Santiago de Chile, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) today forecast that the region will continue a low growth path this year, with an average of 1.8 percent, although by 2025 it will rise to 2.3.

Paris, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, described the 33rd Paris 2024 Games as sensational today, during the closing ceremony at the Stade de France.

Paris, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) You can be insensitive, but it is difficult to do so with sport: a shoe changes the color of a medal, while the cauldron of the Olympic Games is extinguished taking with it a reservoir of emotions.

United Nations, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) today denounced the most recent Israeli attack on an educational facility, recalling that schools, agency facilities and civilian infrastructure should not be targets.

Paris, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Only a feat like that of Cuban Mijaín López, five-time Olympic champion, somewhat overshadows Japan's enormous performance in the Paris 2024 wrestling, enjoyed on the Champs de Mars grounds.

Addis Ababa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) For most people, temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius or higher complicate daily activities due to the intense heat and annoying sweat, but for the Afar people of Ethiopia it is a breath of fresh air if one takes into account that they live in the Danakil desert, considered the hottest place on Earth.

Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today joined the congratulations sent by Culture Minister Alpidio Alonso to the prominent musician Carlos Alfonso on his birthday.

Beirut, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The head of the syndicate of press editors in Lebanon, Joseph Al-Qusayfi, today denounced the decision of the Israeli government to renew the ban on the pan-Arab channel Al Mayadeen.