Section: Latin America
RIO 2016: Shericka Jackson mints bronze for Jamaica on women’s 400M finals
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson has won bronze in the finals of the women’s 400M behind gold medal winner Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas and Allyson Felix of the United States. The young Jamaican finished fiercely in a time of 49.85 – just two seconds outside of her lifetime best time of 49.83 ran in the semi-finals of the 400M on Sunday,...
Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine, PM says
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine over reported security incidents in Crimea, something it didn’t even do after annexing Crimea or throwing its support behind separatist rebels in the east. State news agencies on quoted Medvedev as saying that he wouldn’t like the ties to be...
Russia Denounces Ukraine Maneuvers to Cover Up Hostilities
11 de agosto de 2016, 12:14Moscow, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The chairman of the State Duma (Lower House)””s International Affairs Committee, Alexei Pushkov, stated today that Ukraine uses the Normandy Quartet format, mediated by Germany, France and Russia to hide hostilities. …read more Source: Prensa...
Putin Accuses Ukraine of Terrorist Tactics in Crimea
The Russian president said that Ukraine was “playing a dangerous game.” …read more Source:...
Serena Williams: “At Least I Was Able to Make It to Rio”
Top ranked tennis player Serena Williams was disappointed by her 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and regretted the missed opportunity at the Rio 2016 Olympics. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Serena stunned by Svitolina
World number one Serena Williams became the latest casualty at the Rio Olympics, losing to Elina Svitolina in the third round. Seemingly bothered by a shoulder injury, the 22-time grand slam champion suffered a surprise 6-4 6-3 defeat at the Olympic Tennis Centre on Tuesday. Williams joined Novak Djokovic, who is out of the singles and doubles,...
Clinton’s ‘Moscow spring’ ended as Putin returned to power
As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton basked in a diplomatic “Moscow Spring,” seizing on Vladimir Putin’s break from the presidency to help seal a nuclear arms-control treaty and secure Russia’s acquiescence to a NATO-led military intervention in Libya. When Putin returned to the top job, things changed. Clinton, the...
Leader of Lugansk, Donbass, Injured in Explosion
06 de agosto de 2016, 09:26Kiev, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the self-proclaimed People””s Republic of Lugansk, Igor Plotnitsky, was injured on Saturday when a bomb exploded in his car in the administrative heart of that region of Donbass, in southeastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Prensa...
Crimean Authorities Report ISIS Training Camps in Southern Ukraine
Moscow.- The Deputy Prime Minister of the Crimea Ruslan Baalbek stated concentration of Islamic radicals at northern borders of the peninsulain the Kherson region. …read more Source:...
German FM: Trump victory could affect trans-Atlantic ties
A victory for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election could affect trans-Atlantic ties, Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview that if the Republican candidate wins the presidency it would mean “a lot of uncertainty for the trans-Atlantic relationship.” Trump’s...
