19 August 2021 Archives

Impact of forest fires in Yakutia causes alarm in Russia

Published on: August 19, 2021
08:15

Moscow, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Minister for Far East Development Alexei Chekunkov said that no country in the world has faced challenges stemming from forest fires like those that occurred this year in the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia.

Afghanistan’s access to IMF emergency reserves blocked

Published on: August 19, 2021
08:14

Kabul, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has blocked Afghanistan's access to the emergency reserves, amid pressure from the United States, which has a majority participation in that financial organization.

China, Arab nations strengthen ties with trade fair

Published on: August 19, 2021
07:37

Beijing, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) China and Middle East nations on Thursday opened their fifth joint Expo, with the aim of expanding business opportunities and accelerating the bilateral trade in consumer goods and services, especially in a post-pandemic scenario. The event, mostly online, takes place in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, will last until Sunday, August 22, and brings together more than 1,000 domestic and Arab companies that show their leading offers in sectors such as food, technology, household appliances and personal care products, among others.

UN calls for calm to maintain ceasefire in Libya

Published on: August 19, 2021
07:37

Tripoli, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The UN on Thursday called on Libyan groups and militias to refrain from mobilizations or deployment of forces in the national territory to avoid undermining the ceasefire agreement reached in October 2020.

Shtayyeh asks ICRC to see conditions of Palestinians held in Israel

Published on: August 19, 2021
07:36

Ramallah, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to take part in the release of a group of prisoners in Israeli jails and monitor the conditions of the remainder, an official communique informed on Thursday.

Vietnam´s NanoDragon satellite to be launched before March 2022

Published on: August 19, 2021
07:36

Hanoi, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The Vietnam Space Center (VNSC) has handed over its NanoDragon satellite to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at the Uchinoura Space Center´s launch site in Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan.

Venezuela thanks Russia’s support for political talk process

Published on: August 19, 2021
07:35

Caracas, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday thanked Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for his government´s support for talk process between the Bolivarian Government and the Opposition Unitary Platform.

WTO confirms world trade recovery

Published on: August 19, 2021
07:35

Geneva, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Confirming the strength of the global trade recovery, the Goods Trade Barometer record high level on Wednesday, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

PAHO chief warns of mental health crisis throughout the Americas

Published on: August 19, 2021
07:34

Washington, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa F. Etienne on Wednesday warned that regional nations are currently facing a mental health crisis, which could worsen and prolong the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Venezuela ratifies willingness to cooperate with UN

Published on: August 19, 2021
07:33

Caracas, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Wednesday ratified his country´s willingness to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations (UN).

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