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Foreign investment in Egypt grows during 2021 first quarter

Published on: August 18, 2021
08:03

Cairo, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The net inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Egypt had a 47.3-percent increase in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, the Government announced on Wednesday.

Israel’s unemployment grows

Published on: August 3, 2021
08:24

Tel Aviv, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Israel's unemployment rate grew by 9.0 percent in the first half of July, compared to 8.8 percent reported in the second half of June, the Central Bureau of Statistics informed on Tuesday.

Cuban athlete Echevarria jumps at Tokyo Olympics

Published on: July 31, 2021
11:21

Tokyo, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuban athlete Juan Miguel Echevarria stunned the athletic world on Saturday after jumping 8.50 meters in his first and only attempt during the men's long jump qualification at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Haji Adam, first woman to run for president in Somalia

Published on: July 14, 2021
16:59

Mogadishu, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Somalia´s former Deputy Prime Minister Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam on Wednesday turned into the first woman to file her candidacy for the presidential elections scheduled for upcoming October 10.

First Lady Martine Moïse transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospital

Published on: July 8, 2021
07:06

Port-au-Prince, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) Haitian First Lady Martine Moïse was transferred to Miami´s Jackson Memorial Hospital on Wednesday afternoon to be treated for injuries she received in a shooting attack at her home in which her husband, President Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated early Wednesday morning.

Egypt received 3.5 million tourists in first half of 2021

Published on: July 5, 2021
08:17

Cairo, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) Egypt received 3.5 million tourists in the first half of 2021, which represented an income of four billion dollars, figures similar to those reached in the whole previous year, an official source revealed today.

Israeli government faces its first crisis over anti-Palestinian law

Published on: July 1, 2021
07:40

Tel Aviv, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) After two weeks in power, the Israeli coalition government is facing on Thursday its first crisis over the extension of a law that prevents the automatic granting of citizenship to Palestinians who marry Israeli citizens.

First victim of the known black fungus dies in Argentina

Published on: June 18, 2021
14:38

Buenos Aires, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) A 35-year-old Argentinean with untreated diabetes on Friday died from mucormycosis, the infection known as black fungus and associated with Covid-19, local media reported.

Tereshkova, 58 years after being the first woman in space

Published on: June 16, 2021
14:56

Moscow, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Exactly 48 laps around the Earth was Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to reach space on a day like today, but in 1963, and who started the female adventure outside the planet.

India confirms first death from anaphylaxis after Covid vaccine

Published on: June 15, 2021
13:28

New Delhi, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) India on Tuesday confirmed the first death in the country by anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction), due to the side effects of vaccines against Covid-19.

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