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Lopez Obrador calls on Mexico’s electoral judges to resign

Published on: August 6, 2021
13:27

Mexico, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday called again on all judges with the Electoral Court to resign and to make a constitutional reform to cleanse body.

Strong winds complicate firefighting in Turkey

Published on: August 6, 2021
13:22

Ankara, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The fires on Turkey's south coast continue on Friday, killing eight people and destroying thousands of hectares, as firefighters try to cool the ground to prevent the flames from spreading.

Russia warns about campaign to discredit September elections

Published on: August 6, 2021
13:18

Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Russia, Ela Panfilova, denounced that the efforts to discredit the September parliamentary elections will be of an unprecedented magnitude, local media reported on Friday.

Cuba gives its best Olympic performance since 2004

Published on: August 6, 2021
13:03

Tokyo, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) With the victory of boxer Julio Cesar La Cruz on Friday, Cuba won its sixth gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, being its best performance since Athens 2004.

Dominican government to slaughter 3,300 pigs due to swine fever

Published on: August 6, 2021
12:59

Santo Domingo, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican government decided to slaughter 3,300 pigs as part of actions to control the African swine fever that is affecting the country, it was reported here.

Cuba reports 8,886 Covid-19 cases and 75 deaths

Published on: August 6, 2021
12:55

Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities reported 8,886 Covid-19 cases and 75 deaths on Friday, due to complications related to the disease in the last 24 hours.

Russia denies convincing evidence of artificial origin of Covid-19

Published on: August 6, 2021
12:51

Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Russian expert Alexander Semyonov, one of the heads of the State Scientific Center of Virology and Vector Biotechnology, said on Friday that there is no evidence of the artificial origin of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Official denies alleged illegal burials in Cuban province

Published on: August 6, 2021
12:47

Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Officials from eastern province of Santiago de Cuba denied fake news about alleged mass burials for the Covid-19 dead in that city, Granma newspaper reported on Friday.

President Diaz-Canel congratulates Cuba’s sixth Olympic gold medalist

Published on: August 6, 2021
12:37

Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday congratulated boxer Julio Cesar La Cruz, who won his second Olympic title and gave Cuba its sixth gold medal at Tokyo 2020.

DPRK reiterates support for Cuban Revolution

Published on: August 6, 2021
11:31

Pyonyang, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday reiterated its support for the Cuban government and people in the light of the recent aggression to destabilize the Caribbean island.

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