18 June 2021 Archives

Importance of mass participation in Iran’s elections stressed

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:26

Tehran, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi highlighted the importance of participation in the presidential elections that are taking place in Iran this Friday, thereby a message of dignity to the world is sent.

UN chief appointment tops General Assembly

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:25

United Nations, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The UN General Assembly will address this Friday the draft resolution about the appointment for the next secretary-general, a position in which the current head of the multilateral organization, Antonio Guterres, is seeking a second term.

Syrian Army steps up counterterrorism operations in desert

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:25

Damascus, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Arab troops on Friday increasingly combed the extensive desert region of al-Badiyeh after recent sporadic DAESH attacks.

Nine injured in reported drive-by shootings in metro Phoenix

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:24

Washington, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) At least nine people were injured Thursday in drive-by shootings in three cities of Phoenix and authorities were trying to determine whether a detained suspect was responsible for all of the incidents, the CNN reported.

India attentive to 10,000 oil spill near southeast Chennai

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:24

New Delhi, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) India is still alert Friday to about 10,000 l oil spill off the eastern coast of the country, the Portuguese-flagged container ship MV Devon reported.

Cuba, South Africa makes headway to strengthen trade relations

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:23

Pretoria, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The president of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Mtho Xulu and the Cuban Ambassador to South Africa Rodolfo Benítez on Thursday held talks aimed at strengthening two-way trade relations between the two countries.

Haitian political parties argue for national agreement

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:23

Port-au-Prince, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Initiative of Political Parties for Advancement and Change on Thursday called for a Government of national unity in Haiti, given present health and security crisis worsening.

Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:22

Washington, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday making Juneteenth a national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., calling it a day to remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery took on the country.

Former President Mujica describes US blockade as immoral and savage

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:22

Montevideo, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Former Uruguayan President José Mujica on Thursday described the economic and financial US blockade imposed on Cuba as grubby and savage.

EU inflation exceeds two percent

Published on: June 18, 2021
02:44

Brussels, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Annual inflation in the European Union (EU) advanced to 2.3 percent in May, 0.3 percent above the figure for the previous month, the Community statistics office, EUROSTAT, informed today.

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