Medical and scientific authorities in Uruguay confirmed on Thursday that the viral strain causing Covid-19, known as P1, is circulating throughout the country and has attacked younger age groups.

Read more Aggressive viral strain causing Covid-19 circulating in Uruguay

Several former Latin American presidents and more than 200 prominent figures from several countries made public on Wednesday a letter in which they asked US President Joe Biden to end the blockade against Cuba.

Read more Former Latin American presidents ask Biden to end harassment to Cuba
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's “delusional Deal of the Century” on the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, stressing that it will be “dead on arrival.” Read more Iranian foreign minister says Trump's delusional deal will be dead on arrival
China on Wednesday condemned a report issued by the United States in which it accuses the Asian country of being a military threat, and denounced a misinterpretation of its defensive strategy and Washington's objective of instigating confrontations in the region. Read more China rejects and denounces provocative purpose of US report