CRISIS

Cuba seeks solutions to ease public transport crisis

Published on: February 1, 2023
18:31

By: Pavel López Lazo

Havana, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Wednesday ordered the Transportation Ministry (MITRANS) to adequately organize support for public transportation, especially in Havana.

Crisis in Canada’s health system, according to press article

Published on: February 1, 2023
13:59

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Ottawa, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) After decades of cutbacks, Canada's public health system is now in crisis and the results of austerity are not theoretical, patients are dying in the country's hospital waiting rooms, warned the press.

Hezbollah insists on electing Lebanon’s president as soon as possible

Published on: January 30, 2023
11:19

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Beirut, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Monday insisted on electing the next president of Lebanon as soon as possible after rejecting the prolongation of the power void in the Republic.

WFP warns Afghan malnutrition rates at record high

Published on: January 28, 2023
08:02

By: Pavel López Lazo

Kabul, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the UN World Food Program (WFP) said.

Schools, stores and embassies shut down in Haiti

Published on: January 27, 2023
16:45

By: Pavel López Lazo

Port-au-Prince, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Schools, stores, embassies and even public institutions remain closed on Friday in Haiti, a country experiencing a convulsive day of protests over the assassination of several law enforcement officers.

Ungovernable Haiti

Published on: January 1, 2023
00:30

By: Juan M. Garcia

Port-au-Prince, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) This week a bus driver was murdered and several passengers injured during an armed attack in Canaan, in the northern section of the Haitian capital, which registered fires of at least two gas stations and 15 vehicles.

DEA seizes enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American

Published on: December 21, 2022
17:26

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized as many as 379 million potentially deadly fentanyl doses in 2022 to kill every American, according to specialized sources.

United Nations agency warns about food crisis in Yemen

Published on: December 21, 2022
09:09

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Aden, Yemen, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) Over 17 million Yemenis suffer from food insecurity, including 3.5 million who are affected by malnutrition, the World Food Program reported.

Paraguay calls for inclusive and respectful understanding in Peru

Published on: December 16, 2022
10:58

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Asuncion, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay called for an "inclusive and respectful" exchange in Peru, given the situation created after the coup d'état by the Congress against Constitutional President Pedro Castillo, a local newspaper published on Friday.

Syrian refugees in Lebanon need humanitarian assistance

Published on: December 16, 2022
10:05

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Beirut, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 90 percent of Syrian refugees in Lebanon need humanitarian assistance, as evidenced by the continuous and pronounced deterioration of living conditions in Syria.

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