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Buenos Aires, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The polling stations opened normally today and 32,64,323 Argentineans are voting in a day full of expectation to elect a new president after an intense, prolonged and strenuous campaign. Since 08:00 o’clock, local time, citizens began to go to the polls to decide between… »

Madrid, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Spanish government has lodged today an appeal to the Constitutional Court against Catalonia’s parliament separatism resolution, which seeks to declare a Catalonian Republic by 2017. The document to break away from Spain was approved yesterday by the region’s parliament with 72 votes in… »

Bogota, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) Colombian indigenous people, Afro-descendants,countryside workers, students, workers and religious people are boosting today the creation of a social space for for peace to favor discussions to support the Government-insurgency talks and build a scene for the easing of tension, starting in communities. More than 300… »

Spain and the United States today signed a declaration of intent to clean up the land around the town of Palomares, Spain, contaminated by the accidental dropping of nuclear weapons in an US Airforce accident in 1966. The document was initialled by the Spanish Foreign Minister, José García-Margallo and the… »

London, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) British police removed the permanent presence at the Embassy of Ecuador in this capital, where Australian Julian Assange takes refuge, but it stated ” it remains committed to executing the arrest warrant and presenting Julian Assange before the court”. According to a statement, the Metropolitan… »

Moscow, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that the United States has become more attentive to the viewpoint of Russia regarding the settlement process in Syria. Lavrov told reporters that the US side has become more receptive to the arguments that Russia has been maintaining… »

Buenos Aires, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) After the approval at the UN of principles on restructuring debts, Argentina scored another point with a favorable ruling by the Court of Appeals of New York in the litigation with vulture funds. That organ accepted the Argentinean claim that Judge Thomas Griesa… »

Spanish anti-war groups are organising demonstrations against NATO exercises on their territory from October with the participation of nearly 36,000 troops. The Platform ‘Let’s Recover El Retín’, based in the Andalusian town of Barbate in the south of the country, reported that the presence of the military affects the inhabitants… »

United Nations, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Unitd Nations special rapporteur for human rights and international sanctions Idriss Jazairy urged today the United States to lift the blockade against Cuba, while praising the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between both countries. In a statement, Jazairy indicated that the process to achieve… »

Washington, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The removal of Cuba from a U.S. list of nations that sponsor terrorism was among the most significant news in the United States this week. Spokesman for the State Department, Jeff Rathke, said that the 45-day notification of Congress expired and Secretary of State… »