from Afghanistan continue to arrive in Germany

Published on: August 19, 2021
12:27

Berlin, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of people on Thursday have arrived in Germany from Afghanistan where the Talibans took power after constitutional President Ashraf Ghani fled to the United Arab Emirates.

An international consulting firm to conduct an audit in Lebanon

Published on: August 19, 2021
11:22

Beirut, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The international consulting firm Alvarez & Marshal on Thursday said it is ready to conduct a total forensic audit of all the accounts of the Central Bank of Lebanon (Banque du Liban-BDL).

Owner of company representing Covaxin shots to testify in Brazil

Published on: August 19, 2021
11:22

Brasilia, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian businessman Francisco Maximiano, the owner of Precisa Medicamentos company, testifies on Thursday at the parliamentary commission probing the government's management to the pandemic (CPI) on the contract to purchase Covaxin, an Indian anti-Covid-19 vaccine.

Opposition in Uruguay with no response from minister’s question

Published on: August 19, 2021
10:21

Montevideo, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Government on Thursday resorted to a proposal by a Port Regulatory Unit, rather than clear questions in the parliamentary questioning for a monopoly agreement with a multinational company.

Kazakhstan highlights growth of trade relations with Russia

Published on: August 19, 2021
09:30

Nursultan, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The president of Kazakhstan, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, highlighted the dynamic growth of trade and economic relations between his country and Russia.

Mexico Covid-19 cases rise by record amid third wave

Published on: August 19, 2021
09:29

Mexico, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Mexico has reported 28,953 Covid-19 cases in a day, in addition to 940 deaths, the highest number so far during the third wave of contagions, the Ministry of Health informed.

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