3 September 2024 Archives

Panama meeting advocates upgraded agricultural food system in LA

Published on: September 3, 2024
15:45

Panama City, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries today in Panama advocated reforms in the regional agricultural food systems, aimed at guaranteeing better nutrition and access to healthy diets.

Demonstrations in The Hague call for peaceful end to war in Ukraine

Published on: September 3, 2024
15:23

Amsterdam, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of Dutch demonstrators in The Hague today demanded a peaceful end for the conflict in Ukraine and a halt on all weapons supplies to that country, the capital's television indicated.

Attempted prison break in Congo leaves 129 dead

Published on: September 3, 2024
15:11

Kinshasa, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The attempted jailbreak from the Makala Central Prison in this capital left 129 people dead, Radio Okapi station reported on Tuesday.

UN rejects espionage accusations against staff in Yemen

Published on: September 3, 2024
15:02

United Nations, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) today dismissed accusations from the Houthis against six officials of its Human Rights Office, who have remained in captivity in Yemen on alleged espionage.

Caribbean organization voices support for Venezuela

Published on: September 3, 2024
14:56

Bridgetown, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI) condemned today the hijacking by the United States government of a plane used by the Venezuelan president.

Ihar Boki, the Paralympic Phelps reaches five golds in Paris

Published on: September 3, 2024
14:53

Paris, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The Belorussian swimmer Ihar Boki today achieved his fifth gold medal in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with the world record in 200 medley, a sort of emulation with the legendary shark Michael Phelps.

UNHCR warns of high number of displaced and refugees in Afghanistan

Published on: September 3, 2024
14:48

Kabul, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today that Afghanistan currently is sheltering more than three million internally displaced persons and nearly six million refugees in countries in the region.

Protests by health professionals continue in Argentina

Published on: September 3, 2024
14:42

Buenos Aires, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The Federation of Health Professionals of the Argentine Republic (Fesprosa) confirmed today that it will continue its strikes in several regions of the country in defense of the sector and decent wages.

Report reveals grim picture of environmental crisis in Africa

Published on: September 3, 2024
12:15

Addis Ababa, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The State of the Climate in Africa 2023 Report underlined the urgent need to increase investment in adaptation to climate resilience, after revealing a grim picture of the environmental crisis on the continent, it was released today.

WHO prioritizes safety and efficacy of Mpox and polio vaccines

Published on: September 3, 2024
12:02

Geneva, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), assured the safety and efficacy of Mpox and polio vaccines are our highest priority.

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