Santiago de Cuba, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The 36th Luisa Perez de Zambrana Poetry Contest is a tribute to her, who was born in 1837 in the town of El Cobre and who became a distinguished personality in Cuban literature.

Addis Ababa, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Digitization of agricultural services for smallholder farmers was set out in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Mandrefo Nigussie, executive director of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), and Abraham Endrias, founder and CEO of Lersha, a leading private digital agricultural platform pioneer in the country.

Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Due to the possibility of heavy rains in Cuba, as a result of Tropical Storm Idalia, the reservoirs in Matanzas province are ready for heavy rains and monitored on Monday.

Port-au-Prince, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Police neutralized a dozen alleged gang members on Monday, during an operation in Carrefour Feuilles, an area south of this capital that has been besieged for weeks by armed groups.

Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Humanity is on Monday celebrating the World Turner Syndrome Day, a genetic disease that affects only women with an incidence of one out of 2,500 girls.

Panama, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) United Nations independent expert Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummont is kicking off a visit to Panama on Monday to review the enjoyment of human rights by people with albinism.

Asuncion, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The newspaper ABC Color reported today that the number of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Paraguay has increased by 41 percent in the last five years.

Brasilia, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) During a ceremony, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that he will validate today the bill that renders as permanent, the measure that readjusted the minimum wage in Brazil.

Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Tropical Storm Idalia gained in intensity during the early hours of this morning, accompanied by abundant rainfall activity in the vicinity of its center of circulation and with very little movement, the Forecast Center reported.

Mexico City, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Thursday that he will give his annual government report in Campeche on September 1, and on September 8 will leave in a visit to Colombia and then Chile.