12 March 2024 Archives

Uruguay: RNC urges to prevent cervical cancer

Published on: March 12, 2024
17:57

Montevideo, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Around 150 women die annually from cervical cancer, according to latest data from the National Cancer Registry (RNC).

Nigeria risks losing all its forest elephants

Published on: March 12, 2024
17:47

Abuja, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria is one of 37 African countries where elephants are found in the wild. Savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) can be found in the north and forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in the south.

Scientists use AI to identify emerging Covid-19 variants

Published on: March 12, 2024
17:41

London, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Scientists at The Universities of Manchester and Oxford have developed an AI framework that can identify and track new and concerning Covid-19 variants and could help with other infections in the future.

Biden counsel defends decision to comment on president’s memory

Published on: March 12, 2024
17:31

Washington, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Special counsel Robert Hur on Tuesday is expected to defend his decision to comment on President Biden’s memory, saying he aimed neither to sanitize nor disparage the president in justifying his decision not to bring charges.

US finances new mercenary opposition against Cuba

Published on: March 12, 2024
17:17

Havana, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provide new mercenaries with financial support against Cuba.

UN calls for responsible action ahead of Haiti’s political crisis

Published on: March 12, 2024
17:04

United Nations, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Tuesday called for responsible action to restore democratic institutions in Haiti, amid the chaos unleashed by violence.

French National Assembly validates support for Ukraine

Published on: March 12, 2024
16:55

Paris, March 12 (Prensa Latina) The National Assembly of France voted today in favor of the bilateral agreement with Ukraine, signed in February by presidents Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Zelensky, denounced by sectors of the left as an escalation of war.

US announces stopgap military aid package for Ukraine

Published on: March 12, 2024
16:53

Washington, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The Biden administration announced another package of military aid to Ukraine worth up to $300 million on Tuesday after months of warning there was no money left, with officials saying the new funding became available as a results of savings made in weapons contracts.

UN welcomes maritime corridor for Gaza

Published on: March 12, 2024
16:46

United Nations, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction for Gaza Sigrid Kaag welcomed on Tuesday the opening of a maritime corridor for greater assistance to the enclave, although she called for keeping all routes open.

Chile warns of La Niña weather phenomenon’s aftermaths for Chile

Published on: March 12, 2024
16:43

Santiago de Chile, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The appearance of the climatic phenomenon La Niña after the end of the austral summer in Chile, will bring negative aftermaths to the country, a meteorology expert warned here on Tuesday.

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