27 January 2022 Archives

Tens of thousands of young Cubans paid tribute to National Hero

Published on: January 27, 2022
22:15

Havana, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Tens of thousands of young Cuban people marched with torchlights along Havana streets on the night of 27J to remember the Apostle of the Independence and National Hero, Jose Marti, on the eve of his 169th birthday anniversary.

Weekly jobless dip, total 260,000

Published on: January 27, 2022
19:35

Washington, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) After three weeks in a row with increased requests for jobless benefits, the number of US citizens filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped to 260,000 till January 22, the Labor department reported on Thursday.

Millions of people to need humanitarian assistance in Sahel

Published on: January 27, 2022
19:21

United Nations, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 15 million people in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will need humanitarian assistance this year amid the complex situation in Sahel, the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric reported Thursday.

UN report finds nature conservation funding must triple globally

Published on: January 27, 2022
17:55

United Nations, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) International organizations on Thursday assured that it is pressing to increase investments to close gaps in climate and biodiversity financing and also to speed up land restoration worldwide.

Leprosy cases fell by 37% in 2020 due to Covid-19

Published on: January 27, 2022
17:24

Geneva, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Leprosy cases dropped by 37% in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as published Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) on in its Weekly Epidemiological Record magazine.

American prima ballerina fulfills dream of training in Cuba

Published on: January 27, 2022
17:15

Havana, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Isabella Boylston, prima ballerina of the American Ballet Theater (ABT), of the United States, today considered it a dream come true to be rehearsed in Cuba by Viengsay Valdés, director of the National Ballet of this Caribbean island.

Request for recall referendum declared inadmissible in Venezuela

Published on: January 27, 2022
17:03

Caracas, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela declared inadmissible the request for a referendum to recall the mandate of the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro.

Argentina for greater integration with China

Published on: January 27, 2022
16:52

Buenos Aires, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero today led the V Strategic Dialogue for economic cooperation between this country and China, in which he opted for greater integration between the two nations.

Italian solidarity supports Cuba’s fight against Covid-19

Published on: January 27, 2022
15:36

Havana, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The Italy-Cuba National Friendship Association (Anaic) delivered today a donation of medical supplies to support health care and Cuba's confrontation with Covid-19.

Cuban musicians show admiration for trumpeter Elpidio Chapotin

Published on: January 27, 2022
14:49

Havana, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuban musicians from various generations and performers of different genres expressed admiration and respect on Thursday for trumpeter Elpidio Chapotin, who died in Havana on Wednesday.

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