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Jeptum clocks 2:19:48 in French capital, Teklu sets 59:06 course record at Barcelona Half

Varadero, Cuba, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) Cubans Francisco Estévez and Yumisleidis Mestre won today the third Varadero Half Marathon, attended by more than 1,500 contestants from various countries.

President of CABEI seeks reelection; opposition calls on him not to attend and to condition new disbursements

Last modified on Mon 17 May 2021 04.30 EDT Colombia is bracing for further unrest after a weekend in which largely peaceful nationwide demonstrations were met with a violent police reaction which left at least 16 demonstrators and one police officer dead and hundreds injured. Videos shared on social media over the weekend showed police firing at protesters sometimes from close range, ramming crowds with motorcycles, and bashing demonstrators with their shields. The drama of the weekend was enca...

The average age of Covid-19 patients in Spain is getting younger. Although several factors may be at work, experts agree that the vaccination drive is playing a role. Health Ministry figures show that the average age of positive cases has dropped from 42 to 40 years since the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic early this year. And the average age of Covid-19 patients in intensive care has fallen from 63 to 60. Unlike neighboring European countries, Spain’s Health Ministry does not brea...

Last year, Uruguay launched a livestock and climate initiative with the help of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). We hear from Rosa Correa, one of 62 farm owners to implement the programme, about its aims and objectives.