6 May 2021 Archives

UNICEF warns about food crisis in the world

Published on: May 6, 2021
08:42

United Nations, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 20 million people faced food crises in 2020 due to a toxic combination of conflict, climate change and Covid-19 pandemic, UNICEF warned.

Haiti among 10 most-food insecure countries

Published on: May 6, 2021
08:39

Port-au-Prince, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Haiti is one of the 10 countries with highest number of populations undergoing food insecurity, Bruno Lemarquis, UN humanitarian coordinator, confirmed.

Cuba boosts e-sales on internal trade sector

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:53

Havana, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is today boosting e-sales in internal trade by using platforms such as EnZona and Transfermóvil, as part of government-prioritized electronic process, according to specialized sources.

Israeli helicopter attacks Quneitra, no damages reported

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:51

Damascus, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Israel carried out a helicopter attack on the Syrian border of Quneitra in the early hours of Thursday morning, in a second consecutive days of strikes, according to Syria's state news agency. No damage was caused.

US organizations ask President Biden to lift blockade against Cuba

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:49

Washington, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Thirty-six organizations of sustainable farmers and environmentalists in the United States on Wednesday sent a letter addressed to President Joe Biden urging him to change its policy towards Cuba and lift the economic blockade.

WTO insists on equitable access to vaccines

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:44

Geneva, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday called for an urgent response to a multilateral solution in order to guarantee a more equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines.

Scientists find similarity between plant roots and cancer cells

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:40

London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Just as plant roots pierce into the earth, so do cancer cells in healthy tissues, revealed a scientific study today.

G7 bows to back support Covax mechanism for more Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:36

London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The Group of Seven (G7) pledged Wednesday to further financially contribute to WHO´s Covax mechanism created so as to fairly distribute coronavirus vaccines.

WHO confirms Sinopharm vaccine efficacy in Peru

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:33

Lima, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Sinopharm vaccine´s effectiveness confirmation proved wrong a smear campaign against the immunizer, hampering its supply to Peru, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) that checked that vaccine's quality (91% efficacy).

Nearly 8,000 migrants arrived in Spain by sea

Published on: May 6, 2021
07:24

Madrid, May 6 (Prensa Latina) At least 7,737 migrants have arrived in Spain by sea in the January-April period, 58.1% more than in the same period of 2020, Spain´s Interior Ministry announced.

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