18 August 2021 Archives

Cuba’s fight against disinformation is a standard practice worldwide

Published on: August 18, 2021
15:54

Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba updated its legal framework on telecommunications, enhancing the model of action against cybersecurity incidents, an issue that is not exclusive today of the country.

Government’s decision on booster vaccine in US moves forward

Published on: August 18, 2021
14:54

Washington, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The increase of Covid-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has prompted the Government's decision to administer a booster vaccine to immunized people, The New York Times stated on Wednesday.

Vietnam is among leading processed seafood exporters

Published on: August 18, 2021
14:10

Hanoi, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam will modernize the seafood processing industry to become one of the world's five largest processed seafood exporters by 2030, Nhan Dan (People) newspaper informed on Wednesday.

Storm Grace Becomes Second Hurricane of the Season

Published on: August 18, 2021
12:36

Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Tropical storm Grace today became the second hurricane of the cyclonic season, after registering maximum sustained winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour and a minimum pressure of 992 hectoPascals.

Mexico breaks domestic gas sales monopoly

Published on: August 18, 2021
12:05

Mexico, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Mexico is definitively breaking the monopoly of domestic gas sellers and in this regard work is progressing for the loading of portable cylinders, said today the director of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Octavio.

Interpol is after Mexican airline executive

Published on: August 18, 2021
12:04

Mexico, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Interpol has issued a red card in more than 180 nations in search of an executive of the Mexican airline Interjet, Mexico's federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) confirmed on Wednesday.

Cuba with 8,666 Covid-19 cases and 84 deaths

Published on: August 18, 2021
12:02

Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reported today 8,666 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of Covid-19, 1,106 cases less than yesterday, but the epidemiological situation remains critical.

Chilean authorities warn about setbacks in Covid-19 control

Published on: August 18, 2021
11:59

Santiago de Chile, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) A slight increase in the effective R, which measures the speed of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the increase of cases in some regions and the presence of the Delta variant, are raising alerts in Chile today.

Iran ratifies its adherence to nuclear agreement

Published on: August 18, 2021
11:58

Tehran, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Iran ratified today its adherence to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or nuclear agreement, while all its activities in this sector are known to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

More criticism by NATO after Taliban victory in Afghanistan

Published on: August 18, 2021
10:42

Prague, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Taliban victory in Afghanistan has generated doubts about NATO's ability to respond to crisis situations, Czech President Milos Zeman said on Wednesday, whose country is a member of the military alliance.

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