5 October 2021 Archives

Nearly 50 percent of Cubans have been vaccinated against Covid-19

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:46

Havana, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Tuesday reached 48.9 percent of its population (5,470,999 people) with the complete Covid-19 vaccination scheme, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported.

Gran Caribe hotel chain joins tourism reopening in Cuba

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:41

Havana, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuban hotel chain Gran Caribe announced today its integration into the tourist reopening in the country, officially scheduled for November 15.

Ex Bolivia’s de facto authorities involved in Pandora Papers scandal

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:37

La Paz, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Three former Bolivian officials of the de facto Government of Jeanine Añez are involved in the scandal known as 'Pandora Papers' for having accounts in tax havens, the Ahora el Pueblo newspaper reported today.

Mexico’s President to attend talks to US Secretary of State

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:11

Mexico, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will preside over high-level talks on security on Friday between Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Mexican minister announced today.

City Tourism company reopens operations in Cuban province

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:10

Camagüey, Cuba, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Today's reopening of services in units of Santa María City Tourism Company in Camaguey points to the beginning of the upcoming high season for international visitors.

Venezuelan FM celebrates revival of Plan Back to the Homeland

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:09

Caracas, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Placencia today celebrated President Nicolas Maduro's initiative to reactivate the Plan Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland Plan).

Italian association calls for circular approach to water management

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:08

Rome, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The Legambiente environmental association on Tuesday called for the urgency of defining a circular approach to a more sustainable, equitable and rational management of water resources by involving the urban, civil, industrial and agricultural sectors.

Russia and Latin America must overcome their mutual ignorance

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:07

Moscow, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Russia and Latin America must overcome their mutual ignorance to make a leap in their relations, said Russian expert Victor Jeifets today at a forum of politicians, diplomats and academics in the city of St. Petersburg.

People’s Power is the cornerstone of democracy in Cuba

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:01

Havana, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The People's Power is the cornerstone of Cuba's democratic system, Homero Acosta, secretary of the National People's Power Assembly (Parliament), said on Tuesday.

Cuba reiterates rejection of all forms of discrimination in Geneva

Published on: October 5, 2021
13:57

Geneva, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reiterated its rejection of all forms of racism, discrimination, xenophobia and other expressions of intolerance, at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, diplomatic sources informed on Tuesday.

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