18 December 2023 Archives

Sedentary children to face risk of heart attack, stroke later in life

Published on: December 18, 2023
18:20

Washington, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Children who are physically inactive may have high cholesterol in early adulthood and subsequent heart health issues in their mid-forties, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Joe Biden’s motorcade hit by car in Delaware

Published on: December 18, 2023
18:12

Washington, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) A car crashed into a vehicle attached to Joe Biden's motorcade on Sunday, with the security scare startling the US president as he left his campaign headquarters in Delaware.

President Díaz-Canel receives WCC Secretary-General

Published on: December 18, 2023
18:08

Havana, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday welcomed Reverend Jerry Pillay, Secretary-General of the World Council of Churches (WCC), who concludes his official visit on Tuesday in Cuba.

Latin America to use thermotherapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis

Published on: December 18, 2023
18:00

Washington, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) With the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have begun to implement new therapies to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease that affects around 42,000 people each year in Latin America and which can leave disfiguring scars.

Costa Rica to reach 900 homicide cases in 2023

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:54

San Jose, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The toll of homicides in Costa Rica surged in 881, after a weekend where 11 more violent deaths were reported.

President highlights prevention of gender violence in Cuba

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:51

Havana, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, today highlighted the country's progress in the implementation of the comprehensive strategy for the prevention of gender violence, although he recalled that much remains to be done.

Guatemala PNC reports 25 detainees for extradition in 2023

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:48

Guatemala City, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan security forces have arrested 25 people for extradition purposes since last January till today, 21 of them for drug trafficking, reported the National Civil Police (PNC).

Cuban deputies analyze youth policy implementation

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:42

Havana, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Deputies of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) on Monday analyzed progress reached in rolling out the Comprehensive Policy for Children, Adolescents and Youth in Cuba.

Cuba experiences a decrease in passenger transportation

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:38

Havana, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba experienced a decrease in passenger transportation capacities in all modalities and services in the last four years, it was known today in this capital.

Haitian gangs force kidnap victims to join ranks

Published on: December 18, 2023
17:35

Port-au-Prince, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Gangs operating in Mariani, at the southern entrance of Haiti´s capital, kidnap peaceful citizens to force them to join their ranks, other strategies that sow panic in the Caribbean nation nowadays.

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December 18, 2023