17 August 2024 Archives

Russian Progress MS-28 spacecraft docked to the ISS

Published on: August 17, 2024
11:47

Moscow, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The Progress MS-28 cargo spacecraft, launched Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, docked today to the Zvezda module of the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) reported.

UN agency in Cuba calls for a photography contest

Published on: August 17, 2024
11:42

Havana, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Cuba is calling for amateur photographers living in the country to participate in the "Focus on Lives" contest.

Hurricane Ernesto hits Bermuda

Published on: August 17, 2024
11:34

Halminton, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Hurricane Ernesto made landfall in Bermuda while it remains category one with maximum winds of 140 kilometers per hour (kph).

Lebanese Resistance responds to Israeli aggression in the South

Published on: August 17, 2024
11:30

Beirut, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The Lebanese Resistance (Hezbollah) bombed today the settlement of Ayelet HaShahar, in response to the Israeli aggression against the southern village of Wadi Kfour, which caused civilian victims of Syrian nationality.

At least 16 killed in Israeli bombardment against Gaza village

Published on: August 17, 2024
11:26

Ramallah, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) At least 16 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in a bombardment by Israeli aircraft against the village of Zawaida, located in the center of the Gaza Strip, medical sources reported today.

Lula mourns death of Santos, Brazil’s biggest TV personality

Published on: August 17, 2024
11:24

Brasilia, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva lamented the death today of communicator Silvio Santos, whom he described as the greatest personality in the history of Brazilian television.

10 civilians confirmed killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli attack

Published on: August 17, 2024
10:35

Beirut, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) A total of 10 civilians were killed, among them a mother and her two children and four were wounded as a result of an Israeli air attack in the province of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon.

Two children die in landslide in El Salvador

Published on: August 17, 2024
10:33

San Salvador, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Two minors died as a result of a landslide that occurred last night after heavy rains, Salvadoran Civil Protection authorities confirmed.

Cerro Norte, face of insecurity in Uruguay

Published on: August 17, 2024
10:28

Montevideo, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The capital's Cerro Norte neighborhood has been the face of insecurity in Uruguay in recent days, at the same time as the debate on the implementation of nighttime police raids, now outlawed by the Constitution.

First case of polio in Gaza, while the UN prepares vaccinations

Published on: August 17, 2024
10:25

Ramallah, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Gaza authorities announced the first case of polio in the territory, amid a UN campaign to reach a temporary cease-fire to start a round of vaccination.

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