20 August 2024 Archives

Cuba welcomes over 1.4 million tourists

Published on: August 20, 2024
15:14

Havana, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has received 1.4 million international visitors from January to July, 2024, the National Statistics and Information Office (ONEI) reported Tuesday, at a time when several local hotels are winning new world awards.

Mexico registers a decrease in homicides compared to 2018

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:51

Mexico City, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Mexico registered an 18 percent decrease in intentional homicides in July compared to December 2018, the beginning of the current administration, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodríguez reported today.

Senate to decide on legalizing electronic cigarettes in Brazil

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:43

Brasilia, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Senate's Economic Committee will vote on a bill on Tuesday that would legalize e-cigarettes in Brazil, where their manufacture, import, marketing, distribution, storage, transportation, and advertising are prohibited.

Man sentenced for disappearing peace signers in Colombia

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:41

Bogota, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) A man was sentenced to 34 years in prison for the disappearance of five peace signers in 2017 in Nariño, southwestern Colombia, according to information available today on the Attorney General's website.

Russian army takes control of important town in Donetsk

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:27

Moscow, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Russian troops have taken control of the village of Novgorodskoe, (New York for Ukrainians) an important logistics center of the Donetsk Republic, the Ministry of Defense announced today.

New details of plan to assassinate Petro revealed

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:17

Bogota, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Julio Lozano, head of the criminal structure of the Nueva Junta cartel, would reportedly be the capo behind financing the preparations for an attempt on the life of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Scotland suspends all meetings with Israel

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:09

London, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The autonomous government of Scotland, in the United Kingdom, reiterated today the suspension of all its meetings with representatives of the Government of Israel until real progress is made towards peace in the Gaza Strip.

Mexican president describes judiciary as a kidnapped power

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:04

Mexico, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Tuesday described the judiciary as a kidnapped power at the service of a minority, and considered that the majority of Mexicans do not care about the strike announced by that sector.

Palestinian Resistance reaffirms unity with Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:02

Beirut, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian Resistance on Tuesday reaffirmed the unity of struggle with the Lebanese political and military movement Hezbollah in the confrontation with Israeli forces as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation.

President Díaz-Canel congratulates Mijaín López on his 42nd birthday

Published on: August 20, 2024
12:59

Havana, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated five-time Olympic champion Mijaín López on his 42nd birthday on Tuesday.

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