7 October 2024 Archives

2024 considered in Ecuador second year with most homicides

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:42

Quito, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) This 2024 is already the second most violent year in the history of Ecuador, with 4,805 homicides registered until September, local media warn today.

Nigeria and Sudan cholera mortality rate triples world average

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:39

Abuja, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria and Sudan woke up today with the terrible news that mortality due to the cholera outbreak is three times the world average.

Uruguayan Parliament to discuss the prison system crisis

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:33

Montevideo, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The Interior Minister, Nicolas Martinelli, will appear before Parliament today to report on the death of six inmates in an arson attack, although his appearance will focus on the crisis in the Uruguayan prison system.

UN promotes youth leadership for urban future

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:29

United Nations, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) World Habitat Day calls today on youth to get involved in creating a better urban future, the theme of the day that insists on addressing the challenges and opportunities of the rapid configuration of cities.

Alert on the disappearance of 1,300 species of birds in two centuries

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:25

Washington, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The extinction of 1,300 bird species over the next 200 years could have serious consequences for nature, a study published in Science warns.

Paintings of Gandhi and Colombian war victims in Indian museum

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:21

New Delhi, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) A work of art on Mahatma Gandhi, created by relatives of survivors of the conflict in Colombia, is now part of the collection of one of the largest museums dedicated to the Father of the Nation of India.

UNHCR urges to step up support to Lebanon in view of cost of conflict

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:10

United Nations, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged today to extend international support to Lebanon, where he warned of the tragic cost of the Israeli offensive.

NATO must go to the trash-can of history, DPRK says

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:05

Pyongyang, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should be thrown into the trash-can of history as soon as possible. The state news agency KCNA today reproduces a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs according to which the military pact has degenerated under the logic and double standards of the United States, citing as an example the constant instigation of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

Women in minority as candidates for Parliament in Uruguay

Published on: October 7, 2024
11:03

Montevideo, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The low female representation among candidates for Parliament in Uruguay today confirms the gender gap in the electoral campaign for the October 27 elections.

China and DPRK congratulate each other on anniversary relations

Published on: October 7, 2024
10:59

Pyongyang, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Choe Son Hui, and China, Wang Yi, exchanged messages on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

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