14 August 2022 Archives

Cuban Judo celebrates Cruz’s silver in Junior World CuP in Ecuador

Published on: August 14, 2022
15:19

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban judo celebrates the silver medal won by Omar Cruz on the last day of the individual competition of the Junior World Championship, which ends here today with the team event.

Military reinforcement in areas of Mexico due to unusual violence

Published on: August 14, 2022
15:04

Mexico City, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican government today reinforced the military presence in some northern states due to unusual criminal violence unleashed by organized crime.

Depression grew 41 percent during Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

Published on: August 14, 2022
14:18

Brasilia, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Depression, a mental illness caused by deep sadness, low mood and low self-esteem, grew by 41 percent in Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey quoted today by the G1 portal.

Germany asks the EU for exception to gas tax

Published on: August 14, 2022
14:04

Berlin, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Germany requested an exception from the European Union (EU) so as not to charge the Value Added Tax (VAT) at the state rate that will be imposed on gas consumption, the media reported today.

Cuban Union of Writers and Artists congratulated notable writer

Published on: August 14, 2022
13:53

Havana, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Uneac) today congratulated the National Prize for Literature, playwright, novelist, poet and essayist Antón Arrufat, on his 87th birthday.

Cuba wishes former President Fernando Lugo a speedy recovery

Published on: August 14, 2022
13:29

Havana, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s National Assembly of the People´s Power (ANPP, in Spanish) President Esteban Lazo on Sunday wished Paraguayan Senator and former President Fernando Lugo a speedy recovery after being affected by a stroke.

Matanzas city thankfully says goodbye to Cuban firefighters

Published on: August 14, 2022
12:38

Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Matanzas city on Sunday thankfully sent Cuban Fire Department off following its deep involvement in dousing the life-threatening fire affecting the province´s major oil storage tanks.

A banana to Bolsonaro

Published on: August 14, 2022
11:51

Brasilia, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Just 50 days earlier Brazilian elections, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads all opinion polls, while far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who wants to be re-elected, has been lashed out and opposing the voting system.

IAEA visit to nuclear plant will say who attacked the facility

Published on: August 14, 2022
11:12

Moscow, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The IAEA's visit to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant will determine those responsible for attacks against the facility, Russia's representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said today.

Carlos J Finlay: the imprint that makes him unique

Published on: August 14, 2022
10:53

Havana Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) When on August 14, 1881 Carlos J Finlay discovered the mode of transmission of infectious diseases by sucking insects, he did not calculate then, how much good he did to humanity.

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