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More than 100 parties could run for elections in Haiti

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:11

Port-au-Prince, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Some 108 political parties and groups on Wednesday appear in the partial list presented by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to compete in the next presidential and legislative elections in Haiti.

UN requests funds for humanitarian relief to Central American nations

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:10

United Nations, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday asked the international community for million to assist 8.3 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

Trump supporters to demonstrate to defend Jan. 6 rioters

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:10

Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) US authorities kept watch Tuesday on former President Donald Trump´s supporters who are planning a demonstration in this capital to defend those accused of Jan. 6 insurrection.

UN chief calls on all countries to do more to improve air quality

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:09

United Nations, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Tuesday called on all nations to do more to improve air quality and identify pollution sources.

President Biden seeks additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:08

Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters.

NIH study rakes up origins of lung cancer in never smokers

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:07

Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) A genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has found that a majority of these tumors arise from the accumulation of mutations caused by natural processes in the body, according to an international team led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

U.S. reports 4 dead, 141 hospitalized from carbon monoxide poisoning

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:04

Washington, Sept 8 (Prensa Latina) US health officials on Tuesday announced that four people have died and 141 have been from carbon monoxide poisoning in Louisiana where people have been forced to use stand-by generators amid ongoing power outages following devastation from Hurricane Ida.

CARICOM calls for socio-economic cooperation with Africa

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:03

Georgetown, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Gaston Browne, on Tuesday called for establishing cooperation structures to promote socio-economic interests with African nations.

Global collaboration crucial to avert world catastrophe, warns UNDP

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:02

Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Humanity must urgently transform its relationship with nature if we are to avoid potentially catastrophic environmental, economic and social consequences for future generations, the UN Development Program (UNDP) warned as it launched registration for its three-day virtual ¨nature for Life Hub.¨

President Biden calls for bold actions on climate change

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:02

Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for actions on climate change as he paid a visit to New Jersey, one of the nine states hit by Hurricane Ida.

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