19 December 2024 Archives

Violations of the rights of teenagers in Uruguay

Published on: December 19, 2024
14:01

Montevideo, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The National Institution of Human Rights (Inddh) presented a resolution documenting severe violations of rights suffered by adolescents in Uruguay.

Haiti with the highest corruption perception index in the Caribbean

Published on: December 19, 2024
13:59

Port-au-Prince, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Haiti today ranks first among the countries in the Caribbean area with the highest corruption perception index in the public sector, local press reported.

DR and Jamaica sign agreement to regulate air transportation

Published on: December 19, 2024
13:57

Santo Domingo, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The governments of the Dominican Republic and Jamaica signed an air services agreement to strengthen connectivity, promote trade, tourism and efficiency in this sector between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry informed today.

More than a million deportees returned to Afghanistan in 2024

Published on: December 19, 2024
13:55

Kabul, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that more than 1,2 million Afghan migrants returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran in 2024.

UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan by 2025

Published on: December 19, 2024
13:54

Kabul, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today released a report stating that 22.9 million people in Afghanistan will need humanitarian assistance next year.

Ecuador strengthens vigilance over presence of bird flu in Colombia

Published on: December 19, 2024
13:52

Quito, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The Agency for Regulation and Control of Plant and Animal Health (Agrocalidad) of Ecuador announced that it has strengthened surveillance at poultry production sites in the face of the confirmation of bird flu in neighboring Colombia.

Italy strengthens ties with Mexico by restitution of artefacts

Published on: December 19, 2024
11:34

Rome, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The recent restitution by Italy to Mexico of more than 100 archaeological pieces stolen from that country, shows how much space is left to deepen the cooperation between both nations, a statement says today.

Last day of blackouts in Ecuador, as promised by the government

Published on: December 19, 2024
11:32

Quito, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador will experience the last day of blackouts after nearly three months of power outages, according to the promise made by the government.

Sri Lanka thanks China for economic and debt support

Published on: December 19, 2024
11:29

Colombo, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed gratitude to China for supporting Sri Lanka's debt restructuring and its economic assistance, official sources said.

Grenada for sustainable production of seaweed with sargassum

Published on: December 19, 2024
11:26

Saint George's, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell called for proposals on the sustainable production of seaweed with sargassum, an initiative that today could be added to the list of items that will contribute to the national economy.

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