8 February 2024 Archives

Debates could become mandatory in Dom Rep

Published on: February 8, 2024
16:45

Santo Domingo, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) A Commission of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) at the Dominican Republic Chamber of Deputies reportedly approved a document on a bill that would oblige the candidates for elective posts to participate in debates.

Ecuadorian authorities open file into Carnero’s assassination

Published on: February 8, 2024
16:42

Quito, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina)Ecuador’s Attorney General's Office opened on Thursday an investigation into the assassination of the councilwoman Diana Carnero, belonging to the Naranjal town, Guayas province, who was a member of the Citizen Revolution Movement (RC) as well.

DPRK says the US and the West influence the Middle East

Published on: February 8, 2024
16:39

Pyongyang, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the Korea-Arab Association Yang Myong Song affirmed here on Thursday that the situation in the Middle East can only be solved by putting an end to the double standards of both the United States and the West.

Guatemala’s Gov’t launches Special Group against Extortions

Published on: February 8, 2024
16:34

Guatemala City, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arevalo and Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez launched on Thursday the Special Group Against Extortion (GECE), aimed at cracking down this scourge with serious social aftermaths.

Political consensus on energy transition in Uruguay

Published on: February 8, 2024
16:28

Montevideo, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The energy transition in Uruguay is a subject of consensus among the political forces that dispute the electoral campaign for the October elections, the head of the Ministry of Energy Fitzgerald Cantero granted on Thursday.

Four candidates to compete for Russia’s presidency

Published on: February 8, 2024
14:23

Moscow, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The ballots for Russia's presidential elections will contain the names of four candidates, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova said on Thursday.

Setbacks in the European Union’s steel industry are noted

Published on: February 8, 2024
14:20

Brussels, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The steel industry of the European Union (EU) continues without seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, although the demand for steel could grow this year by 5.6 percent, the productive organization Eurofer considered today.

UN: Israeli escalation in Rafah increases overcrowded population risk

Published on: February 8, 2024
14:18

United Nations, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, warned today of the escalation of attacks in the governorate of Rafah, Gaza, where half of the enclave's population remains.

Zaluzhny is dismissed as head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Published on: February 8, 2024
14:14

Kiev, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, confirmed today that it was decided to change the leadership of the country's Armed Forces and thanked General Valeri Zaluzhny for his dedication in that position.

Southern Command chief offers Uruguay help against organized crime

Published on: February 8, 2024
14:11

Montevideo, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The head of the U.S. Southern Command, Laura Richardson, said today that her government is willing to help Uruguay in the fight against organized crime.

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