20 July 2021 Archives

Jordan condemns violations against Islamic holy sites

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:19

Amman, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Jordan on Tuesday condemned the Israeli violations against the Islamic holy sites of the Al-Aqsa/al-Haram al-Sharif Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, local media stressed.

Women less likely to regain jobs after pandemic

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:18

United Nations, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Women are at a disadvantage compared to men to return to their jobs during the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, warned.

US Capitol rioter gets 8 months in prison in first felony conviction

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:18

Washington, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) A federal court in Florida sentenced Capitol rioter Paul Allard Hodgkins to eight months behind bars on Monday, less than half the term sought by prosecutors.

Lebanon to question Central Bank Governor Salameh on Aug. 5

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:17

Beirut, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Lebanese Judge Jean Tannous will question Central Bank (Banque du Liban) Governor Riad Salameh on August 5 on suspicions of embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion.

In step to shut Guantanamo Bay, Joe Biden transfers Moroccan home

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:16

Washington, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The Joe Biden administration took a step toward its goal of shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center for terror suspects Monday, releasing into the custody of his home country a Moroccan who´d been held without charge nearly since the U.S. opened the facility 19 years ago.

Bolivian government links U.S. to coup d’état in 2019

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:15

La Paz, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) A senior US official met and discussed in 2019 with other countries´ diplomats an alleged fraud in the Bolivian elections in order to touch off a coup against former President Evo Morales, the Bolivian government confirmed.

Biden speech shows concerns that rising prices will hurt Dems in 2022

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:15

Washington, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) As consumer prices rise across wide swaths of the US economy, President Joe Biden on Monday called voters to support his infrastructure and ¨Build Back Better¨ plan.

Peru’s JNE paves the way for proclaiming new president

Published on: July 20, 2021
01:10

Lima, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) on Monday paved the way for proclaiming rural teacher Pedro Castillo as president-elect, by rejecting the recent right-wing appeals that sought to prevent it.

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