15 October 2024 Archives

European organizations to ratify support for Cuba in Paris

Published on: October 15, 2024
16:36

Paris, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) Solidarity associations, political forces and other sectors will ratify their support for Cuba and condemnation of the United States blockade in November in Paris, at a forum that will bring together activists from nearly 30 European countries, organizers said on Tuesday.

Grid collapse plunges Nigerian states into darkness

Published on: October 15, 2024
16:26

Abuja, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The fifth power outage that this month left five Nigerian states without electricity is still keeping the localities in the darkness as of Tuesday with no explanation for the causes given so far.

Rural women’s empowerment acknowledged in Cuba

Published on: October 15, 2024
16:22

Havana, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) With a Knowledge Fair in Havana, Cuba is displaying diverse experiences on the empowerment of women in local food production on Tuesday, through government initiatives supported by the United Nations.

WHO reports 700 million USD in donation pledges

Published on: October 15, 2024
16:07

Berlin, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) informed in this capital on Tuesday that it has received pledges worth 700 million dollars for its 2025-2028 budget from European governments and foundations, in addition to 300 million dollars already pledged by the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU).

China calls to defuse tensions in the Korean Peninsula

Published on: October 15, 2024
15:59

Beijing, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) China on Tuesday voiced its concern over tensions on the Korean Peninsula and stressed that the top priority there is to prevent further escalation of contradictions.

Colombian government reinforces institutional presence in Cauca

Published on: October 15, 2024
15:54

Bogotá, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian Ministry of the Interior opened a new office in the city of Popayán, the capital of Cauca, with the aim of reinforcing the policy implemented today by the Government to strengthen the institutional presence in the regions.

China Defense Ministry condemns Israeli attacks on UN forces

Published on: October 15, 2024
15:50

Beijing, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) China's Defense Ministry today voiced its strong condemnation and concern over Israel's recent attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).

Milei’s veto on education law prompts seizure of schools

Published on: October 15, 2024
15:47

Buenos Aires, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) About a hundred faculties and rectorates of Argentina’s public universities have been seized by students and professors, who are denouncing president Javier Milei’s veto on an educational financing law, reported the newspaper Pagina 12.

Kenya relocates elephants to avoid conflict with humans

Published on: October 15, 2024
15:18

Nairobi, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) Kenyan wildlife specialists are proceeding at full steam today with the removal of fifty elephants living in the Mwea National Reserve (center), in an attempt to quell complaints from the local residents about the animals.

Children become collateral victims in Uruguay drug shootings

Published on: October 15, 2024
14:54

Montevideo, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The death of a baby as a victim of cross fire among local drug traffickers in this capital's Cerro Norte neighborhood has brought to the limelight the collateral risks deriving from drug trade in Uruguay.

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October 15, 2024