30 September 2021 Archives

Haitian trade unions to go on strike against insecurity

Published on: September 30, 2021
13:41

Port-au-Prince, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The transportation and subcontracting trade unions said on Thursday that they will go on strike against kidnappings, the fuel crisis and what they consider the bad handling of the deportation of migrants from the United States.

Cuba’s Light Industry strengthens links with science

Published on: September 30, 2021
13:34

Havana, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Light Industry prioritizes the transformation and modernization of its activity through its links with science and making emphasis on strategic sectors, Mirla Diaz, president of the sector's Business Group (GEMPIL), said on Thursday. During the launching of two GEMPIL sectorial programs jointly developed with universities, Diaz stressed the importance linking innovative performance, the substitution of imports and the increase in exports.

Cuba reports 5,003 Covid-19 cases and 58 deaths

Published on: September 30, 2021
13:27

Havana, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities on Thursday reported 5,003 new contagions with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, and 58 deaths due to complications from the disease. At his daily morning briefing on television, the national director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, said that Cuba has reported 877,428 Covid-19 cases and 7,436 deaths since March 11, 2020.

Uruguayan president accused of pressuring justice system

Published on: September 30, 2021
13:23

Montevideo, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Lawmakers and supporters of Uruguay's Frente Amplio (Broad Front) accused President Luis Lacalle Pou on Thursday of pressuring Justice on a criminal complaint for the port monopoly concession agreement to the multinational company Katoen Natie.

President Castillo rules out ministerial crisis in Peru

Published on: September 30, 2021
12:34

Lima, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian President Pedro Castillo ruled out on Thursday that Prime Minister Guido Bellido will trigger a political crisis as he warned that he would do if the Parliament, under opposition majority, censored Labor Minister Iber Maravi.

Diaz-Canel mourns death of prominent Cuban microbiologist

Published on: September 30, 2021
10:50

Havana, Sept 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Thursday mourned the death of Dr. Alina Llop, a prominent microbiologist and researcher at the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK).

L’Oreal-UNESCO awards Cuban scientist

Published on: September 30, 2021
10:49

Paris, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban infectious disease specialist Maria Guadalupe Guzman was honored with the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award for her research on dengue, the multilateral agency informed on Thursday.

President of Cuba visits neighborhood in Havana

Published on: September 30, 2021
10:32

Havana, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel is visiting the Libertad community, in the municipality of La Lisa, one of sixty neighborhood in the city of Havana undergoing works in institutions, services and dwellings.

Qatar and Cuba advocate for strengthening cultural ties

Published on: September 30, 2021
10:00

Doha, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of the Governments of Qatar and Cuba advocated for strengthening the cultural relations between both countries through diverse initiatives, as per diplomatic sources.

DPRK wants to restore inter-Korean hotlines

Published on: September 30, 2021
09:59

Pyongyang, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday has called for the restoration of inter-Korean hotlines in early October.

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