6 October 2021 Archives

At least one million Afghan children could die of malnutrition

Published on: October 6, 2021
08:33

United Nations, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) At least one million children in Afghanistan are currently at risk of dying from malnutrition if they continue without immediate assistance and treatment, a report by UNICEF and the World Food Program warned.

61 Dominican ex-convicts deported from the United States

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:32

Santo Domingo, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) A total of 61 Dominicans who served sentences for various crimes in the United States arrived in this capital deported by US Immigration and Customs authorities.

Deputies, experts propose measures to fight hunger in Brazil

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:32

Brasilia, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian parliamentarians and specialists on Tuesday tabled programs aimed at generating income and jobs, stimulating family agriculture and resources for social assistance amid a debate on hunger issue in Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK organization urges Govn´t to pass Anti-Money Laundering Law

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:31

London, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Transparency International UK (a UK´s leading independent anti-corruption organization) called on British Government to process a new legislation that would unmask those who own property in Britain via offshore companies should be tabled before Christmas.

Experts recommend avoiding alcohol consumption in the elderly

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:31

Washington, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The human body's ability to process alcohol switches over time, which is why experts strongly recommend that senior people avoid its consumption, specialized sources reported today.

Tribes: New evidence proves massacre was at Nevada mine site

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:30

Washington, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Tribal lawyers are asking a US judge in Nevada to reconsider her earlier refusal to block digging at a proposed lithium mine close to the Oregon line where they say newly uncovered evidence proves it was the sacred site of a massacre of dozens of Native Americans in 1865.

Egypt calls on rich countries to keep promises on climate change

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:29

Cairo, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad urged developed countries to fulfill their promise to allot 00 billion per year to back up climate actions on less favored nations.

Pandora Papers reveal U.S. is another ruling class tax haven

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:29

Washington, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) A trove of nearly 12 million internal documents, e-mails, and memos from tax havens where the rich set up secret trusts to hide from taxes—while using their corporate clout to stick tax tabs to the rest of us—highlight stateside tax havens, notably South Dakota, available to the wealthy and well-connected.

Blacks, Latinos and Natives disproportionally killed by Covid-19

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:29

Washington, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 killed a disproportionate number of the country's Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans during the pandemic last year, while the disease also exacerbated health disparities among those groups, a new study concludes.

Moscow lashes out at US attempt to expel Russian diplomats

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:28

Moscow, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) US Democratic and Republican senators urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the United States if Moscow does not issue more visas for US citizens to represent Washington in Russia, local Foreign Ministry declared.

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