Abuja, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) Nigerian authorities on Tuesday announced they have arrested nearly 800 suspects of committing on-line scams, after conducting a raid on a luxury building in the city of Lagos (northwest).

Santo Domingo, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) A total of fifteen police officers have been killed so far this year in the Dominican Republic by local criminals, prompting the National Police to vow on Tuesday that all those accountable will be brought to justice.

Washington, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The incidence of colorectal cancer continues its upward pace in adults under the age of 50 in many high-income countries, a study released today with data up to 2017 in 50 territories indicates.

Lima, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The house of the Peruvian presidential spokesman, Fredy Hinojosa, was arrested today as part of investigations into the supply of horse meat to state schools and in the midst of several allegations against the president and her entourage.

Caracas, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) With the raising of the tricolor flag at the National Pantheon in Caracas, Venezuelan civilian and military authorities commemorated today the 194th anniversary of the passing to immortality of Liberator Simón Bolívar.

Havana, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The transformation of Cuba's science, technology, and innovation system and the search for financing for the sector will be the focus of debates today at the National People's Power Assembly before the Fourth Ordinary Session of the 10th Legislature.

New Delhi, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) India today announced a financial assistance plan to support Sri Lankan university students and a grant of almost 15 million dollars for an important railway project in that nation.

Santiago de Chile, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The 80 percent of Chileans consider it very important that the pension reform be approved before the end of the current government, according to the results of the Plaza Pública Cadem survey released here today.

Montevideo, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The drop in the average number of children per age group in Uruguay accompanies population aging, according to data that continue to emerge today from the 2023 Census. These are figures from the latest population measurement of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), which warned about the demographic trends of Uruguay.

Moscow, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The Russian space agency Roscosmos informed today that it has declassified documents on the Vega interplanetary probes launched to Venus in December 1984.