16 August 2024 Archives

Angola does not register cases of Mpox

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:22

Luanda, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Angola continues today without registering cases of smallpox (Mpox), but reinforced measures of the contingency plan, the Secretary of State for Public Health, Carlos Alberto Pinto, assured.

Belarus reinforces border with Ukraine after drones shot down

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:20

Minsk, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Belarus reinforced control on the border, after shooting down Ukrainian drones over the country's territory last Friday, the president, Alexandr Lukashenko, declared.

Nicaraguan police handed over gang member to El Salvador

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:18

Managua, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The Nicaraguan National Police handed over to El Salvador the member of the Sancocos de Sonsonate gang José Mauricio Carballo, who had an arrest warrant for crimes of illicit groupings and aggravated homicide, it was reported today.

Russia: new Defense council will be in charge of supplying troops

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:16

Moscow, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The Coordination Council for military security in the border territories, created in the Russian Ministry of Defense, will supply the troops and assistance in evacuation, the military entity informed.

UN condemns deadly Israeli attack on village in West Bank

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:15

United Nations, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The UN Special Envoy for the Middle East peace process, Tor Wennesland, condemned today the recent Israeli attack against the Palestinian village of Jit, in the West Bank, which left one fatality and material damage.

Ethiopia sets million tree planting figure in a day

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:12

Addis Ababa, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced a plan to plant more than 600 million tree seedlings in a day in Ethiopia, a campaign scheduled for August 23.

El Salvador launches project to protect populations

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:11

San Salvador, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in El Salvador announced today the launching of a project to protect the environment, mitigate poverty and promote economic welfare in the Trifinio region.

Panama arrests 25 people associated with drug trafficking network

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:08

Panama City, Aug 16 ( Prensa Latina ) The Ministry of Security (Minseg) of Panama today reported the arrest of some 25 people associated with a criminal network operating from Panama, dedicated to drug trafficking in the region.

Five minors die as a result of an attack at a Sudanese school

Published on: August 16, 2024
10:37

Khartoum, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The bombing, for the moment anonymous, against a secondary school in the center of Sudan, caused the death of five students sheltered in the campus as well as the wounding of 20, according to a report released here today.

Costa Rican domestic violence left 24 deaths this year

Published on: August 16, 2024
09:44

San José, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Domestic violence, one of the crimes suffered by the Costa Rican society, has left 24 deaths so far this year, seven more than in a similar stage of the previous year, according to the Judicial Investigation Organism (OIJ).

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