17 March 2023 Archives

Lance Reddick, star of The Wire, John Wick, dies at 60

Published on: March 17, 2023
18:31

Washington, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Lance Reddick, a prolific actor who gained fame playing a police commander on the Baltimore crime drama “The Wire” and later had prominent roles in the “John Wick” movie franchise and the Amazon series “Bosch,” died at 60, according to media outlets.

Beautiful unity example of Cuban baseball team, says Bridges of Love

Published on: March 17, 2023
18:24

Washington, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) The Bridges of Love Movement on Friday expressed its strong support to the Cuban baseball team, semifinalist at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), which it described as a beautiful example of what can be done together.

New study reveals socioeconomic impact of insomnia worldwide

Published on: March 17, 2023
18:09

London, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Amid growing evidence that the condition is increasing globally, new research from RAND Europe reveals the societal burden and broad economic impact of insomnia, from countries within Western, Northern and Southern Europe as well as North America and Australia. Insomnia symptoms include difficulty falling or staying asleep or poor quality or non-restorative sleep.

CBP, FURA arrested 18 migrants, seizes 456 kg of cocaine in P. Rico

Published on: March 17, 2023
18:02

San Juan, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operational components and the Puerto Rico Police Department FURA arrested from Wednesday to Thursday morning 18 non-citizens of the Dominican Republic and seized 1,006 pounds (456.2 kilograms) of cocaine, in the two separate incidents in Cabo Rojo and Toa Baja. The estimated value of the seized cocaine is .5 million.

Scientists develop biodegradable, biorecyclable glass

Published on: March 17, 2023
17:52

Washington, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Detailed in an article published on Friday in Science Advances, a team led by Yan Xuehai at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) has engineered a new form of biodegradable, biorecyclable glass made from biologically derived amino acids, or peptides projected to have minimal impact on the environment.

Cuban FM congratulates new Algerian counterpart

Published on: March 17, 2023
17:46

Havana, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Friday congratulated new Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf.

Covid-19 may become just like flu, says WHO chief

Published on: March 17, 2023
17:40

Geneva, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said the Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu.

Casa de Americas to host International Workshop on Cubans in US

Published on: March 17, 2023
17:28

Havana, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) The Casa de las Americas Cultural Center will host in Cuba´s capital the International Workshop on "Cubans in the scenario of Latinos in the United States", to be held from March 22 to 24.

Cuban civil society condemns U.S. blockade, media campaigns

Published on: March 17, 2023
17:25

Havana, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of more than a hundred organizations, movements and actors of the Cuban civil society on Friday strongly condemned the hostile economic US blockade imposed on Cuba.

Revumenib: Hopeful drug to fight leukemia

Published on: March 17, 2023
17:15

Washington, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Friday announced it found data from the Phase 1 portion of the ongoing Phase 1/2 AUGMENT-101 trial of revumenib in patients with nucleophosmin mutant (mNPM1) and KMT2A-rearranged (KMT2Ar) relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute leukemia.

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March 17, 2023