16 August 2021 Archives

Process to identify Malvinas war dead begins

Published on: August 16, 2021
16:43

Buenos Aires, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) After completing a week of quarantine, a team of forensic experts, coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross, began on Monday in the Malvinas Islands the identification of the remains of former combatants who fell in the 1982 war.

Venezuela’s President ratifies adherence to the path of dialogue

Published on: August 16, 2021
16:41

Caracas, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro ratified on Monday the commitment of the Bolivarian Government to follow the path of dialogue with the opposition, for the sake of peace and national stability.

Depression Grace threatens southern Haiti devastated by earthquake

Published on: August 16, 2021
16:37

Port-au-Prince, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Rainfalls associated with tropical depression Grace threatens on Monday the south of Haiti, devastated by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook the region with a preliminary death toll of 1,297.

Ecuador exposes plan applied in general elections in Covid-19 times

Published on: August 16, 2021
16:10

Quito, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Diana Atamaint, presented on Monday the mechanisms applied for the general elections held in the country, amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cuba’s University of Arts appoints new rector

Published on: August 16, 2021
16:08

Havana, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's University of Arts (ISA) appointed on Monday academic Jose Ernesto Novaez as its new rector to replace Alexis Seijo, who has held the post for five years.

Taliban for consolidating power in Afghanistan

Published on: August 16, 2021
16:06

Kabul, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Taliban movement deputy Mullah Baradar Akhund said today that the real test of government begins now for that force, as they must help the people and improve their standard of living.

Russian oil company starts new oil drilling in Mexico

Published on: August 16, 2021
13:01

Moscow, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Russian oil company Lukoil on Monday announced that it has started drilling the first exploration well at Block 12, in Mexico, at a depth of 207 meters.

July was the hottest month on record in 142 years

Published on: August 16, 2021
12:47

Washington, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Since the weather records began in 1880, the month of July 2021 was the hottest on a global scale, it was known today.

UN chief calls for efforts to protect human lives in Afghanistan

Published on: August 16, 2021
12:45

United Nations, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Monday called for efforts to uphold human rights in Afghanistan and to prevent the country from again becoming a safe haven for terrorist organizations.

Former Soviet Reps. to conduct maneuvers on Tajik-Afghan border

Published on: August 16, 2021
12:42

Moscow, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), reported today that the member countries of the military-political formation began preparations for a military exercise on the Tajik-Afghan border.

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