AUSTRALIA

Natural disaster declared in Sydney, Australia due to flooding

Published on: July 5, 2022
09:29

Canberra, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The Australian government declared the state of natural disaster in Sydney due to severe flooding that forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 people.

Thousands of people at risk in Australia due to severe floods

Published on: July 4, 2022
10:22

Canberra, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Australian authorities on Monday ordered the evacuation of more than 30,000 people due to severe flooding, as a result of heavy rains that hit the state of New South Wales over the weekend.

Cuba’s ICAP grants awards to Australian solidarity organizations

Published on: June 6, 2022
08:04

Canberra, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) The Australia-Cuba Friendship Society and the Southern Cross Brigade, the only one of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, have been awarded on Monday with the 60th anniversary commemorative seal bestowed by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP).

Cuba guarantees protection against Covid-19

Published on: March 16, 2022
14:16

Canberra, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) By developing and administering its own vaccines against Covid-19, Cuba ensures affordable coverage of these despite the fact that the United States blockade prevents the arrival of medical supplies, The Conversation stated today.

Australia’s Prime Minister apologized for harassment

Published on: February 8, 2022
09:14

Canberra, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison today apologized for widespread sexual harassment, abuse and intimidation of political staff by several parliamentarians in recent years.

Australia announced discovery of historic ship

Published on: February 4, 2022
10:35

Canberra, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) The National Maritime Museum of Australia today announced the discovery of the final resting place of Captain James Cook's research vessel Endeavour, sunk more than two centuries ago.

Australia to deport world tennis leader

Covid-19
Published on: January 16, 2022
10:45

Melbourne, Australia, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Australia will deport Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic after a sentence issued on Sunday by a local court, which prevents him from participating in the first Grand Slam tournament of the season if he is not vaccinated against Covid-19.

Cuba appreciates solidarity campaign from Australia

Published on: January 7, 2022
14:46

Havana, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) expressed gratitude for a solidarity campaign developed from Friday to April 2022 in Australia to disseminate the truth about the Caribbean island in the face of aggressions from abroad.

Australia reports first locally transmitted Omicron case

Published on: December 3, 2021
19:35

Sydney, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) Australia on Friday reported a student with no history of foreign travel had tested positive for the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the country´s first detected case of community transmission.

Australia sends donation of medical supplies to Cuba

Published on: October 13, 2021
08:43

Canberra, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) A donation of medical supplies to Cuba left by air from the city of Brisbane and it will arrive in Havana in the next few days, the island's Ambassador to Australia Ariel Lorenzo informed on Wednesday.

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