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Guatemalan police arrest 61 Salvadorans

Published on: August 20, 2024
15:48

Guatemala City, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala’s National Civil Police (PNC) have been arresting 61 Salvadorans from January through Tuesday, in a joint effort to bring them to justice for a myriad of crimes they might have committed in both countries

Fed by gang violence, insecurity haunts life in Haiti

Published on: August 20, 2024
15:36

Port-au-Prince, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Haiti’s pervading insecurity is a harsh fact today, as violent acts committed by gangs continue to defy the local police.

Senate to decide on legalizing electronic cigarettes in Brazil

Published on: August 20, 2024
13:43

Brasilia, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Senate's Economic Committee will vote on a bill on Tuesday that would legalize e-cigarettes in Brazil, where their manufacture, import, marketing, distribution, storage, transportation, and advertising are prohibited.

Salvadoran authorities warn of persistent rains and thunderstorms

Published on: August 20, 2024
12:25

San Salvador, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Salvadoran authorities warned today of persistent rains and thunderstorms during the afternoons and nights of the current week which reaffirms the worsening of the so-called winter in the country.

Venezuela announces epidemiological plan to prevent MPOX

Published on: August 20, 2024
11:55

Caracas, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan government announced an epidemiological surveillance plan in ports and airports in response to the increase of monkeypox (Mpox) cases , local media reported today.

Paraguayan health authorities warn of monkeypox threat

Published on: August 20, 2024
11:49

Asuncion, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan health authorities warned about the symptoms associated with monkeypox (mpox) and recommended actions to follow in case of its appearance.

Uganda shields border with Democratic Congo due to monkeypox

Published on: August 20, 2024
11:43

Kampala, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Ugandan government announced extreme prevention measures on its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to contain the spread in the area of Mpox, also known as monkeypox.

DRC hopes to receive first Mpox vaccine doses next week

Published on: August 20, 2024
10:05

Kinshasa, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hopes to receive the first doses of the monkeypox (Mpox) vaccine by next week to contain the disease, local media reported on Tuesday.

UN Secretary General visits Pacific and East Asia on climate agenda

Published on: August 20, 2024
07:43

United Nations, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Secretary General António Guterres will begin a tour of countries in the Pacific and East Asia, focused on the impact of climate change in those regions.

UN calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza to launch anti-polio campaign

Published on: August 20, 2024
00:15

Ramallah, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) United Nations agencies on Monday called for a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip to launch a vaccination campaign against polio, after a case was detected there for the first time time in 25 years.

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