8 January 2024 Archives

DR with 39 athletes qualified 200 days before the Olympics

Published on: January 8, 2024
15:42

Santo Domingo, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic has already qualified 39 athletes for the Olympic Games scheduled to be held in Paris, the French capital, between July 26 and August 10, with the addition of rider Yvonne Lozos.

International metallurgical fair in the United Arab Emirates

Published on: January 8, 2024
15:32

Abu Dhabi, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Around 300 metallurgical companies and more than 600 national and international brands are taking advantage of the SteelFab 2024 fair, inaugurated in the United Arab Emirates.

Rise of Covid-19 in Caribbean countries is worrying

Published on: January 8, 2024
15:28

Nassau, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis continue to be alert today due to the increase in Covid-19 cases and measures are expected to prevent the spread of the disease from generating a health crisis in their territories.

Mexican academics visit Cuban university

Published on: January 8, 2024
15:20

Cienfuegos, Cuba, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The rector of the University of Cienfuegos “Carlos Rafael Rodríguez” (UCF), Orquídea Urquiola, received here today the exchange visit of Mexican academics Jennifer Astrid Pech Pat and Henry Curbelo.

Costa Rica hands over politician fugitive for swindling Panama

Published on: January 8, 2024
15:11

San José, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Security authorities in Costa Rica announced the delivery to their Panamanian counterparts of Richard Fifer, a politician from the neighboring nation, a fugitive from justice after being convicted of swindling.

Panama seized 108.6 tons of drugs in 2023

Published on: January 8, 2024
14:56

Panama City, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Panama's Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) reported that in 2023 they seized 108.67 tons of drugs, less than the 128.4 tons seized in 2022.

Lula affirms that coup plotters in Brazil were guided by hatred

Published on: January 8, 2024
14:55

Brasilia, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva affirmed that the coup plotters who attacked a year ago today the headquarters of the Three Powers in Brazil were guided by hatred and disinformation.

Bolivia supports South Africa’s application against Israel

Published on: January 8, 2024
14:54

La Paz, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Bolivia joined on Monday a group of countries that back an application by South Africa to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Israel for genocide against the Palestinian people.

Cuba’s young people are proud ahead of dance event in Switzerland

Published on: January 8, 2024
14:51

Havana, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Students María del Carmen Pantoja, Alejandro Figueredo and Ernesto Brallant Muñoz, who are in their second year at Cuba's Acosta Danza Academy, are proud of their participation in the Prix de Lausanne 2024 Competition in Switzerland.

Paraguayans alert due to temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius

Published on: January 8, 2024
14:43

Asuncion, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayans woke up on Monday on alert for a heatwave with temperatures that could exceed 40 degrees Celsius, according to specialized forecasts.

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