21 April 2024 Archives

Operation to bring Cubans stranded in Haiti home continues

Published on: April 21, 2024
10:07

Havana, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced the continuation of the operation to bring the compatriots stranded in Haiti home, due to the complex situation of violence there.

Polling stations open for popular referendum in Ecuador

Published on: April 21, 2024
08:59

Quito, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) At 7:00 hours, local time, on Sunday, all polling stations opened in Ecuador, where citizens will vote on the popular consultation and referendum proposed by President Daniel Noboa.

Evocation of Jorge Ricardo Masetti 60 years after his death

Published on: April 21, 2024
08:52

Havana, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) On April 21, 1964, the journalist Jorge Ricardo Masetti, founder and first director of Prensa Latina, was killed fighting for the Latin American revolution in his native Argentina.

European Film Festival closes in Cuba

Published on: April 21, 2024
08:47

Havana, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) The 7th European Film Festival will conclude on Sunday in this capital, where 25 feature films and two documentaries were screened at the 23 y 12, Acapulco and Riviera movie theaters.

First Family and Peasant Agriculture Fair will be held in Colombia

Published on: April 21, 2024
08:09

Bogotá, April 21 (Prensa Latina) The first Agricultural, Family, Peasant and Community Fair in Colombia will be held from June 20 to 23 at the Corferias venue in this capital, with Brazil as the guest of honor, organizers reported today.

Cuba competes in 2024 International Wushu Championships in China

Published on: April 21, 2024
08:02

Beijing, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is competing in the 2024 International Wushu Championships that opened on Sunday, at which it is represented by Hiroshi Torres in the Tai Chi Chuan Fist and Tai Chi Chen Sword modalities.

French association receives Eusebio Leal Commemorative Medal in Cuba

Published on: April 21, 2024
07:56

Havana, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop) has received the commemorative medal for Eusebio Leal's 80th birthday, a decision that Roger Grevoul, the honorary president of the association, described as a great honor and commitment.

Homeless people doubled in Chile in the last seven years

Published on: April 21, 2024
07:52

Santiago de Chile, April 21 (Prensa Latina) With just a few weeks left until the start of the southern winter, in Chile there are today more than 21,200 people living on the streets, which is double the number compared to 2017 data.

Masetti, Prensa Latina and truth as a weapon

Published on: April 21, 2024
07:50

Buenos Aires, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Sixty years ago today, Commander Segundo disappeared in the jungles of Oran, in Salta, but the life and legacy of the Argentine journalist Jorge Ricardo Masetti were saved in every wire transmitted by the Latin American News Agency Prensa Latina.

Caribbean countries rename commemoration on end of slavery

Published on: April 21, 2024
00:31

Port-of-Spain, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Starting this year, Caribbean countries will rename August 1, which commemorates the end of slavery imposed by British colonialism in the region, as African Emancipation Day, local media reported.

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