27 May 2024 Archives

Cuba attends 77th World Health Assembly

Published on: May 27, 2024
12:57

Havana, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is participating in the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA), which began in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday and will close on June 1.

Renowned human rights lawyer Eduardo Contreras dies in Chile

Published on: May 27, 2024
12:53

Santiago de Chile, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Renowned lawyer Eduardo Contreras, who filed the first lawsuit against dictator Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990), died in this capital, legislators from the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) informed on Monday.

PAHO warns against Oropouche fever outbreak in the Americas

Published on: May 27, 2024
12:43

Washington, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Oropouche fever, a virus transmitted by vectors of the genus Culicidae (mosquitoes) and Culicoides (midges), is now affecting rural and urban communities in Central and South America, as well as in Caribbean countries.

Millions of tree seedlings planted in Ethiopia

Published on: May 27, 2024
12:25

Addis Ababa, May 27 (Prensa Latina) More than 32 million tree seedlings have been planted in recent years in Ethiopia as part of the first phase of the Green Legacy Initiative, the Government Communications Service (GCS) revealed.

Cuba solidarity campaign in Chile gains supporters

Published on: May 27, 2024
11:53

Santiago, Chile, May 27 (Prensa Latina) A dozen groups in Chile have joined the "Pon tu Grano de Amor por Cuba" (Put Your Grain of Love for Cuba) campaign, promoted by graduates from Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) and the Gladys Marín Foundation.

African Union condemned Israeli attack on Palestinians in Rafah

Published on: May 27, 2024
11:21

Addis Ababa, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, condemned the Israeli air attack against Palestinian civilians in a camp for displaced persons in Rafah, with a toll of 35 dead and dozens wounded.

Russia and Uzbekistan implement a road map for cooperation

Published on: May 27, 2024
11:18

Tashkent, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Russia and Uzbekistan have made progress in implementing the road map for cooperation, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev affirmed on Monday at the beginning of talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

Maduro announces national dialogue day after elections in Venezuela

Published on: May 27, 2024
11:16

Caracas, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that one day after the July 28 elections he will call for a national dialogue with all sectors of the country, it was reportedly stated today in this capital.

Armed attack in Nigeria leaves seven persons dead and 150 kidnapped

Published on: May 27, 2024
11:04

Abuja, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Some seven deaths, and more than 150 persons kidnapped, is the provisional balance of an attack by armed men against the town of Kuchi, in western Nigeria, as it is known here today.

Paraguay faces an increase in respiratory illnesses

Published on: May 27, 2024
10:59

Asuncion, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan health authorities urged the population to get vaccinated and take extreme care, especially children and the elderly, given the drastic increase in cases of respiratory diseases during the current cold season.

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