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Helms-Burton Act violates international law, says Cuban FM

Published on: June 14, 2023
17:32

Havana, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The Helms-Burton Act, enacted by the United States in 1996, is a flagrant violation of international law and has the audacity to regulate the future of a sovereign State, the Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said Wednesday during a master conference at the opening of the 2nd International Seminar "Legal Implications of the Helms-Burton Act in the US legal system and its impact in the light of International Law".

69 percent of Americans say first-trimester abortion should be legal

Published on: June 14, 2023
17:13

Washington, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) A record-high 69% of Americans said that abortion should be legal during the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday.

France: Colombian writer condemns hate campaigns against Cuba

Published on: June 8, 2023
17:17

Paris, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Colombian writer and filmmaker residing in France Hernando Calvo Ospina on Thursday previewed his documentary ¨The Factory of Hate¨ condemning U.S. aggressions against Cuba and its human impact.

Cuba gainsays alleged Chinese base installation to spy on USA

Published on: June 8, 2023
17:07

Havana, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) on Thursday rebuffed the information about possible installation of a Chinese intelligence base in Cuba to spy on the United States.

Wildfires smoke-laden haze could hang around Northeast, experts warn

Published on: June 8, 2023
16:37

Washington, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The thick, hazardous haze that is disrupting daily life for millions of people across the United States and Canada, blotting out skylines and turning skies orange, should persist well into Thursday and possibly the weekend, experts warn.

About 50 NYC houses of worship to start off sheltering migrants

Published on: June 6, 2023
16:48

Washington, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of houses of worship scattered across New York City will start sheltering migrants next month as the Big Apple continues to battle the overwhelming influx of asylum seekers flooding in, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday.

China regards talks with U.S. officials as candid

Published on: June 6, 2023
16:39

Beijing, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) China on Tuesday reported its representatives and a U.S. delegation held "candid, profiatble and fruitful" talks as they strive to give a positive turn to bilateral relations.

FBI director Wray faces contempt of Congress charges

Published on: June 6, 2023
16:18

Washington, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said he's seen enough to move forward with plans for a contempt hearing against FBI Director Christopher Wray over his handling of a GOP-led investigation into President Biden and his family, setting the matter for a Thursday meeting.

No survivors from plane that crashed after flying through DC

Published on: June 5, 2023
17:32

Washington, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble fighter jets before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jets caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region.

DeSantis rakes big money while 1M Floridians get kicked off Medicaid

Published on: June 5, 2023
17:24

Washington, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) While hundreds of thousands of poor people are kicked off Medicaid in Florida, GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis raked in big money for 2024 presidential race.

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