24 December 2024 Archives

Haiti’s international airport, more wishes than planes

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:47

Port-au-Prince, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) A plane that flew to Brazil with 200 passengers sowed the belief about a normalization of air traffic in Haiti, but the desire multiplied by anxiety today is equal to a great disappointment.

Sahara dust affects Caribbean skies

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:46

Bridgetown, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Several Caribbean nations will experience a sharp deterioration in air quality due to the arrival of a dense layer of dust from the Sahara, which could also affect the health of people with respiratory problems.

Use of renewable energies in Panama highlighted

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:45

Panama City, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The National Energy Secretariat (SNE) of Panama highlighted today that last November the use of renewable sources represented 97.6 percent of electricity generation in the country.

Average of 16 deaths per day on Brazil’s federal roads

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:44

Brasilia, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Highway Police (PFR) recorded an average of 16 deaths per day on Brazil’s roads between January and October, the corporation revealed, quoted by the portal R7.

Galapagos islands sanctuary, not military base, organizations demand

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:41

Quito, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) A coalition of 50 social, national and international organizations today rejected the foreign military presence in the Galapagos Islands, because it violates the Constitution of Ecuador, threatens the conservation of the archipelago and compromises national sovereignty.

Mijaín, Omara and Argentine football win Annual Prensa Latina Poll

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:38

Havana, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Wrestler Mijaín López, Paralympic sprinter Omara Durand Elías, both Cubans and the Argentine soccer team were winners in the 60th edition of the annual Prensa Latina Sports Survey.

UN asks Ecuador for urgent measures for missing minors

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:38

Quito, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The Committee on Enforced Disappearances of the United Nations (UN) issued today urgent action measures after the disappearance for more than two weeks of four minors in Ecuador, a case involving military.

Condemnation in Ho Chi Minh City of US blockade of Cuba ratified

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:35

Hanoi, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City ratified its condemnation of the increased US blockade and rejected the fact of keeping the island on the list of countries that allegedly sponsors terrorism.

Hungary calls Russian leader honest, supports development of ties

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:31

Budapest, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called President Vladimir Putin honest and expressed interest in developing relations with Russia, the Magyar Nemzet newspaper reported.

US uses Africa as a testing ground, Russia says

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:24

Moscow, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The United States sees Africa as a testing ground for experimental drugs, said the deputy chief of Russia's radiation, chemical and biological protection troops, Major General Alexei Rtischev.

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