22 April 2021 Archives

Palestinian group condemns US blockade against Cuba

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:20

Beirut, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) The League of Palestinian who graduated in Cuba condemned on Thursday the US blockade against Cuba in a message to which Prensa Latina had access in Beirut.

UN calls for commitment to restoring planet, in message on Earth Day

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:19

United Nations, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (April 21) called for commitment to restoring the planet and to making peace with nature, in his message to mark Earth Day on Thursday.

UN warns about large number of countries without Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:18

United Nations, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned about an array of nations lacking Covid-19 vaccines and lashed out at growing nationalisms on this issue.

Costa Rica reports side effects to Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:16

San José, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported that 2,761 people (0.72% of those immunized) showed side effects to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.

CARICOM calls for US aid to access Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:13

Georgetown, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) urged the United States on Wednesday to help Caribbean nations to have access to Covid-19 vaccine doses.

Brazil, WHO agree to continue jointly fighting Covid-19

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:11

Brasilia, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Brazil and the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to continue jointly working together to face Covid-19 in the South American country that is currently going through the worst scenario of the pandemic, Brazilian Foreign Ministry reported.

Joe Biden urges employers to give time off for Covid-19 vaccinations

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:10

Washington, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged employers to give their employees paid time off to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

Bank of Canada keeps benchmark rate at record low

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:05

Ottawa, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) The Bank of Canada opted to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at a record-low 0.25% Wednesday, saying the pandemic recovery continues to require extraordinary monetary policy support.

Misinformation fueling vaccine hesitancy, PAHO Director warns

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:01

Washington, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Amid current complex epidemiological situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, misinformation is one of the most serious threats to public health, and it is most damaging when it fuels vaccine hesitancy, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne warned.

NATO avoids call for expulsion of Russian diplomats

Published on: April 22, 2021
07:57

Prague, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Despite expressing solidarity with the Czech Republic, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) today avoided complying with Prague's demand for an en bloc expulsion of Russian diplomats.

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