9 December 2021 Archives

Cuba, the Maldives reach agreement to strengthen medical cooperation

Published on: December 9, 2021
20:28

Havana, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and the Maldives have reached an agreement in the attempt to expand medical collaboration between both nations, Cuba´s Public Health Ministry (MINSAP, in Spanish) reported Thursday.

France once again exceeds 50,000 Covid-19 cases

Published on: December 9, 2021
20:08

Paris, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) France´s health authorities on Thursday confirmed 56,854 Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the third day in a row reporting over 50,000 cases.

Joe Biden warns Putin of strong measures amid Ukraine invasion fears

Published on: December 9, 2021
18:35

Washington, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden on Thursday told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelensky that Washington will prepare strong economic and other measures over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

New FAO report on land, water resources paints and alarming picture

Published on: December 9, 2021
17:13

Rome, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Thursday launched a landmark report highlighting the worsening state of the earth’s soil, land and water resources and the challenges it poses for feeding a global population expected to near ten billion by 2050.

Brazil reports over 21,000 influenza A (H3N2) cases

Published on: December 9, 2021
17:00

Brasilia, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Over 21,000 Brazilians were diagnosed with Influenza A (H3N2) in last three weeks, local health sources reported Thursday.

Political persecution reaches all-time highs, UN warns

Published on: December 9, 2021
16:52

United Nations, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Political persecution of parliamentarians and public figures worldwide has reached record figures in 2021, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

UN chief calls for the end of genocide worldwide

Published on: December 9, 2021
16:41

United Nations, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Today, genocide remains a very real threat worldwide and it is time to join forces to prevent it, UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres said in a message on the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide.

New York A.G. to subpoena Trump to testify in fraud investigation

Published on: December 9, 2021
16:24

Washington, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The New York State attorney general (AG) Letitia James is seeking to question former President Donald J. Trump under oath in a civil fraud investigation, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, an unusual move that comes at a critical juncture in a parallel criminal investigation into the former president.

Cuban FM describes US blockade as a crime of genocide

Published on: December 9, 2021
14:45

Havana, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday demanded that the Government of the United States lift the blockade against his country, a policy that he described as genocide without moral grounds.

Cuban president tours eastern provinces

Published on: December 9, 2021
14:39

Havana, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday toured areas of social and economic interest in the eastern province of Holguin, after visiting neighboring Las Tunas.

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