4 January 2023 Archives

Cuban FM praises full resumption of visa services at U.S. embassy

Published on: January 4, 2023
18:02

Havana, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Wednesday considered the full immigrant resumption of visa processing at the U.S. embassy in Havana as a necessary and correct step.

Minutes of vigorous activity a day might lower risk of death – Study

Published on: January 4, 2023
17:49

Washington, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Short bursts of intense activity several time a day, like climbing stairs, running for the bus or carrying heavy groceries, were linked to a significantly reduced risk of dying within seven years, a study found.

US scientists attain cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar panel

Published on: January 4, 2023
17:30

Washington, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) A new kind of solar panel, developed at the University of Michigan, has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen -- mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis.

France to send light tanks to Ukraine

Published on: January 4, 2023
17:13

Paris, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) French President Emmanuel macron on Wednesday announced his decision to send light battle tanks to Ukraine, which would make it the first country to send such Western-designed armored fighting vehicles to the war-torn country.

India: Over 63,000 animals killed on rail tracks from 2017 to 2021

Published on: January 4, 2023
17:05

New Delhi, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Over 63,000 animals, including four Asiatic lions and 73 elephants, died on India's railway tracks between 2017-18 to 2020-2021, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

WHO urges nations to remain vigilant ahead of Omicron sublineages

Published on: January 4, 2023
16:50

Geneva, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged international community to remain vigilant, to monitor and report sequences, as well as to conduct independent and comparative analyses of the different Omicron sublineages, including BA.1 and BA.2.

Joe Biden calls GOP struggle to elect House speaker embarrassing

Published on: January 4, 2023
16:35

Washington, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden on Wednesday lashed out at Republicans for failing to elect a House Speaker, calling their public struggles an embarrassment to the country.

47 percent of French people rejects controversial retirement age

Published on: January 4, 2023
16:18

Paris, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) At least three in four French people failed to agree with the government´s new increased retirement age decision.

Over 76K Lebanese families benefit from social Aman Program

Published on: January 4, 2023
15:41

Beirut, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) As many as 76,403 Lebanese families have benefitted from World Bank-funded Emergency Social Safety Net (or Aman) Program, according to Hector Hajjar, Minister of Social Affairs.

DNCD seizes 242 cocaine packages in Santo Domingo coast

Published on: January 4, 2023
15:17

Santo Domingo, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Republic´s National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), the Navy and Air Force, in coordination with the Public Prosecutor's Office, on Wednesday managed to seize 242 packages of cocaine off the coast of Boca Chica, Santo Domingo province.

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January 4, 2023