9 February 2023 Archives

Lula arrives in U.S. for a meeting at the White House with Joe Biden

Published on: February 9, 2023
19:31

Washington, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday arrived in Washington to meet at the White House on Friday with President Joe Biden.

Democrats launch effort to expel George Santos from Congress

Published on: February 9, 2023
19:18

Washington, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) A group of House Democrats on Thursday unveiled a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress, citing the long and growing list of résumé fabrications that have defined his first weeks on Capitol Hill.

PAHO warns of possible measles outbreaks given lower vaccination rate

Published on: February 9, 2023
19:08

Washington, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) PAHO on Thursday warned of possible measles outbreaks given the decreased child vaccination coverage and urged the Americas to avoid endemic transmission.

Cuba: LatAm, Palestinian students send solidarity to Syria

Published on: February 9, 2023
19:00

Havana, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Syrian, Palestinian and Latin American students on Thursday expressed their solidarity and support to Syria after deadly earthquake that shook that country and Türkiye.

World Bank, CDB to strengthen relations

Published on: February 9, 2023
18:53

Roseau, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the World Bank (WB) agreed to strengthen bilateral collaboration following a study by multi-sectoral teams on avenues to improve results.

Fossils of 340-pound giant penguin found in New Zealand

Published on: February 9, 2023
18:30

London, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) An international team of scientists have unearthed the fossilized remains of the largest ever known penguin on Earth, a 340-pound (150 kilograms) behemoth that glided through the oceans around what is now New Zealand more than 500 million years ago.

USA: Racism signs during Black History Month

Published on: February 9, 2023
18:22

Washington, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) At least two Philadelphia high school students are facing disciplinary action after a racist video recorded outside of school surfaced on social media showing one girl spraying black paint on another girl’s face as they made racist comments a week into Black History Month.

UNICEF condemns nine-fold rise in violence targeting Haitian schools

Published on: February 9, 2023
18:10

Port-au-Prince, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday condemned acts of armed violence targeting schools in Haiti have spiked nine-fold in one year amid rising insecurity and widespread unrest.

Dominican Rep. reports four diphtheria cases

Published on: February 9, 2023
17:50

Santo Domingo, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Health Ministry on Thursday reported four cases of diphtheria and one death.

LGTBQ groups dissatisfied with Biden´s State of the Union address

Published on: February 9, 2023
17:45

Washington, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) LGBTQ groups in the United States on Thursday broadly commended President Joe Biden for vowing to protect the rights of LGBTQ Americans in his 2023 State of the Union address but said the president missed a rare chance to explicitly denounce recent attacks against the community in front of Congress and the entire nation.

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February 9, 2023