28 November 2024 Archives

Archidona locals repudiate new prison construction in Ecuador

Published on: November 28, 2024
15:25

Quito, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The government of Ecuador will build a second maximum security prison worth 51.9 million dollars in the Amazon city of Archidona, in Napo province, where the locals have voiced rejection to the planned penitentiary.

Cuban president mourns outstanding, seasoned reporter

Published on: November 28, 2024
15:04

Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has voiced his sorrow over the death of Pedro Martínez Pérez, one of the island’s most acknowledged journalists, and sent condolences to his family and friends.

PAHO: Caribbean must keep an eye on monkeypox

Published on: November 28, 2024
14:46

Kingston, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned countries in the Caribbean basin to be on high alert concerning the Monkeypox (Mpox) threat.

Venezuela thanks Nicaragua for its firm rejection of US sanctions

Published on: November 28, 2024
10:32

Caracas, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela expressed its sincere gratitude to the Government of Nicaragua for its firm rejection of the sanctions imposed by the United States on 21 civilian and military officials.

Government rejects report on Afghan drug cultivation

Published on: November 28, 2024
10:29

Kabul, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Afghanistan's Interior Ministry rejected a United Nations report that claims opium cultivation in the country increased by 30%.

Xi congrats Orsi on election as Uruguayan president

Published on: November 28, 2024
10:24

Beijing, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Uruguay's President-elect Yamandu Orsi on his recent electoral victory.

Chilean public sector on strike over labor improvements

Published on: November 28, 2024
10:05

Santiago de Chile, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Chile's public sector workers are staging a national strike to demand from the government job stability, living wages and better conditions to perform their tasks.

Cuba mourns the physical loss of journalist Pedro Martínez Pírez

Published on: November 28, 2024
09:58

Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) today mourned the death of one of the legends of the profession and winner of the José Martí National Journalism Award, Pedro Martínez Pírez.

Weapons and drugs seized in police raid in Uruguay

Published on: November 28, 2024
09:57

Montevideo, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Weapons and drugs were seized in a police operation in a house in Médanos de Solymar, Uruguay's Department of Canelones.

Mercedes Sosa and her singing in Cuba

Published on: November 28, 2024
09:45

Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Casa de las Américas in Cuba hosts today and tomorrow the XIII Festival of Popular Art “Mercedes Sosa”, an edition that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the emblematic concert of the Argentine singer in this Havana institution.

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