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Palestine thanks support but asks UN to avoid supplanting government

Published on: August 20, 2021
08:54

Ramallah, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh thanked the United Nations for the assistance and support to his people, but urged that it is channeled through the Government, an official communique informed on Friday.

China’s legislature endorses amendment on a third child

Published on: August 20, 2021
07:39

Beijing, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) China's National People's Congress (Parliament) on Friday amended the Family Planning Law to allow couples to have up to three children, an initiative aimed at counteracting low birth rate and people aging.

Algeria accuses Islamists, Morocco and Israel of causing forest fires

Published on: August 19, 2021
16:10

Algiers, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Algerian official spokespeople on Thursday accused a Berber Islamist movement, supported by Morocco and Israel, of being accountable for the forest fires that devastated large areas of the Kabylie (north).

Palestinian government denounces increase in Israeli aggressions

Published on: August 17, 2021
08:21

Ramallah, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has denounced on Tuesday the escalation of Israel's aggressions and urged the international community to protect his people.

Cuban people congratulate Tokyo 2020 champions

Published on: August 15, 2021
12:24

Camagüey, Cuba, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) After his performance in Tokyo 2020, two-time Olympic boxing champion Julio Cesar La Cruz was congratulated on Sunday by his people, who gathered to praise him in eastern Camagüey province.

Syria describes US presence an unjustifiable occupation

Published on: August 12, 2021
11:14

Damascus, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Sousan on Thursday rejected recent statements from the so-called International Coalition, and described the presence of the United States in this nation as one that cannot be justified in any way.

Food insecurity also affects rich countries

Published on: August 11, 2021
07:25

United Nations, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) About 12% of global population faced a seriously food insecurity in 2020, a scourge that is currently affecting people from rich countries.

UN champions a social contract for indigenous peoples

Published on: August 9, 2021
07:13

United Nations, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) On the International Day of the World´s Indigenous Peoples, the UN advocates the redesign of a new social contract respecting the ways of life and governance of indigenous communities.

Millions of US citizens at risk of eviction as moratorium expires

Published on: August 3, 2021
07:17

Washington, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Following a failed last-ditch effort by the Biden administration to extend the nationwide ban on residential evictions, the moratorium that had been in place since September 2020 expired on Saturday, leaving millions of Americans at risk of being forced from their homes.

Haiti warns of precarious situation of displaced people

Published on: August 2, 2021
10:44

Port-au-Prince, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) One thousand 200 displaced persons in the Carrefour sports center, located on the outskirts of the Haitian capital, live today in precarious conditions and with almost no access to basic services, warned Mayor Jude Pierre.

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