16 October 2023 Archives

Nearly 2,000 girls pregnant due to rapes in Guatemala

Published on: October 16, 2023
17:23

Guatemala City, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Pregnancy due to rape marks Guatemala on Monday with 1,589 girls, 10 to 14 years old, affected from January to August 2023 and 41,000 adolescents, aged 15 to 19.

ANAMAH arranges symbolic funerals for murdered judge Quebex Jean

Published on: October 16, 2023
17:22

Port-au-Prince, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Associations of Haitian magistrates are arranging symbolic funerals to pay tribute to Judge Quebex Jean, assassinated in his residence at the end of September, their coordinators confirmed on Monday.

Fidel Castro’s plea “History Will Absolve Me” praises today

Published on: October 16, 2023
17:21

Havana, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Fidel Castro's plea known as “History Will Absolve Me” turns out nowadays one of the most transcendental documents in the history of Cuba and Latin America, according to Rene Gonzalez, Director of Fidel Castro Study Center’s director.

Presidents Maduro and Lula discuss issues of common interest

Published on: October 16, 2023
17:01

Caracas, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan and Brazilian Presidents Nicolas Maduro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a phone talk on issues of common interest.

Brussels on high alert as two Swedes killed in shooting

Published on: October 16, 2023
17:00

Brussels, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Brussels is on its highest level of security alert after two Swedes were shot dead in in the centre of the city, and Belgium’s prime minister suggested the attack was linked to terrorism.

WHO launches new ScreenTB to detect and prevent Tuberculosis

Published on: October 16, 2023
16:57

Geneva, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Program is pleased to announce the update and release of ScreenTB (screentb.org) - a web-based tool designed to assist countries in prioritizing risk groups for screening, as well as in developing screening and prevention approaches tailored to country contexts.

President Maduro receives Mexico’s Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena

Published on: October 16, 2023
16:50

Caracas, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received on Monday in Caracas the Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Barcena with the purpose of further strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations.

UN warns of a setback to achieve zero hunger goal

Published on: October 16, 2023
16:48

United Nations, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) warned on Monday of a setback in the goal of ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030 on the World Food Day.

Observers describe Ecuador’s elections as peaceful

Published on: October 16, 2023
16:47

Quito, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The mission of international observers in Ecuador described on Monday the second round of the general elections as peaceful.

President Petro bases Colombia’s foreign policy on international law

Published on: October 16, 2023
16:45

Bogota, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro granted on Monday that his government's foreign policy is based, among other issues, "always and everywhere on international law."

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