6 August 2021 Archives

World food prices fall for second month in July

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:17

Rome, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) World food prices eased for a second month in a row in July, reflecting declines for cereals, vegetable oils and dairy products, but remained up nearly a third over the past year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported.

60% of US people think Trump 2024 run would be bad for the country

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:16

Washington, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Over half of US people think that it would be bad for the country if former President Donald Trump ran for president afresh in 2024, a new survey said.

U.S. developing plant to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:16

Washington, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a White House official said.

75 Democrats urge Biden to take immediate steps to close Guantanamo

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:16

Washington, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) House Democrats are ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, widely viewed as a damning symbol of torture and human rights abuses committed by the US post-9/11.

Cuba and Qatar strengthen bilateral relations

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:15

Doha, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Qatar have made progress in strengthening relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

US trade deficit hits record .7 billion in June

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:15

Washington, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The US trade deficit in goods and services hit to a record .7 billion (6.7%) in June as a rebounding US economy sent demand for imports surging, the Commerce Department reported.

Cuban FM condemns attacks on those defending US-Cuba relations

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:14

Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday described attacks on those who defend the re-establishment of US-Cuba relations as unacceptable.

Venceremos Social Movement protests at US embassy in Russia

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:14

Moscow, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of the Russian social movement Venceremos on Thursday protested in front of the US embassy in Moscow against the hostile US policy and the attempts to destabilize Cuba.

UN envoys call for action after rise in sexual violence in Somalia

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:13

United Nations, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The UN secretary-general's special representative for children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba, and the special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, said Thursday that they were appalled by the alarming increase in the scale and severity of sexual violence in Somalia.

Argentina to begin combination of Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: August 6, 2021
00:15

Buenos Aires, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Argentinian authorities are distributing more than 1.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine throughout the country to complete full immunization against Covid-19 with combined drug schemes.

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