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Havana Film Festival pays tribute to one of its founders

Published on: November 23, 2024
13:08

Havana, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The Havana International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, which knocks on Cuba's door, will pay tribute this year to Alfredo Guevara, one of the festival's founders. According to the organisers, the event will tour the country with screenings and accompanying events and will include several tributes, but the Guevara tribute will be a preamble to what is to come in 2025.

Chilean Workers’ Federation calls for a national strike

Published on: November 23, 2024
13:04

Santiago de Chile, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Central Unitary Workers' Union (CUT) is preparing today a national strike for November 28 aimed at demanding labor and salary stability and more benefits for State workers.

Angola reaffirms its commitment to peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Published on: November 23, 2024
13:00

Luanda, 23 November (Prensa Latina) Angola today reaffirmed its commitment to peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by signing a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in that neighbouring country (Monusco).

Extraterritoriality of the US blockade on Cuba slammed in France

Published on: November 23, 2024
12:48

Paris, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) European politicians and union leaders repudiated today in France the extraterritorial character of the US blockade against Cuba at the opening day of the 19th European Continental Meeting of Solidarity with the island.

Italy reports 2,561 infections, 61 deaths due to Covid 19

Published on: November 23, 2024
12:43

Rome, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) From November 14 to 20, two thousand 561 cases of Covid-19 were registered in Italy, for a decrease of 2.7 percent in relation to the two thousand 631 of the previous week, a report indicates today.

French group calls for strengthening economic cooperation with Cuba

Published on: November 23, 2024
12:39

Paris, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The president of Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop), Víctor Fernández, called today in this capital to combine political accompaniment to the island with economic support in the face of the devastating impact of the US blockade.

Israeli offensive against northern Gaza Strip enters its 50th day

Published on: November 23, 2024
12:35

Ramallah, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The new Israeli army offensive against the north of the Gaza Strip entered its 50th day today, amid denunciations of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the area, which includes a generalized famine.

Cuba thanks European solidarity, denounces the blockade

Published on: November 23, 2024
12:32

Paris, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando Gonzalez, thanked here today the support for Cuba in Europe, and denounced the tightening of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade.

G20 Summit: The challenge between statements and concrete results

Published on: November 23, 2024
11:29

Havana (Prensa Latina) The G20 summit in Brazil has revealed a scenario of contradictions between the objectives announced and the practices of the most developed countries, which casts doubt on the fulfilment of what has been agreed on crucial issues affecting the world, according to Brazilian political scientist Beto Almeida.

Unicef warns of inequality in social security for children in Panama

Published on: November 23, 2024
11:05

Panama City, 23 Nov (Prensa Latina) - Social security does not reach 712,890 children and adolescents in Panama today, according to a report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

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