Dushanbe, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and his Tajik counterpart Kokhir Rasulzoda today discussed current issues of cooperation between their countries, noting that Tajikistan is a strategic partner in Central Asia.

Hanoi, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today extended his most sincere congratulations and best wishes for success in the performance of such an important responsibility to the new Vietnamese head of state, Vo Van Thuong.

Tokyo, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Japan recorded 512 suicides by students under the age of 19 in 2022, an increase of 39 cases over the previous year and the highest number since 1980, local sources reported today.

Beijing, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Delegates to the upcoming meetings of China's Parliament and consulting organization will present several proposals that seek to stimulate births and equally benefit all families in the country, the Global Times reported today.

Athens, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Greek railway workers went on strike today just 24 hours after the deadly train accident in the north of the country, which left at least 42 deaths.

Damascus, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Radical groups entrenched in the northern province of Idlib today carried out drone and artillery attacks against military and civilian targets, the Russian Center for Coordination and Reconciliation in Syria reported .

Quito, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IG) reported today that the Cotopaxi volcano produced about eight thousand earthquakes since October 21, 2022, a figure equivalent to 1,600 events per month.

London, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The number of starving children in the United Kingdom today reaches four million, almost double compared to 2022, The Guardian newspaper reported.

Minsk, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is lately experiencing unprecedented pressure from the West, Belarussian Defense Minister Viktor Jrenin said today. The Minister, who is leading the meeting of the heads of international cooperation of the Armed Forces of the CSTO states taking place in Minsk, said this pressure is aimed at imposing the Western model on the foreign policy of the post-Soviet space.

London, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina)The UK's National Health Service NHS reported today that long hours of admission periods in British hospital emergency departments caused some 23 thousand deaths in 2022.