8 January 2025 Archives

SOS Journalists of Haiti calls for justice for its colleagues

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:55

Port-au-Prince, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The organization SOS Journalists of Haiti called for justice to punish the gang members who took the lives of two colleagues, and today seven others remain in critical condition.

Venezuelan opposition leader and former presidents banned in Panama

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:51

Panama City, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Popular organizations condemned today the brief stay of Venezuelan oppositionist Edmundo Gonzalez, accompanied by nine former presidents of the region.

Israel continues ground incursions in Syria

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:42

Damascus, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Israeli forces continued their violations of Syrian territory and carried out several ground incursions in the province of Quneitra, about 60 kilometers southwest of Damascus, the capital.

Bus drivers strike in Argentina

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:31

Buenos Aires, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The drivers of 10 bus lines covering the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, in Argentina, are going on strike to demand payment of all their wages.

Over 46,000 evacuees and 646 aftershocks reported after China’s quake

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:23

Lhasa, China, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Local authorities informed on Wednesday that 46,500 people have been displaced and 646 aftershocks were reported following a 6.8-magnitude quake on the Richter scale that struck Dingri County in China's Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet) on January 7.

China and Congo to boost model relationship for Africa

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:20

Brazzaville, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for building a relationship with Congo that is a model for Africa in terms of depth and bilateral cooperation, the Congolese Presidency said.

Sheinbaum to Trump: Gulf of Mexico was recognized since 1607

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:18

Mexico City, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) President Claudia Sheinbaum said today that the Gulf of Mexico has been internationally recognized since 1607 and suggested naming North America as Mexican America, after statements by the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump.

Warning in Dominica on changes in weather conditions

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:10

Roseau, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The Meteorological Department of Dominica maintains today's alert on changes in weather conditions in the nation, where low-lying areas may be the most affected.

Cuba’s Casa de las Américas announces its literary prize

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:00

Havana, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Casa de las Americas published the rules of its prestigious literary award, called for 2025 in the categories of poetry, short stories, and studies on Latinos in the United States, according to its Facebook site.

Shelters delivered in northern Afghan provinces

Published on: January 8, 2025
09:53

Kabul, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) At a cost of 407 million Afghanis ($5,7 million), the construction of 1,120 shelters in nine provinces of northern Afghanistan, has been completed and delivered for use.

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