28 February 2023 Archives

Cuba condemns U.S. political asylum for plane hijacker

Published on: February 28, 2023
18:25

By: Pavel López Lazo

Havana, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Foreign Ministry (MINREX) on Tuesday strongly condemned granted political asylum in the United States to Cuban citizen Ruben Martinez after hijacking an aircraft in October 2022.

Ambassador discusses Cuba’s reality with French college students

Published on: February 28, 2023
17:05

By: Pavel López Lazo

Paris, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Ambassador to France Otto Vaillant on Tuesday met with French university students and professors to debate on Cuba´s reality issues, bilateral relations as well as the impact of the hostile U.S. blockade.

US Conservatives cast doubt on student loan forgiveness plan

Published on: February 28, 2023
16:53

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Court’s conservative justices cast doubt on President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan during oral hearing on Tuesday in a pair of challenges to the administration’s relief program.

Cuba to provide cooperation for disaster risk reduction

Published on: February 28, 2023
16:38

By: Pavel López Lazo

Montevideo, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Tuesday offered its experience and cooperation in matters of extreme events, which it practices with other nations particularly in the Caribbean, the Chief of the National Staff for Civil Defense Gen. (r) Ramón Pardo Guerra said ahead of the 8th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean.

López Obrador ratifies agreement with Tesla to make cars in Mexico

Published on: February 28, 2023
15:20

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Mexico City, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed an agreement with Tesla head Elon Musk to manufacture electric cars in Monterrey.

Bolivia reports more than 11,000 dengue fever patients

Published on: February 28, 2023
15:14

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

La Paz, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian Ministry of Health and Sports on Tuesday reported 11,076 dengue fever cases in this country, 75 percent of them in the Santa Cruz department.

Teachers in Scotland began two-day strikes

Published on: February 28, 2023
15:13

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

London, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Teachers in Scotland, the United Kingdom, on Tuesday began another two days of strike action demanding better working conditions and a 10-percent pay increase.

Uncertainty over Nigerian elections’ results

Published on: February 28, 2023
15:12

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Abuja, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Although Tuesday is the day set to announce the results of the Nigerian general elections held on Saturday, February 25, uncertainty persists about the winner in the presidential poll.

Thousands of prisoners in El Salvador will never see the light of day

Published on: February 28, 2023
15:09

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

San Salvador, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of alleged gang members in El Salvador, 60 percent of nearly 65 thousand, will never return to the streets, the Minister of Justice and Security Gustavo Villatoro said today.

Chilean government offers attention to families in street situations

Published on: February 28, 2023
15:08

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Santiago de Chile, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean government announced today that during the last six months more than 90 percent of the families living on the streets in the central capital's Alameda-Providencia district have received a response.

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