29 December 2024 Archives

Venezuelan FM reaffirms commitment to Turkish people and Gov’t

Published on: December 29, 2024
15:46

Caracas, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Yván Gil reaffirmed Venezuela's commitment to the people and Government of Türkiye on Sunday to continue to build a solid relationship based on mutual respect in order to promote a new multipolar world.

Former Surinamese President Bouterse dies of liver failure

Published on: December 29, 2024
15:40

Paramaribo, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse died of liver failure and the Government will soon hand over the body to the family for the funeral, but a criminal investigation opened after his death will continue, the Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Sunday.

Ashes of prominent Cuban journalist buried in Santa Clara

Published on: December 29, 2024
15:24

Santa Clara, Cuba, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) The ashes of the prominent Cuban journalist Pedro Martínez Pírez were laid to rest on Sunday in the cemetery of this central city, where he was born eighty-seven years ago.

Black box of crashed plane in South Korea recovered

Published on: December 29, 2024
15:15

Seoul, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Rescue teams on Sunday found one of the two black boxes of a Jeju Air plane that crashed in southwest South Korea, where 179 people were killed and two survived.

Huge waves in Ecuador leave three dead and material damage

Published on: December 29, 2024
12:46

Quito, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Unusually huge and persistent waves along the Ecuadorian coast have so far left three dead and caused material damage.

Legislator’s husband murdered in Ecuador

Published on: December 29, 2024
12:43

Quito, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador is suffering today the consequences of the security crisis gripping the country, following a massacre that left six dead and the murder of lawmaker Alexandra Arce’s husband, both in the province of Guayas.

Maronite Patriarch disavows deferred presidential election in Lebanon

Published on: December 29, 2024
12:31

Beirut, Dec (Prensa Latina) The Maronite Patriarch, Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, on Sunday rejected any attempt to postpone the presidential session of January 9 in Lebanon and urged relevant authorities to complete the process to elect a new head of state.

Chopper scare shows Achilles’ heel of Haitian armed gangs

Published on: December 29, 2024
12:17

Port-au-Prince, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Gang members in Haiti fled in fear, leaving their weapons behind, when they saw two US helicopters overflying the area where the former are currently imposing their terror-based control.

Rains trigger red alert in Bolivia’s capital

Published on: December 29, 2024
12:07

La Paz, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian capital remains in a state of emergency and red alert on Sunday, as precaution against the rainy season, following the approval of a territorial law by the Municipal Council of La Paz.

Uzbek FM congratulates Cuban counterpart over island’s national day

Published on: December 29, 2024
12:03

Tashkent, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Uzbek Foreign Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov, on Sunday congratulated his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, over Cuba’s National Day falling on January 1st, Prensa Latina learned today.

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