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Economías inclusivas ayudarían a recuperación poscovid en América Latina
El informe de Oxfam Internacional exhorta a una reducción radical y sostenida de la desigualdad, con economías más humanas que cuiden de las personas, libres de toda explotación y con seguridad de ingresos. La entrada Economías inclusivas ayudarían a recuperación poscovid en América Latina se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Un pañuelo de cuentos
Con este nombre la Editorial Letras Cubanas reúne las obras ganadoras en el prestigioso Premio Iberoamericano de Cuento Julio Cortázar, correspondiente a 2019. La entrada Un pañuelo de cuentos se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
GameStop stock dips below $100 for the first time in a week as Mark Cuban tells Reddit users to ‘hold on’
‘If you can afford to hold the stock, you hold. I don’t own it, but that’s what I would do,’ said investor to r/WallStreetBets
U.S. congressmen request Guantánamo prison camp remain open
Nine former military Republican congressmen asked United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to reconsider his plans to close the Guantanamo detention facility, according to what one of them, former “green beret” Michael Waltz, representative for Florida, said this Monday. In a letter to Austin, which Waltz posted on his Twitter account, the nine congressmen, “as …
New coronavirus record in Cuba with 1,044 cases on first day of February
The 1,044 new SARS-CoV-2 virus infections reported on the first day of February set a new record in Cuba during its battle against the pandemic, which began for its inhabitants last year on March 11. Most of the cases were autochthonous (1,022), illustrating the main reason for the transmission today, according to the information provided …
Cuba establishes differentiated prices for private carriers’ fuel
As part of the process of monetary and exchange rate unification, in force since the beginning of this year, as of February 1 Cuba will sell fuel at a differentiated price to private carriers and the state sector. A note published on the website of Cimex—the state corporation that markets fuel on the island—announced the …
Coronavirus: Cuba plans to test its vaccines on minors this month
Cuba plans to begin trials on minors at the end of February with the Soberana 01 and Soberana 02 COVID-19 vaccine candidates, Dr. Vicente Vérez, general director of the Finlay Vaccine Institute, announced. The age range of the sample of volunteers in this phase of the test will span from five to 19 years, said …
Cuba: January closed with 15,536 infections and 70 deaths from COVID-19, the worst figures during pandemic
Yesterday the SARS-CoV-2 virus left 906 new infections in Cuba, less than on Saturday, but closed the month with the highest total figures: 15,536 patients and 70 deaths, according to information issued by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). On the last day two new deaths were reported, with which the death toll now stands …
Cuba further restricts flights and will once again isolate international travelers
The Cuban government announced this Saturday new restrictions on commercial flights due to the complex epidemiological situation the island is facing due to the current outbreak of COVID-19. In addition, it announced that international travelers will once again be isolated, a measure it already had applied in previous moments of the pandemic. The restrictions will …
On penultimate day of January, Cuba exceeds a thousand daily cases of COVID-19
The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 1,012 new infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in one day; Saturday, the penultimate day of January, a terrible month for Cubans during the pandemic due to the 14,630 infected and 68 deaths. Havana registered the highest number of cases (458), in correspondence with the number of tests …