2 October 2024 Archives

DRC and Ugandan Armed Forces coordinate actions against rebels

Published on: October 2, 2024
13:42

Kinshasa, Oct 2 (Latin Press) Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Ugandan Defence Forces (UPDF) are discussing new strategies to deal with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels.

Cuban poetry adapts and is in good health, says poetess

Published on: October 2, 2024
12:04

Montevideo, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) The Tenth World Poetry Day in Montevideo brought poets to the neighborhoods of this capital, among them the Cuban Giselle Lucía Navarro, for whom the poetry of her country adapts and is in good health.

Samsung workers in India are striking for labor rights

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:42

New Delhi, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) More than 1,000 workers at Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of smartphones, TVs, and memory chips, are on a weeks-long strike in southern India, demanding better pay and union recognition.

Attempt to rescue illegal migrants off coast of Djibouti

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:40

Nairobi, Oct 2 (Latin Press) More than 100 victims of human trafficking remain missing off the coast of Djibouti, although rescue teams continue the search, the main intergovernmental agency on migration said.

Plebiscite on social security gets majority in Uruguay

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:37

Montevideo, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) The social security plebiscite promoted by the union central PIT-CNT and opposed to President Luis Lacalle Pou, has a chance of winning at the polls, according to poll results released today.

Strike at 14 U.S. ports: a threat just weeks before elections

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:34

Washington, Oct 2 (Latin Press) A work stoppage by tens of thousands of workers is affecting at least 14 U.S. ports, which could lead to higher prices and shortages of products just five weeks before elections.

Government declared Aerolineas Argentinas subject to privatization

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:31

Buenos Aires, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) Despite the rejection of several unions and sectors, the Argentine government today made official the declaration of Aerolíneas Argentinas as a company subject to privatization.

Plane leaves for repatriation of Brazilians in Lebanon

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:27

Brasilia, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane will leave for Beirut on Wednesday as part of the official operation to repatriate 240 of 3,000 Brazilian nationals currently in Lebanon, a country targeted by Israeli attacks.

Day of the last solar spectacle of 2024: an annular eclipse

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:24

Washington, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) Astronomy lovers will be able to enjoy the last spectacle of the sun, an annular solar eclipse, which will be visible from South America and Easter Island in the Pacific.

Afghanistan rejects accusations of citizen discrimination

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:20

Kabul, 2 Oct (Prensa Latina) Following the recent declarations of the ambassador and special representative of the Iranian president in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate (Taliban government) expressed today there is discrimination against its citizens in Afghanistan.

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