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Russian president files complaint against Open Skies Treaty

Published on: May 11, 2021
08:40

Moscow, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday has submitted a bill to the State Duma (Lower House) to denounce the Open Skies Treaty, given the United States' withdrawal from that pact.

Ethiopia prioritizes reconstruction of Tigray regional state

Published on: May 10, 2021
00:15

Addis Ababa, May 10 (Prensa Latina) One of the priorities of the Ethiopian government is to fulfill its commitment to rebuild the regional state of Tigray and guarantee the care of its citizens, assured the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Russia, Mexico highlight good state of bilateral relations

Published on: April 28, 2021
08:58

Moscow, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard confirmed the good state of the bilateral relations at the beginning of the official talks that began on Wednesday in Moscow.

Over 100,000 Cubans accept state job offers

Published on: April 27, 2021
15:02

Havana, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Some 101,340 Cubans accepted job offers from January to today, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS).

China adopts new regulations against espionage

Published on: April 26, 2021
12:21

Beijing, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) China on Monday adopted new regulations to prevent espionage, and assured that in recent years, foreign agencies and hostile forces have intensified infiltrations to steal secrets in different ways and more sectors.

House approves bill to admit Washington D.C. as 51st state

Published on: April 23, 2021
08:09

Washington, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The House voted Thursday on a bill that would admit Washington, D.C., as the 51st state, although the measure is likely to fail in the evenly divided Senate. The legislation passed along party lines with a vote of 216 to 208, with no Republicans voting in favor.

Iraq launches comprehensive counterterrorism operation

Published on: April 21, 2021
10:53

Baghdad, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (al-Hashd al-Shaabi, in Arabic) launched a broad operation against strongholds of the Islamic State terrorist group, according to Al Forat news.

Cuba’s Council of State appoints new deputy prime minister in gov’t

Published on: April 20, 2021
16:17

Havana, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Council of State decided on Tuesday to release Roberto Morales as deputy prime minister and appoint Jorge Luis Perdomo, who had been serving as minister of Communications since July 2018, to that post.

Putin demands end of absurd mechanisms in social sphere

Published on: April 15, 2021
13:05

Moscow, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) All senseless procedures, absurd norms and rules in the social sphere that exhaust and humiliate people must be eliminated, Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded on Thursday. 'It is necessary to resolutely eliminate the senseless demands, the unreasonable, endlessly bureaucratic procedures, the absurd rules and regulations,' Putin said in a meeting with the Presidency of the Council of State and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

Cuba passes new decree laws

Published on: April 14, 2021
11:24

Havana, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Council of State approved three new decree laws that regulate telecommunications, the state business system and social security, Granma daily reported on Wednesday.

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