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Cuban scientists were present in fire fight in Matanzas

Published on: January 14, 2023
12:51

Havana, Jan 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban scientists played an important role in confronting the large-scale fire that occurred at the Matanzas supertanker base in August 2022, local media reported on Saturday.

Over 76K Lebanese families benefit from social Aman Program

Published on: January 4, 2023
15:41

Beirut, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) As many as 76,403 Lebanese families have benefitted from World Bank-funded Emergency Social Safety Net (or Aman) Program, according to Hector Hajjar, Minister of Social Affairs.

UN allocates 14M USD for humanitarian aid in South Sudan

Published on: December 22, 2022
17:33

United Nations, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The UN humanitarian agency has provided million to support the provision of direct humanitarian assistance to 262,521 people in South Sudan who have been affected by increased violence and severe flooding, according to Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths.

China donates 50,000 dollars to Caribbean healthcare agency

Published on: December 20, 2022
12:47

Georgetown, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) China donated 50,000 US dollars to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for the acquisition of laboratory equipment and supplies, the Caricom Today website reported on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka: 3.4 million people need urgent aid

Published on: November 10, 2022
00:45

Colombo, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The number of people in Sri Lanka who need urgent humanitarian aid has doubled to 3.4 million, while the food crisis worsens in this Asian nation, it was reported.

Cuba thanks US for humanitarian aid offer after Hurricane Ian

Published on: October 18, 2022
19:01

Havana, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Tuesday thanked the United States for its offer of assistance to alleviate the enormous damage caused by Hurricane Ian, which hit the western part of the archipelago on September 27.

Russia is committed to helping Syrian people (+Photo)

Published on: October 18, 2022
09:22

Damascus, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Russia is committed to supporting Syria in getting rid of the terrorism imposed on the Levantine nation, Russian Special Presidential Envoy Alexander Lavrentiev said in Damascus on Tuesday.

US congressman urges Joe Biden to aid Cuba after Hurricane Ian´s wake

Published on: October 4, 2022
18:38

Washington, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to provide immediate assistance to Cuba to support the country´s recovery from ravages caused by Hurricane Ian.

UN urges pressing support to scale up life-saving aid in Somalia

Published on: September 8, 2022
19:12

United Nations, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Thursday reiterated the pressing need for a speedy scale-up of humanitarian life-saving assistance in Somalia, where hundreds of thousands of people are at immediate risk of famine.

US blockade, major obstacle to aid Cuba

Published on: August 11, 2022
17:23

Washington, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The US blockade against Cuba is regarded nowadays as major drawback for solidarity organizations to aid Cuba following a devastating fire in Matanzas, the Common Dreams website said.

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