12 January 2023 Archives

Cuba and Chile commit to keeping Latin American Region united

Published on: January 12, 2023
12:21

Havana, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Chile are committed today to keeping the Latin American region united, an aspect to which both nations attach great importance, as they reaffirmed at the VI Meeting of the Inter-Foreign Ministry Political Consultation Mechanism.

Power cuts increase in South Africa until further notice

Published on: January 12, 2023
12:12

Pretoria, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) South Africa's state-owned power utility Eskom again implemented severe power cuts to compensate for the lack of 6,000 megawatts daily from early hours on Thursday until further notice.

Latin American journalists condemn the coup attempt in Brazil

Published on: January 12, 2023
12:08

Buenos Aires, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Latin American Federation of Journalists (Felap) and the Union of Press Workers of Buenos Aires (Utpba), Argentina, today condemned the coup attempt perpetrated in Brazil last Sunday.

Over 150 US groups ask Biden to close Guantánamo prison

Published on: January 12, 2023
11:48

Washington, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) More than 150 groups defending civil rights in the United States today asked the government of President Joe Biden to close the military prison located in illegally occupied territory in Guantánamo, Cuba.

China and WHO to maintain communication on Covid-19 outbreak

Published on: January 12, 2023
11:30

Beijing, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) China reported on Thursday that it agreed with the World Health Organization (WHO) to maintain communication at the expert level on technical issues related to its new outbreak of Covid-19.

Dominican Republic received more than eight million visitors in 2022

Published on: January 12, 2023
11:22

Santo Domingo, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic closed 2022 with eight million 476 thousand 651 visitors, a record number for this nation, Tourism Minister David Collado reported today.

Hungary says that arms supply to Ukraine threatens Zaporozhye

Published on: January 12, 2023
10:45

Budapest, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office, said on Thursday that the supply of weapons to Ukraine threatens the inhabitants of Zaporizhzhia.

Israel accused of ignoring health problems of Palestinian prisoners

Published on: January 12, 2023
09:46

Ramallah, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs on Thursday accused the Israeli authorities of ignoring the health conditions of several Palestinian prisoners and of denying them any medical care.

African Center for Disease Control’s scope highlighted

Published on: January 12, 2023
09:10

Djibouti, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa, based in Djibouti, highlighted on Thursday the importance of the establishment in Ethiopia of the new headquarters of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC).

Tigray Front starts handing over heavy weapons to Ethiopian gov’t

Published on: January 12, 2023
09:07

Addis Ababa, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) A dispatch from the National Defense Forces confirmed on Thursday that the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has begun handing over its heavy weapons to the Ethiopian Government.

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January 12, 2023