Alina Ramos Martin

Higher education’s role in social transformation debated in Cuba

Published on: February 6, 2024
11:18

Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The links between higher education and social transformation are the focus of interest of academics gathered at the 14th International Congress on Higher Education in Havana, Cuba.

Transnational drug trafficking network dismantled in Ecuador

Published on: February 6, 2024
09:44

Quito, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The National Police of Ecuador dismantled a transnational drug trafficking and money laundering organization linked to the Albanian mafia.

China stimulates sale of cars and other goods consumption

Published on: February 6, 2024
09:37

Beijing, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) China will stimulate domestic consumption in 2024 with a series of measures that will boost purchases of mainly vehicles and household appliances, an official source said.

UN to end female genital mutilation before 2030

Published on: February 6, 2024
09:29

United Nations, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) insists on the need to end female genital mutilation before 2030, considered a violation of human rights with universal scope.

Giant tortoises return to Madagascar

Published on: February 6, 2024
00:15

Antananarivo, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Giant tortoises returned to Madagascar 600 years after their extinction thanks to a project to return these 350-kilogram animals to their natural habitat, local media reported.

Higher Education as a function of Cuba’s social development

Published on: February 5, 2024
14:51

Havana, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Higher Education Minister Walter Baluja said that universities are continuously improving their curricula and programs of study as a function of Cuba's economic and social development.

Death toll from Chilean wildfires rises to 122

Published on: February 5, 2024
13:59

Santiago de Chile, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Forensic Medical Service (SML) increased to 122 the number of people dead due to the intense forest fires in the central region of Valparaiso.

Rains leave floods and landslides in Ecuador

Published on: February 5, 2024
13:54

Quito, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Heavy rains in Ecuador associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon caused havoc in several provinces of the country, where floods and landslides were reported on Monday.

Guatemala’s Civil Aeronautics director dismissed

Published on: February 5, 2024
13:21

Guatemala, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala's Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing, Jazmín de la Vega, announced the dismissal of Civil Aeronautics Director Francis Argueta on Monday, in compliance with a decision by President Bernardo Arévalo.

State of emergency due to dengue fever in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Published on: February 5, 2024
11:44

Brasilia, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Mayor Eduardo Paes decreed a state of emergency in public health in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro due to dengue, as published today in the Official Gazette of the territory.

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