1 February 2024 Archives

Ethiopian Rehabilitation Commission and UNDP discuss cooperation

Published on: February 1, 2024
12:09

Addis Ababa, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The commissioner of the Ethiopian National Rehabilitation Commission, Teshome Toga, met on Thursday with the UNDP Resident Representative in Ethiopia, Samuel Gbaydee Doe, on ongoing cooperation.

Jamaican police seize more than 225 kilograms of marijuana

Published on: February 1, 2024
12:04

Kingston, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The Jamaican Police seized more than 225 kilograms of marijuana in two operations in the southwestern parish of Saint Elizabeth, local media reported on Thursday.

Cuban ambassador to the DPRK presents credentials (+Photo)

Published on: February 1, 2024
11:56

Pyongyang, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The new Cuban ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Eduardo Luis Correa, presented his credentials to the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, Choe Ryong Hae, the state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday.

Cuban president celebrates anniversary of Lenin Vocational School

Published on: February 1, 2024
11:52

Havana, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Thursday congratulated the students, graduates and professors of the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Vocational Pre-University Institute of Exact Sciences, on the occasion of its 50 years.

Men arrested, weapons seized in a Montevideo neighborhood

Published on: February 1, 2024
10:41

Montevideo, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Three people were detained, and an arms arsenal was seized following an intelligence operation at a Montevideo neighborhood, the police informed on Thursday.

Peru’s Forestry Law Reforms Threaten Indigenous Survival

Published on: February 1, 2024
10:36

United Nations, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Recent reforms to forestry and wildlife legislation in Peru today threaten the physical and cultural survival of indigenous peoples, according to a UN human rights expert.

Barcelona and surrounding areas in emergency due to drought

Published on: February 1, 2024
10:29

Barcelona, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Government of Catalonia, Pere Aragonés, today declared the emergency phase in Barcelona and its metropolitan area, due to the historic drought it is suffering. A measure that was seen coming owing to the lack of rainfall in a sustained manner, which has left the water reserves at a critical level, in this region of northeastern Spain.

Colombia seeks to minimize fire risks due to intense heating

Published on: February 1, 2024
10:12

Bogota, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The temperature increase in Colombia, caused by the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon, is forcing the Colombian government´s entities to take measures to minimize the occurrence of fires.

Taliban rejects reports of corruption in Afghanistan

Published on: February 1, 2024
10:06

Kabul, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban government) rejected reports that corruption has increased in the country.

Uruguay investigate suspected cases of equine encephalitis in humans

Published on: February 1, 2024
10:03

Montevideo, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities are investigating seven suspected cases of equine encephalitis in humans, after the first transmission was confirmed in Uruguay.

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