22 December 2021 Archives

Spurs´ Ginobili heads first-time Hall of Fame nominees

Published on: December 22, 2021
12:55

Washington, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Argentinean Manu Ginobili, former player of San Antonio Spurs, appears for the first-time in the list of candidates to enter the Hall of Fame.

Mexico announces US approval to buyout of oil refinery in Texas

Published on: December 22, 2021
12:49

Mexico, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Wednesday that Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell the controlling interest in the Deer Park refinery in Houston, Texas.

Over 100 femicides in Bolivia in 2021

Published on: December 22, 2021
11:59

La Paz, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Between January 1 and December 21, this year, 107 femicides took place in Bolivia, according to the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Crimes against Life and Personal Integrity.

UNSC extends AMISOM mission in Somalia by 3 more months

Published on: December 22, 2021
11:53

Mogadishu, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday voted to extend the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) by three months (through March 31, 2022), the Garowe news website reported.

Three Palestinian women on hunger strike in Israeli prisons

Published on: December 22, 2021
11:32

Ramallah, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Three Palestinian women began a hunger strike in Israeli prisons amid escalated clashes and riots in several penitentiaries condemning repression by the authorities.

Colombian politicians pitch into new bill against social protest

Published on: December 22, 2021
11:12

Bogota, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Colombian opposition politicians on Wednesday lashed out at a government-proposed controversial bill (and passed by the House of Representatives of the Congress) on the grounds that it criminalizes social protest in Colombia.

Panama shows a 14,9% economic growth, says INEC

Published on: December 22, 2021
10:35

Panama, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Through past November, Panama´s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) registered a 14.9% cumulative growth, the National Statistics and Census Institute (INEC, in Spanish) reported Wednesday.

Russia stresses interest in fostering cooperation with Latin America

Published on: December 22, 2021
10:09

Moscow, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that his country does not see Latin America as a platform for geopolitical games and is more interested in constructive, unbiassed cooperation with its nations than with individual governments.

Cuba with the lowest Covid-19 lethality rate in Latin America

Published on: December 22, 2021
09:43

Havana, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuba today has the lowest lethality rate for Covid-19 in Latin America with 0.9 percent, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

Trade Unions against privatization of juvenile penal system in Urugua

Published on: December 22, 2021
09:13

Montevideo, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The vice president of the Uruguayan trade union federation Pit-Cnt, Joselo López, denounced on Wednesday the political intention to privatize the National Institute of Adolescent Social Integration (Inisa, in Spanish).

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December 22, 2021