Alina Ramos Martin

Afghanistan faces worst drought in 30 years

Published on: February 7, 2024
14:22

Kabul, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Several international non-profit organizations warned in a joint statement about the lack of rainfall and worsening weather conditions in Afghanistan.

Ecuador to host Ibero-American Conference on climate change

Published on: February 7, 2024
14:19

Quito, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador is preparing to host the 12th Ibero-American Ministerial Conference on Environment and Climate Change to be held tomorrow in the Galapagos Islands.

Scientists propose to expand tropical hurricane scale

Published on: February 7, 2024
10:10

Washington, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) A group of scientists concluded that global warming is giving rise to hurricanes that deserve to be classified in category 6, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published.

Brazil with more than 10,000 deaths from dengue fever in a decade

Published on: February 7, 2024
09:59

Brasilia, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazil recorded 10,027 deaths and 16 million probable cases of dengue fever between 2004 and 2023, according to the Ministry of Health, quoted by the R7 portal.

Xi Jinping congratulates Salvadoran president on his reelection

Published on: February 7, 2024
09:53

Beijing, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated his counterpart in El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, on his re-election as president of this Central American country.

Warning of drinking water shortage in Afghanistan

Published on: February 7, 2024
00:30

Kabul, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) informed that nearly 21 million people in Afghanistan lack access to drinking water due to climate change.

Parlatino expresses solidarity with Chile due forest fires

Published on: February 6, 2024
12:52

Panama, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina ) The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino), based in Panama since 2006, expressed its solidarity with the people of Chile, due to the devastating forest fires in Valparaiso and the surrounding areas.

El Salvador reports 5.7 magnitude earthquake

Published on: February 6, 2024
12:41

San Salvador, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook El Salvador on Tuesday, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MATN) reported.

Egyptian president meets with Blinken to discuss Gaza war

Published on: February 6, 2024
12:29

Cairo, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met on Tuesday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with whom he discussed the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the talks on a ceasefire.

Several people injured in attack on courthouse in Türkiye

Published on: February 6, 2024
11:59

Ankara, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) At least five people were injured in an attack on a courthouse in Istanbul (north), Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.

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