8 March 2023 Archives

Panama reports 10 new Mpox cases

Published on: March 8, 2023
17:58

By: Pavel López Lazo

Panama City, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Panama´s health authorities on Wednesday confirmed 10 new cases of Mpox in the most recent epidemiological week.

Haitian gangs are increasingly stronger, says expert

Published on: March 8, 2023
17:16

By: Pavel López Lazo

Port-au-Prince, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Armed groups in Haiti have recently become stronger despite sanctions from the international community and police operations, an official source assured Wednesday.

Louisville police slammed as racist by probe into 2020 killing

Published on: March 8, 2023
16:58

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Police Department and local government in Louisville, Kentucky, have been engaged in a pattern of racist abuse for years, deeply involving excessive force and illegal searches, a US Justice Department probe found Wednesday, following a botched raid that killed a Black medical technician and fuelled nationwide protests.

Cuba to contribute to reaching peace in Colombia, says Díaz-Canel

Published on: March 8, 2023
16:45

By: Pavel López Lazo

Havana, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday considered it an honor for Cuba to hold a new round of peace talks in its capital and thus contribute to achieving peace in Colombia.

CARICOM reaffirms commitment to speed up women’s equality

Published on: March 8, 2023
16:35

By: Pavel López Lazo

Georgetown, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday reaffirmed its strong commitment to the work to be done to speed up women's equality, focusing this time on both technology and innovation.

Women’s rights worldwide under attack – President Joe Biden

Published on: March 8, 2023
16:26

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned that the rights of women and girls are under attack worldwide, specifically pointing to actions from Afghanistan, Iran and Russia in a statement on International Women´s Day.

Cyclone Freddy’s second hit in Madagascar kills eight people

Published on: March 8, 2023
14:21

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Antananarivo, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) The death toll from the second hit of Cyclone Freddy, which is moving impetuously towards Mozambican territory, reportedly rose to eight in Madagascar.

Sweden denies that it will harbor nuclear weapons after joining NATO

Published on: March 8, 2023
14:19

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Stockholm, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström denied on Wednesday that his country would harbor nuclear weapons from the United States after joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Lopez Obrador reveals multimillion-dollar trust fund

Published on: March 8, 2023
14:16

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Mexico, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador revealed on Wednesday that the Judicial Power has a trust fund worth more than 1.117 billion dollars and it says say it does not have enough money.

Three killed in landmine explosion in Syria

Published on: March 8, 2023
14:04

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Damascus, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) At least three civilians were killed when a landmine planted by radicals exploded in a residential neighborhood in the city of Deir Ezzor, the capital of the eastern Syrian province of the same name.

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