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Mexican judge suspends hydrocarbons law approved by Lopez Obrador

Published on: May 11, 2021
12:54

Mexico, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Juan Pablo Gomez Fierro, the same judge who suspended the electricity act, did the same with the Hydrocarbons Law with general effects, which prevents its enforcement, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) denounced on Tuesday.

French government presents new anti-terrorist law

Published on: April 28, 2021
09:28

Paris, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday presented a new bill against terrorism to the Council of Ministers, a few days after an Islamic extremist stabbed a police officer to death.

US launches operation targeting migrant-smuggling gangs

Published on: April 28, 2021
08:55

Washington, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The Joe Biden administration has launched a multi-agency operation targeting human smuggling organizations, part of its ongoing response to a recent influx in migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border.

China prepares special law on climate change

Published on: April 28, 2021
00:30

Beijing, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) China said that it is preparing a special law on climate change, as part of its strategy to face the challenges arising from the global phenomenon.

US Supreme Court to hear case on carrying guns in public

Published on: April 27, 2021
13:49

Washington, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The US Supreme Court said on Monday that it would review a longstanding New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside home, setting the stage for its first major Second Amendment decision in more than a decade, and the first to be ruled by the court's newly expanded conservative majority.

Portuguese president vetoes law on postmortem insemination

Published on: April 23, 2021
13:55

Lisboa, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed a law that would allow insemination of a dead couple, a decision that is currently generating a debate on the right to inheritance.

Mexico approves reform to Attorney General’s Office Law

Published on: April 23, 2021
12:33

Mexico, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The new law of the Attorney General's Office was sent to Mexico's Senate on Friday for its confirmation, after being approved by the House of Deputies after negotiating six changes.

France outlaws sex with children aged under 15

Published on: April 16, 2021
09:05

Paris, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) French parliament on Thursday adopted legislation that characterizes sex with a child under the age of 15 as rape and punishable by up to 20 years in jail, bringing its penal code closer in line with many other Western nations.

Venezuela’s anti-drug law to be submitted to public consultation

Published on: April 15, 2021
09:03

Caracas, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela´s National Assembly is today planning to submit to public consultation the bill for Organic Law on Drugs passed at the beginning of March, a parliamentary source reported.

Serbia is determined to join European Union

Published on: April 14, 2021
09:15

Belgrade, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) Serbia reiterated on Tuesday that its top priority is to join the European Union (EU), so the country is currently taking all required measures for the rule of law.

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