8 August 2024 Archives

Brazilians are unstoppable in beach volleyball and advance to final

Published on: August 8, 2024
18:04

Paris, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Brazilians Ana Patricia Silva and Eduarda "Duda" Santos continued today with their unstoppable performance in women's beach volleyball at the Paris 2024 Olympics, beating Australians Mariafe Artacho and Taliqua Clancy in the semifinals.

Colombia: Petro chairs Ministerial Summit on Artificial Intelligence

Published on: August 8, 2024
17:52

Bogotá, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro chaired today the opening day of the Latin American and Caribbean Ministerial Summit on Artificial Intelligence ColombIA, which will take place until tomorrow in Cartagena, north of the country.

Botswana Letsile Tebogo reigns in the Olympic 200 meters

Published on: August 8, 2024
15:00

Paris, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Botswana Letsile Tebogo clocked a time of 19.45 seconds on the track at the Stade de France today and won the gold medal in the 200 meters of the Paris Olympic Games.

Fidel Castro, statesman and human being seen by Cuban journalists

Published on: August 8, 2024
14:51

Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) A book with testimonies from Cuban journalists on the work of the revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, statesman and virtuous human being, is being presented today on occasion of the commemoration of his 98th birthday on August 13.

New airport in Nicaragua will be able to handle 3.5 million travelers

Published on: August 8, 2024
14:38

Managua, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The Punta Huete international airport that Nicaragua will build in collaboration with China, will be able to receive 3.5 million travelers a year to boost the economic development of the country.

Cuban authorities analyze socioeconomic requirements in Havana

Published on: August 8, 2024
14:24

Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales, met today with authorities in the capital to evaluate results of the implementation of agreements and work priorities of the organization.

Cuban Orta wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling in Paris

Published on: August 8, 2024
14:08

Paris, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban wrestler Luis Alberto Orta won the bronze medal in the 67 kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling style at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games today.

Dam collapse in South Africa causes two missing persons

Published on: August 8, 2024
13:55

Pretoria, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The collapse today of two retaining walls of a dam in the towns of Riverlands and Chatsworth, in the southern South African province of Western Cape, caused two missing, presumed dead, and severe flooding.

Protest in Syria demanding peace for Palestinian children

Published on: August 8, 2024
13:49

Damascus, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of Syrian children gathered today in front of the United Nations Office in this capital, to denounce the crimes of the Israeli regime against children in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and occupied Syrian Golan.

Storms in Niger drag 77 people to their deaths

Published on: August 8, 2024
13:46

Niamey, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The floods caused by the fierce rains of the current rainy season in Niger caused the death of 77 people, most of them, 43, because of collapsed infrastructures, an official statement says.

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