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Mobilizations in Colombia still ongoing with no solution in sight

Published on: May 21, 2021
14:47

Bogotá, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The massive protests in Colombia against the government of Ivan Duque continue without any possible agreements for a way out of the crisis in sight.

Venezuelan workers debate bill on Economic Zones

Published on: May 19, 2021
14:29

Caracas, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan workers on Wednesday are debating the draft Organic Law on Special Economic Zones, whose objective is to attract foreign investment and generate tax incentives.

Russian Duma opposes election of lawmakers from extremist orgs

Published on: May 18, 2021
11:51

Moscow, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Russia's State Duma on Tuesday adopted, in the first reading, a draft bill that bans citizens involved in extremist or terrorist activities from being elected lawmakers.

US Supreme Court to review Mississippi law limiting abortion rights

Published on: May 18, 2021
08:23

Washington, May 18 (Prensa Latina) US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider gutting the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, taking up Mississippi´s bid to revive a Republican-backed state law that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Mediators seek solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Published on: May 17, 2021
12:39

Moscow, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of the quartet of mediators in the Middle East, made up of the United Nations, the European Union, the Russian Federation and the United States, held an emergency consultation in the light of the escalation in the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Monday.

Mexican judge suspends hydrocarbons law approved by Lopez Obrador

Published on: May 11, 2021
12:54

Mexico, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Juan Pablo Gomez Fierro, the same judge who suspended the electricity act, did the same with the Hydrocarbons Law with general effects, which prevents its enforcement, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) denounced on Tuesday.

French government presents new anti-terrorist law

Published on: April 28, 2021
09:28

Paris, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday presented a new bill against terrorism to the Council of Ministers, a few days after an Islamic extremist stabbed a police officer to death.

US launches operation targeting migrant-smuggling gangs

Published on: April 28, 2021
08:55

Washington, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The Joe Biden administration has launched a multi-agency operation targeting human smuggling organizations, part of its ongoing response to a recent influx in migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border.

China prepares special law on climate change

Published on: April 28, 2021
00:30

Beijing, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) China said that it is preparing a special law on climate change, as part of its strategy to face the challenges arising from the global phenomenon.

US Supreme Court to hear case on carrying guns in public

Published on: April 27, 2021
13:49

Washington, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The US Supreme Court said on Monday that it would review a longstanding New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside home, setting the stage for its first major Second Amendment decision in more than a decade, and the first to be ruled by the court's newly expanded conservative majority.

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