27 December 2024 Archives

Cubans commemorate 150th anniversary of first baseball game

Published on: December 27, 2024
16:35

Matanzas, Cuba, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Palmar de Junco stadium hosted a game on Friday between veterans from Havana and Matanzas, who paid tribute to the 150th anniversary of the first baseball game held in Cuba.

Uruguayan government and HIF Global agree on use of green hydrogen

Published on: December 27, 2024
16:28

Montevideo, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Almost a year after committing itself to a memorandum of understanding, the Uruguayan government on Friday signed an implementation accord to jointly execute a green hydrogen project with the transnational company HIF Global.

Chile seizes major drug and weapons haul

Published on: December 27, 2024
16:14

Santiago, Chile, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Attorney General's Office and Carabineros special forces on Friday seized two tons of marijuana, weapons and vehicles in the northern part of the country.

Paraguay enacts heavier punishment for child abuse

Published on: December 27, 2024
16:05

Asunción, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The government of Paraguay today enacted a law that increases penalties for child abuse crimes and classifies new forms of violence against children.

Eslinda Núñez, one of faces of Cuban cinema, celebrates her birthday

Published on: December 27, 2024
15:59

Havana, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The House of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in this capital congratulated Cuban actress Eslinda Núñez, 2011 National Film Award winner, on her 81st birthday on Friday.

Dominican bank links hike in formal jobs to economic expansion

Published on: December 27, 2024
15:56

Santo Domingo, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) on Friday noted the country's nearly 5 percent economic growth has helped create some 173 thousand jobs in the last 12 months.

Cuban residents in Peru demand end to blockade against their homeland

Published on: December 27, 2024
15:49

Lima, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Raíces Mambisas (Mambi Roots) Association of Cuban Residents in Peru on Friday demanded the end of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against their country, and highlighted the mass march that recently raised that claim in Havana.

Paraguay announces “analog blackout” for December 31

Published on: December 27, 2024
15:42

Asuncion, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) of Paraguay announced on Friday that on December 31 there will be an “analog blackout” in Asuncion, the Central department and in the districts of Cordillera, Paraguarí, Presidente Hayes and Ñeembuc.

Missile explosion in Syria injures civilians

Published on: December 27, 2024
15:20

Damascus, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Nine civilians were injured after a rocket exploded in a military barracks in the Abbasiya neighborhood of the city of Homs, about 200 kilometers north of this capital.

UN calls world to jointly tackle risk of epidemics

Published on: December 27, 2024
15:07

United Nations, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General, António Guterres, today urged to work together for a safer and healthier world for all, on the occasion of World Epidemic Preparedness Day.

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