18 July 2023 Archives

EU-CELAC Summit slams U.S. blockade against Cuba

Published on: July 18, 2023
18:00

Brussels, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The 3rd European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit on Tuesday rejected the hostile and unjust blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.

Conflict displaces nearly 200K Sudanese in the past week – UN

Published on: July 18, 2023
17:52

United Nations, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 200,000 people were displaced by fighting inside Sudan over the past week, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing new figures released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

UN chief urges to regulate AI technology

Published on: July 18, 2023
17:46

United Nations, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Tuesday urged to take pressing actions to regulate AI technology and called for its global governance.

El Salvador urges at EU-CELAC Summit for better quality of life

Published on: July 18, 2023
17:39

Brussels, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador´s Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill on Tuesday stated that the new transformation process rolled out in her country guaranteed the sovereign recovery as well as the possibility of providing nationals with a better quality of life.

ANPP urges to take pressing actions to mitigate child mortality

Published on: July 18, 2023
17:30

Havana, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) Chairman Esteban Lazo on Tuesday insisted on inter-sectoriality to mitigate child and maternal mortality rates in the country, as it was revealed at a joint debate of the Standing Commissions on Health and Sports and the Commission on Youth, Children and Women's Equal Rights during ANPP´s 1st Session where the Maternal and Infant Program (PAMI) progress was updated.

Cuba reports 6 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths

Published on: July 18, 2023
17:17

Havana, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Public Health Ministry (MINSAP) on Tuesday reported six new cases of Covid-19, no deaths or critically-ill cases.

Argentina: EU recognizes CELAC stance on Malvinas Islands

Published on: July 18, 2023
17:01

Buenos Aires, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Argentina’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday praised EU´s recognition of CELAC´s stance on the Malvinas Islands, which defends dialogue and respect for international law.

Child vaccination reaches higher coverage rates in the Americas

Published on: July 18, 2023
16:38

Geneva, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday reported that child vaccination reached higher coverage rates in the Americas in 2022, having overcome decreases due to Covid-19 times.

Trinidad and Tobago’s PM urges to raise police wages

Published on: July 18, 2023
16:35

Port of Spain, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina)Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Tuesday advocated to raise wages to police officers to form the known vetted units for members with higher integrity.

Colombia’s landslide causes 14 deaths so far

Published on: July 18, 2023
16:32

Bogota, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The Governor of Cundinamarca, Colombia, Nicolas García Bustos, on Tuesday declared the state of public calamity, after the landslide had registered 14 deaths so far. By such an action, the authorities seek to make resources available to assist the families affected by the phenomenon.

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