CRISIS

Ecuadorian government analyzes strategies to face energy crisis

Published on: May 16, 2024
16:21

Quito, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Ecuador is analyzing several strategies such as the rental and purchase of thermal energy to overcome the crisis that this sector is facing today in the Andean nation tog.

Argentine workers protest against Milei’s policies

Published on: May 16, 2024
07:37

Buenos Aires, May 16 (Prensa Latina) Members of the State Workers Association (ATE) of Argentina will participate in a mobilization in front of the headquarters of the multinational Techint in the capital in rejection of the measures of the Government of Javier Milei.

Argentine organizations prepare actions against Milei’s measures

Published on: May 15, 2024
08:33

Buenos Aires, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Argentine social organizations, unions and defenders of human rights are preparing the details of actions in rejection of the so-called Omnibus Law and the strong adjustment promoted by the Government of Javier Milei.

OXFAM warns of epidemics in Gaza due to unprecedented crisis

Published on: May 14, 2024
10:55

Ramallah, May 14 (Prensa Latina) The destruction of critical water and sanitation infrastructure by the Israeli Army, along with severe overcrowding, malnutrition, and heat, is pushing Gaza to the brink of a deadly epidemic outbreak, OXAFAM, (Oxford Committee for Relief Against Hunger) warned on Tuesday.

Next Arab League summit will be focused on Palestine

Published on: May 14, 2024
08:47

Cairo, May 14 (Prensa Latina) The Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League, Hossam Zaki, confirmed that the organization's summit, which will be held this week in Bahrain, will have as its central theme the Palestinian cause and Israeli aggression.

Wave of violence affects economic sector in Ecuador

Published on: May 14, 2024
08:36

Quito, May 14 (Prensa Latina) A recent study undertaken by the Ecuadorian Organized Crime Observatory (OECO) of Ecuador revealed that the violence facing the country affects 90 percent of the economic sector.

UN Security Council retakes issue of Middle East crisis

Published on: May 13, 2024
08:36

Women mourn during the funeral of members of the Abu Quta family who were killed in Israeli strikes on the Palestinian city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 8, 2023. Fighting between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas raged on October 8, with hundreds killed on both sides after a surprise attack on Israel prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn they were "embarking on a long and difficult war". (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

United Nations, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The Security Council will reopen debates on the turbulent context in the Middle East in the first meeting of the month, while the situation worsens for civilians in the south of Gaza.

Parliament oversees actions in the face of Ecuador’s energy crisis

Published on: May 9, 2024
15:19

Quito, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The Supervisory Commission of the National Assembly – Ecuadorean Parliament began on Thursday a process of control of the actions of Daniel Noboa's Government due to the energy crisis affecting the country.

Hamas denounces Israel’s attempts at sabotaging ceasefire agreements

Published on: May 8, 2024
09:31

Beirut, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the Hamas movement in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, denounced Israel's attempts at sabotaging the efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, amid attacks on Rafah.

Costa Rican industry calls for actions againt power outages

Published on: May 8, 2024
09:11

San José, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica’s Chamber of Industries (CICR) issued a statement saying that an extreme situation like the one that the country is going through with power outages is a sign that calls for action.

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