16 August 2024 Archives

ALBA movements reject all types of meddling in Venezuela

Published on: August 16, 2024
14:49

Caracas, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Social and grass roots groups clustered under “Our America” umbrella organization and linked to ALBA Movements, on Friday deemed unusual and counterproductive any attempts by some "progressive" regional sectors to meddle in Venezuela's internal affairs.

Lebanese authorities demand halt to Israeli crimes

Published on: August 16, 2024
13:41

Beirut, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Lebanese authorities today demanded a halt to Israeli attacks against the south of the country and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

UN calls for humanitarian pauses for anti-polio vaccination in Gaza

Published on: August 16, 2024
13:31

United Nations, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General António Guterres today called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict in Gaza to begin an anti-polio immunization campaign for more than 640,000 children in the enclave.

Haiti: Five children a week on average killed in 2024

Published on: August 16, 2024
13:24

Port-au-Prince, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) An average of five children per week in the first six months of 2024 were killed by armed violence in Haiti.

Distortions in the value of work in Cuba, says expert

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:59

Havana, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) An important problem to be solved in Cuba is the value of work in a society that eagerly seeks justice, said today doctor in science Luis A. Montero.

Syrian and Chinese FMs both congratulate on anniversary of relations

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:49

Damascus, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, exchanged congratulatory messages on Friday on the 68th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Hurricane Ernesto approaches Bermuda

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:46

Washington, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Meteorological event Ernesto is approaching Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour, the National Hurricane Center reported today, classifying it as a major tropical cyclone.

Workers continue on strike at biggest copper mine in Chile

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:39

Santiago, Chile, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The strike at Minera Escondida, the world's biggest open-pit copper mine, enters its fourth day on Friday, with no agreement in sight between Chilean workers and mining giant BHP.

Some 90 countries present at swearing in of Dominican president

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:38

Santo Domingo, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Leaders and senior officials from 87 nations and 21 international organizations are here to participate in the swearing-in today of President Luis Abinader, on the 161st anniversary of the Restoration of the Republic.

Russia denounces US interference in Venezuela’s internal affairs

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:25

Moscow, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The level of interference of the United States in the sovereign affairs of Venezuela continues to be high, the Kremlin advisor for naval affairs, Nikolai Patrushev, declared.

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