19 August 2022 Archives

Cuba pays last tribute to late firefighters

Published on: August 19, 2022
22:02

Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Over 15,000 Cubans paid last honors to 14 firefighters who perished fighting the fierce fire that caused havoc in the super tanker terminal of Matanzas, western Cuba.

Bridges of Love to donate pounds of milk for Children´s Hospital

Published on: August 19, 2022
20:06

Holguín, Cuba, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The Bridges of Love project will donate thousands of pounds of powdered milk for a Children´s Hospital in Holguín Province, eastern Cuba.

U.S. not to pay for Covid-19 shots, treatments and tests

Published on: August 19, 2022
19:54

Washington, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden´s administration is in the early stages of planning to shift the burden of paying for Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests to about 30 million Americans with no healthcare coverage.

Raul Castro, Diaz-Canel pay tribute to the fallen in Matanzas fire

Published on: August 19, 2022
19:31

Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the Cuban Revolution Raúl Castro and the Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on friday paid tribute to 14 people who passed away in the life-threatening fire at the Matanzas oil terminal.

U.S. announces nearly $800 million more military aid for Ukraine

Published on: August 19, 2022
18:04

Washington, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The US announced on Friday it will give Ukraine Scan Eagle surveillance drones, mine-resistant vehicles, anti-armor rounds and howitzer weapons to help Ukrainian forces regain territory and mount a counteroffensive against Russian invaders.

President Díaz-Canel thanks Evo Morales´ solidarity after deadly fire

Published on: August 19, 2022
17:54

Havana, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday thanked former Bolivian President Evo Morales for his solidarity following the devastating fire that broke out at the western province of Matanzas.

UNCTAD urges to promote export diversification in Africa

Published on: August 19, 2022
17:48

Geneva, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Friday called on nations to rethink about fundamentals of export diversification in Africa, and about supporting changes such a sector really requires.

Protesters call for Haitian Prime Minister’s resignation

Published on: August 19, 2022
17:39

Port-au-Prince, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Several dozen protesters on Friday called for the resignation of the Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, and also lashed out at the high prices of commodities and marked insecurity.

Cuban firefighters express sorrow for deaths in Matanzas

Published on: August 19, 2022
17:10

Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Matanzas firefighters describe the loss of 16 human lives in the extinction of the fire in the industrial zone of this western city, as an event full of pain and a very hard moment for Cuba.

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August 19, 2022