17 August 2023 Archives

Alert in China due to severe drought in central and western China

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:54

Beijing, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) China remains on alert today due to severe drought in central and western regions, where reservoirs have water levels lower than the same period of previous years.

Puerto Rico experiences a 4.5 magnitude tremor

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:51

San Juan, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of 4.5 degrees of magnitude was felt around 17:08 local time in the northwestern fringe of Puerto Rico.

New incident adds more bad news on police in Peru

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:49

Lima, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The news of the arrest of five uniformed officers for firing their weapons into the air at the funeral service of a colleague, a rite typical of criminal gangs, worsened the image of the Peruvian police.

UN Security Council condemns recent attack in Iran

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:43

United Nations, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Security Council condemned the recent attack against a mosque in Iran and reminded that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.

Cuban Embassy in Dominican Republic expresses condolences

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:40

Santo Domingo, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban embassy in this country expressed its condolences to the people and government of the Dominican Republic for the tragic explosion that occurred in San Cristobal province, which left 27 dead and dozens injured.

Earthquake of medium intensity shook the central Chilean zone

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:32

Santiago de Chile, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) An earth tremor of medium intensity shook the central zone of Chile and was felt in the regions of Valparaiso, Metropolitan and O'Higgins, without any report so far of human or material damage.

Workers agree to open gates at University of Puerto Rico

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:28

San Juan, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The Workers Union of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) confirmed that, as part of a strike, it will not prevent the entrance to Rio Piedras campus.

Angola to develop doctorate program with Cuban collaboration

Published on: August 17, 2023
00:30

Luanda, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Angola will develop a program to train doctors of science in different branches of knowledge, with the help of Cuba, local media reported.

Rossiya Airlines to start flights to Havana in December

Published on: August 17, 2023
00:15

Moscow, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Rossiya Airlines will start direct flights to Havana on December 24, the Aeroflot Group announced on Wednesday.

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