16 October 2024 Archives

DPRK youth join army in droves

Published on: October 16, 2024
14:06

Pyongyang, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) More than 1.4 million Youth Union members, students and other young North Koreans across the country have applied to join or re-join the local People's Army (KPA).

No gang-linked murders in El Salvador in first half of October

Published on: October 16, 2024
13:55

San Salvador, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador registered today 12 days with no reports of gang-linked homicides, as the first fortnight of October comes to a close, the National Civil Police (PNC) said.

Dominican mountaineer climbs the seven highest peaks

Published on: October 16, 2024
12:40

Santo Domingo, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Dominican mountaineer Thais Herrera became the first woman of her country to climb the seven highest mountains of each continent, after climbing the Carstenzs Pyramid, the highest in Oceania, it was reported today.

Fpolisario criticizes lack of action from UN on Western Sahara

Published on: October 16, 2024
12:37

Algiers, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The lack of action of the UN Secretariat General in holding Morocco responsible for the breach of the cessation of hostilities in Western Sahara was criticized today by the Secretary General of the Polisario, Brahim Ghali.

Vietnam warns of dangerous Marburg virus

Published on: October 16, 2024
12:34

Hanoi, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam's health system remains alert in order to detect and prevent the entry of the Marburg virus, a dangerous, highly transmissible disease with a high mortality rate.

Criticism of possible militarization against crime in Peru

Published on: October 16, 2024
12:29

Lima, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Two former Peruvian interior ministers, a former police chief and a business leader today rejected the possibility of the military leading the fight against the overflow of extortion and murders.

FM denounces damage caused by US blockade to food in Cuba

Published on: October 16, 2024
12:26

Havana, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said the US blockade of Cuba is causing serious damage to the food of the population of the Caribbean country.

Argentine universities march for better wages

Published on: October 16, 2024
12:23

Buenos Aires, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Students and workers gathered outside the Union Front of the National Universities of Argentina will march with torches on Wednesday demanding better wages, and public and quality education.

Paintings by Cuban artists captivate at art festival in Romania

Published on: October 16, 2024
12:20

Bucharest, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) More than 10 thousand people admired the canvases of Cuban painters at the 5th edition of the Contemporary Art Festival in Sibiu, Romania, where Cuba participated with the largest number of works and artists, it was reported today.

Russia assures that BRICS summit will be held at a high level

Published on: October 16, 2024
12:18

Moscow, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The organization of the BRICS Summit, which will take place from October 22 to October 24 in the Russian city of Kazan, will be of a high level and will correspond to the format of the event, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said.

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