Publisher: Alberto Corona
CUBA: President Díaz-Canel recognizes the work of digital media Cubadebate
President Miguel Díaz-Canel recognized today the important role played by the Cubadebate site in clarifying the reality of the island at the international level and confronting the media war.
ARGENTINA: President will participate in the inauguration of Gustavo Petro
The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, will travel to Colombia today to participate on Sunday in the inauguration of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez as head of state and deputy president of that country, respectively.
BRAZIL: Lula promises to recover and expand More Doctors program
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised today that in his future government he will recover and expand the More Doctors program, created in 2013 during the administration of Dilma Rousseff.
COLOMBIA: Report delivered to the Comprehensive System for Peace
Father Francisco de Roux, president of the Truth Commission, delivered today the Final Report of that entity to the Comprehensive System for Peace in Colombia.
PERU: President regrets absence in letter to Gustavo Petro
The Peruvian president, Pedro Castillo, lamented his absence from Gustavo Petro’s inauguration in Colombia, in a letter in which he accredited the vice president, Dina Boluarte, as his representative.
URUGUAY: They ask for the resignation of the Minister of the Interior
The senator of the Broad Front of Uruguay, Charles Carrera, today requested the resignation of the Minister of the Interior, Luis Alberto Heber, for alleged lack of truth in the face of a public security crisis.
USA: Encouraging end of the week for Biden in a gloomy scenario
President Joe Biden closes an encouraging week after announcing today that the United States reached the lowest unemployment rate in half a century and after the oxygen that his agenda will receive in Congress.
UNITED KINGDOM: Dockworkers announce strike over pay rise
Workers at Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, announced today that they will go on strike from August 21-29, demanding a pay rise in line with inflation.
ISRAEL: Ten dead and 55 wounded after attack on the Gaza Strip
At least 10 Palestinians were killed and 55 wounded today during Israeli jet bombardments in the Gaza Strip against suspected targets of Islamic Jihad, which declared war in response.
LEBANON: They ask the EU for a solution to the displaced
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants today called on the European Union (EU) to find a sustainable solution to the issue of displaced persons amid the nation’s economic and social crisis.
ECONOMY
FUELS: Russia and Turkey agree to pay gas in ruble
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan today agreed to pay for gas supplies in rubles.
CULTURE
MUSIC: Latin stars will perform at the 2022 Video Music Awards gala
The organizers of the Video Music Awards (VMA) granted by the MTV network confirmed today that the ceremony scheduled for August 28 in the United States will include the talent of Latin music stars.
SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUE
HEALTH: Seventh case of monkeypox reported in Ecuador
The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) of Ecuador today confirmed a new case of monkeypox, bringing the total number of infections with this disease to seven in this Andean country.
SPORTS
CHESS: Armenia remains leader of 44 Olympiads
Armenia continues to lead the 44 Chess Olympiads played in India after drawing 2-2 with the United States in the main duel of the seventh round of the open section.
CYCLING: Colombian Buitrago remains sub-leader in Vuelta a Burgos
The Colombian cyclist Santiago Buitrago remained today as sub-leader in the Vuelta a Burgos, after the fourth and penultimate stage.
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