Havana, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The participation of excellent films in the 46th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema is generating anticipation for the major awards to be presented today at the Charles Chaplin Theater in Havana.

Port-au-Prince, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian National Network for the Defense of Human Rights reported that 43 National Police officers lost their lives between January and November of this year.

Moscow, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The Bank of Russia announced that it will file a lawsuit against the Belgian company Euroclear for losses caused by the freezing of its assets since 2022.

Ashgabat, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, discussed the Ukrainian crisis and European attempts to seize frozen Russian assets today, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported.

Rome, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Global renewable freshwater per capita decreased by 7,0% in the last decade, while pressure on this resource increased, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned.

Caracas, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Flight number 99 of the government's "Return to the Homeland" plan, which was scheduled to return deported migrants from the United States to Venezuela today, was unilaterally suspended by that country, official sources reported.

Damascus, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Finance Minister Mohamed Yisr Barnieh confirmed on Friday the signing of the document for a power-grid rehabilitation project with the World Bank, marking the financial institution's return to the country after a 40-year hiatus. In a message posted on his Facebook profile, Barnieh underscored that the initiative will be financed through a grant, and not through a loan, which will support the Government's efforts, particularly those of the Energy Ministry, to improve the power supply, essential for the national economic recovery.

Santiago, Chile, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The political campaigning came to a halt as of Friday in Chile, following the closing campaign rallies of the presidential candidates Jeannette Jara, of the leftist and progressive parties, and Jose Antonio Kast, of the far-right Partido Republicano (Republican Party).

Guangzhou, China, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and China held a tourism promotion event in this city on Friday, in which the Caribbean island's natural and cultural attractions, as well as the facilities available to Chinese visitors, were highlighted.

Havana, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his gratitude for the support provided by the Spanish Association of Administrative Managers to the development of legal services on the island, local media reports on Friday.