17 June 2022 Archives

UN chief urges financial institutions to curb funding fossil fuels

Published on: June 17, 2022
16:44

United Nations, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Friday called on all financial institutions to ditch fossil fuel financing and bet on renewable energies to keep the environment cleaner.

Egypt’s president calls for African unity facing challenges

Published on: June 17, 2022
11:55

Cairo, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said that integration is one of the main challenges Africa is currently facing, while he highlighted the need for financial resources to boost infrastructure and regional development.

Russian president says sovereignty has to be total

Published on: June 17, 2022
11:44

Moscow, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed today that national sovereignty cannot be partial, so his country needs not only defend politics, but also strengthen its economic and financial independence.

China launches third, more advanced and domestically aircraft carrier

Published on: June 17, 2022
11:08

Beijing, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, named Fujian, designed and built entirely by Chinese professionals and equipped with the most advanced technology for this kind of military vessel.

Some 2,000 mercenaries have died in the Ukrainian conflict

Published on: June 17, 2022
10:17

Moscow, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Mercenaries and military specialists from 64 countries are fighting in Ukraine and 1,956 of them died in combat with the Russian Armed Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Tunisia is semi-paralyzed by strike in public sector

Published on: June 17, 2022
10:16

Tunis, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The general strike called by the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT, in French), in demand for wage improvements and against reforms announced by the government, has Tunisia semi-paralyzed.

India reports 12,847 Covid-19 cases

Published on: June 17, 2022
10:16

New Delhi, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) India on Friday reported a rise of 12,847 Covid-19 cases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated.

Indians protest against new military recruitment plan

Published on: June 17, 2022
10:15

New Delhi, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Demonstrations in India against the new Agnipath defense recruitment plan continue for the third consecutive day with the burning of trains and clashes between the youth and the police in several states.

Aedes Aegypti was studied by Ukrainian laboratories

Published on: June 17, 2022
09:46

Moscow, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the laboratories financed by Washington in Ukraine were used to study viruses such as dengue, which affected Cuba in the 1980s, the RT channel reported.

France enters intense heatwave with 37 departments on alert

Published on: June 17, 2022
09:33

Paris, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Several regions in France on Friday expect temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius in the earliest heatwave recorded on French soil, where 37 departments are on alert.

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