18 June 2021 Archives

Pope Francis meets Georgian president

Published on: June 18, 2021
12:22

Vatican City, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis met here on Friday in a hearing at the Vatican Apostolic Palace with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, the Press Hall from the Holy See reported.

Celestino Short Story Award concludes in Cuba

Published on: June 18, 2021
12:00

Holguin, Cuba, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The 22nd edition of the Celestino Short Story Award will conclude on Friday, after four days of virtual meetings among young writers and the literary promotion of new Cuban storytellers.

Hybrid warfare against Russia and Belarus denounced

Published on: June 18, 2021
11:56

Moscow, Jun 18 (Prensa latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Friday against a hybrid warfare of unilateral sanctions and dishonest information campaigns against his country and Belarus.

The Spanish League and its demons

Published on: June 18, 2021
10:24

Madrid, (Prensa Latina) The last date of the Spanish Soccer League had a certain morbidity, but in the end the team that led the tournament for the longest time, Atletico de Madrid, prevailed. There was also a little bit of a tidbit about Zinedine Zidane and his permanence at Real Madrid, as well as Ronald Koeman and Barcelona.

Cubans residing in Brazil advocate for end of US blockade

Published on: June 18, 2021
10:08

Brasilia, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The José Martí Association of Cuban Residents in Brazil (ACRB-JM) called for the end of the blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States.

Chinese city cancels 400 flights after detecting Covid-19 in an airport

Published on: June 18, 2021
10:01

Beijing, June 18 (Prensa Latina) The city of Shenzhen (south China) cancelled today at least 400 flights in local Bao´an international airport after the positive diagnosis with Covid-19 of one of their workers.

Israel continues its wild spiral of attacks to Gaza

Published on: June 18, 2021
10:00

Ramallah, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli air force repeated today, for the second straight day, the attacks against civilian zones in the Gaza Strip, causing material damages without reports of civilian casualties so far.

Army offensive kills 10 Talibans in eastern Afghanistan

Published on: June 18, 2021
09:39

Kabul, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) An Afghan army offensive in Nirkh district, Wardak province, killed 10 Taliban militants and wounded six others, official sources informed on Friday.

Covid-19 figures in Chile contradictory, the media comment

Published on: June 18, 2021
09:22

Santiago de Chile, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Differences between the Covid-19 positivity figures reported by the Ministry of Health (MINSAL), the laboratories and the regional authorities of the sector have been criticized by local media.

Party of Uruguay asks for resignation of minister for ethics breach

Published on: June 18, 2021
09:07

Montevideo, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Frente Amplio Party of Uruguay requested the resignation of the Minister of Tourism, German Cardoso, for contravening the Code of Ethics of the Public Official by maintaining privileged treatment with a former police officer prosecuted by justice.

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June 18, 2021