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Uruguay expands third dose of vaccines against Covid-19

Published on: August 4, 2021
11:32

Montevideo, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) More than half a million people in Uruguay have registered so far to get a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines, while health authorities monitor the presence of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

German Government suspends bankruptcy declaration due to floods

Published on: August 4, 2021
11:26

Berlin, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The German Government on Wednesday suspended temporarily the commitment by companies affected by floods on July 14 to declare themselves bankrupt.

Mexico to take legal actions against domestic gas distributors

Published on: August 4, 2021
11:21

Mexico, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican government is considering taking legal actions against domestic gas distributors who are threatening to stage a nationwide strike to protest against the lower tariffs for services, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday.

Lebanon offers religious service for victims of explosion

Published on: August 4, 2021
10:40

Beirut, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of people participated today in a religious service held at Saint George Hospital to remember the victims of the explosion in Lebanon's main port.

López Obrador highlights importance of eradicating corruption

Published on: August 4, 2021
10:29

Mexico, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said today that the important thing about popular consult when judging corrupt ex-presidents is that it is an important step to get rid of corruption.

Initiative creates meeting place for Ibero-American filmmakers

Published on: August 4, 2021
10:28

Mexico City, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Distribution Clinic initiative continues today its agenda to promote audiovisual production in Ibero-America by creating a meeting point for filmmakers from different fields, contexts, cultures and generations.

ISS undamaged after unexpected activation of Russia’s Nauka module

Published on: August 4, 2021
10:02

Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, on Wednesday informed that the International Space Station (ISS) was not damaged due to the unexpected activation of the engines of the country's Multi-purpose Laboratory Module, named Nauka, during its docking.

Ethiopia disapproves opening humanitarian corridor from Sudan

Published on: August 4, 2021
09:17

Addis Ababa, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian Government disapproves the opening from Sudan of a humanitarian corridor to assist the population of Tigray, a request by some members of the international community, an official communication stated on Wednesday.

Eurasian Economic Union to create scientific-educational network

Published on: August 4, 2021
08:23

Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will create a unified scientific-educational network as part of the integration projects of the member countries, the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education informed on Wednesday.

Military bus explosion in Syria kills one, injures three

Published on: August 4, 2021
07:46

Damascus, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) One person died and three others were injured due to the explosion of a military transport bus in Damascus. The incident occurred at 06:20 hours, local time, in the suburb of Masaken al-Haras, outskirts of Damascus, which includes residences of the members of the Syrian Army Republican Guard.

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