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Panamanians remember patriotic gesture for their sovereignty in 1964

Published on: January 9, 2025
12:14

Panama City, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Various events mark Martyrs' Day today, in tribute to the Panamanian students who 61 years ago with their blood demanded to raise the flag in the Canal Zone, then in American hands.

Mexican President supports compatriots in Los Angeles due to fires

Published on: January 9, 2025
12:12

Mexico City, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum, expressed today her solidarity and support to compatriots in the American city of Los Angeles, due to the forest fires that have occurred there.

Alcohol linked to 20,000 US cancer deaths a year

Published on: January 4, 2025
09:09

Washington, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Alcohol is now responsible for approximately 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 deaths a year from that cause in the United States, according to data circulating in local media.

Chopper scare shows Achilles’ heel of Haitian armed gangs

Published on: December 29, 2024
12:17

Port-au-Prince, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Gang members in Haiti fled in fear, leaving their weapons behind, when they saw two US helicopters overflying the area where the former are currently imposing their terror-based control.

Indian newspaper cites significance of ending US blockade on Cuba

Published on: December 24, 2024
16:21

New Delhi, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The Indian newspaper Financial Express said that if the United States removes Cuba from the list of terrorist countries and dismantles the blockade it would be a historic step towards reconciliation between the two nations.

Sahara dust affects Caribbean skies

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:46

Bridgetown, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Several Caribbean nations will experience a sharp deterioration in air quality due to the arrival of a dense layer of dust from the Sahara, which could also affect the health of people with respiratory problems.

Galapagos islands sanctuary, not military base, organizations demand

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:41

Quito, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) A coalition of 50 social, national and international organizations today rejected the foreign military presence in the Galapagos Islands, because it violates the Constitution of Ecuador, threatens the conservation of the archipelago and compromises national sovereignty.

UN asks Ecuador for urgent measures for missing minors

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:38

Quito, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The Committee on Enforced Disappearances of the United Nations (UN) issued today urgent action measures after the disappearance for more than two weeks of four minors in Ecuador, a case involving military.

US uses Africa as a testing ground, Russia says

Published on: December 24, 2024
10:24

Moscow, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The United States sees Africa as a testing ground for experimental drugs, said the deputy chief of Russia's radiation, chemical and biological protection troops, Major General Alexei Rtischev.

China questions US defense plan for 2025

Published on: December 24, 2024
09:43

Beijing, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) China has rejected the US Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2025 citing negative elements against its country.

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