16 December 2024 Archives

Cuba’s budget will prioritize power sector in 2025

Published on: December 16, 2024
19:02

Havana, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on Monday that the draft State budget for 2025 will prioritize the recovery of the national power generation system.

Ecuadorian government gives in and announces relocation of new prison

Published on: December 16, 2024
19:02

Quito, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Following two weeks of social protests on the streets, the Ecuadorian government announced on Monday that the maximum-security prison initially planned to be built in the Amazonian community of Archidona will be instead be erected in Salinas, province of Santa Elena.

Lula resumes work in Sao Paulo after leaving hospital

Published on: December 16, 2024
18:41

Brasilia, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is recovering from brain surgery and was discharged from hospital on Sunday, resumed his work from his home in the state of Sao Paulo on Monday.

Cuba’s draft state budget for 2025 presented

Published on: December 16, 2024
17:55

Havana, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Finance and Prices Vladimir Regueiro presented Cuba's draft budget for 2025 on Monday in the commissions, prior to the 4th Ordinary Session of the National People's Power Assembly (Parliament) in its 10th Legislature.

News agencies Adnkronos and Prensa Latina sign cooperation agreement

Published on: December 16, 2024
17:27

Rome, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The Italian news agency Adnkronos signed an news exchange agreement with Prensa Latina on Monday, with the purpose of strengthening the ties of collaboration between the two media outlets.

Storm Chido devastates Indian Ocean territory; hits Mozambique

Published on: December 16, 2024
17:16

Nairobi, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The only certainty today in Mayotte, a French overseas territory, on the Mozambique Channel, is that the passage of Cyclone Chido has devastated that island, killing thousands.

Cuba’s 2025 investment plan presented

Published on: December 16, 2024
17:08

Havana, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Economy and Planning Joaquín Alonso stated on Monday, when presenting Cuba's economic plan for 2025, that the complex scenario will persist and we must be able to move forward with our efforts, resources and available reserves.

Opposition leader calls for an end to migration from Syria to Germany

Published on: December 16, 2024
17:06

Berlin, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) German political opponent and member of the Christian Conservative Party (CDU), Friedrich Merz, on Monday urged a reinforcement of the German external border and an end to migration from Syria into this country, reported the Tagesschau agency.

Researchers announce new drug to treat advanced breast cancer

Published on: December 16, 2024
17:00

London, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The combination of imlunestrant and abemaciclib improves progression-free survival rate in advanced ER+ HER2- breast tumors, regardless of genomic profile, according to a study released on Monday.

El Salvador authorities hail efficient seizure of drugs in 2024

Published on: December 16, 2024
16:56

San Salvador, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of El Salvador on Monday described 2024 as the most efficient period under Nayib Bukele's administration, in curbing drug trafficking.

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