10 December 2021 Archives

UN concerns over migrant deaths at the southern US border

Published on: December 10, 2021
20:00

United Nations, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) on Friday called on the world to create an orderly migration plan to stop the increased deaths among migrants fleeing violence and poverty.

Human Rights Day: Rebuild trust, expand freedoms, restore equality

Published on: December 10, 2021
19:49

United Nations, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic has fed a frightening rise in inequalities, and laid bare many of our failures to consolidate the advances made, said UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, in a message marking Human Rights Day.

Omicron wave in Denmark is a warning to the world

Published on: December 10, 2021
19:36

Copenhagen, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The number of people infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Denmark is doubling every two days, which gives an idea of a situation that is probably spreading throughout Europe.

WHO calls for diagnoses, treatments and vaccines for migrants

Published on: December 10, 2021
19:25

Geneva, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called for all migrants to have access to diagnoses, treatments and immunizations in any territory and at any time, in order to guarantee their general well-being.

Climate change fuels violence, mass displacement in Cameroon

Published on: December 10, 2021
19:13

United Nations, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The shortage of drinking water in Cameroon has led to an escalation in violent clashes and forced displacement in communities in the north of the African country, the United Nations (UN) warned Friday.

House Democrats find drug companies unjustified in price hikes

Published on: December 10, 2021
17:30

Washington, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Drug companies are deliberately targeting the U.S. to raise prices and game the patent system to delay generic competition in a way that is "unsustainable, unjustified, and unfair to patients and taxpayers," according to the findings from a new investigation released Friday by House Democrats. The investigation focused on 10 companies that sell 12 of the most expensive drugs to Medicare, including insulin, and found those companies collectively raised prices more than 250 times.

Syria condemns OPCW´s politicized work

Published on: December 10, 2021
17:15

Damascus, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Syria´s permanent representative to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh branded the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) actions on certain countries as politicized and impartial.

Maduro congratulates Nicaragua for establishing relations with China

Published on: December 10, 2021
17:05

Caracas, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Government on Friday congratulated Nicaragua for re-establishing two-way relations with China after breaking ties with Taiwan.

South Africa: Omicron drives the resurgence of Covid-19 cases

Published on: December 10, 2021
16:51

Pretoria, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla told a digital press briefing on Friday that the new variant Omicron was responsible for the resurgence of Covid-19 cases.

Diaz-Canel receives credentials from new ambassadors to Cuba

Published on: December 10, 2021
15:41

Havana, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday received the credentials that accredit the ambassadors of Ecuador, Thailand, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Armenia.

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