1 March 2023 Archives

No surprises in presidential election results in Nigeria

Published on: March 1, 2023
14:15

Abuja, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Wednesday's announcement that Bola Tinubu, a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will be the next president of Nigeria was expected by Nigerian voters, supporters, and antagonists.

Cuba reports five new Covid-19 cases and no deaths

Published on: March 1, 2023
14:15

Havana, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Wednesday reported five new Covid-19 contagions in the last 24 hours while 44 patients remained hospitalized, including 34 confirmed cases.

Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano produced eight thousand quakes in 4 months

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:51

Quito, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IG) reported today that the Cotopaxi volcano produced about eight thousand earthquakes since October 21, 2022, a figure equivalent to 1,600 events per month.

Four million starving children in the United Kingdom

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:40

London, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The number of starving children in the United Kingdom today reaches four million, almost double compared to 2022, The Guardian newspaper reported.

More than 45,000 people died in Türkiye due to earthquakes

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:36

Ankara, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Turkish authorities stated on Wednesday that more than 45,000 people have died following the devastating 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes on the Richter scale that occurred on February 6, with epicenter in southern Kahramanmaras province.

Belarus claims unprecedented pressure on CSTO

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:02

Minsk, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is lately experiencing unprecedented pressure from the West, Belarussian Defense Minister Viktor Jrenin said today. The Minister, who is leading the meeting of the heads of international cooperation of the Armed Forces of the CSTO states taking place in Minsk, said this pressure is aimed at imposing the Western model on the foreign policy of the post-Soviet space.

European Parliament membe lashes out at Israel after being deported

Published on: March 1, 2023
12:57

Brussels, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Israel enjoys international impunity while it commits crimes and human rights violations, says Spanish MEP Ana Miranda, who was deported from that Middle Eastern nation today.

Deaths in UK attributed to long emergency waiting times

Published on: March 1, 2023
11:18

London, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina)The UK's National Health Service NHS reported today that long hours of admission periods in British hospital emergency departments caused some 23 thousand deaths in 2022.

China’s capital city adopts water saving regulations

Published on: March 1, 2023
11:09

Beijing, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The capital of China has put into force today, a regulation with more precise measures to promote water saving, a very rare resource in its territory and that mostly comes thanks to the south-north transfer.

Cuba’s international festival aims hard at Cohiba brand

Published on: March 1, 2023
11:06

Havana, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Participants in the 23rd edition of the Habano Cigar Festival are aiming hard to know Cohiba, Cuba's most emblematic premium cigar brand.

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