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Cuba mourns death of writer Anton Arrufat

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:39

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), Luis Morlote, lamented the death of renowned poet, narrator and playwright Anton Arrufat, National Literature Award winner, at the age of 87 in Havana on Sunday.

Renowned writer and playwright Anton Arrufat dies in Cuba

Published on: May 21, 2023
10:01

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The renowned Cuban poet, storyteller and playwright Anton Arrufat, National Literature Award winner (2000), died at the age of 87, the Ministry of Culture reported on Sunday.

8-year-old girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody

Published on: May 18, 2023
17:44

Washington, May 18 (Prensa Latina) An eight-year-old girl died after suffering a "medical emergency" while in US Border Patrol custody in Texas, authorities stated.

Diaz-Canel mourns death of pro-Cuba activist’s daughter

Published on: May 8, 2023
10:13

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday mourned the death of the daughter of activist Carlos Lazo, who promotes the project "Bridges of Love" as a way to fight the US economic blockade against Cuba.

1 killed in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Published on: May 7, 2023
09:11

Dhaka, May 7 (Prensa Latina) At least one person was killed and another was wounded Sunday during an attack on one of the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, police said.

Cuba loses a great friend, Harry Belafonte

Published on: April 25, 2023
13:15

Havana, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) After the death of renowned US actor and musician Harry Belafonte on Tuesday at the age of 96, Cuba lost a great friend, who was always willing to save the friendship between the two countries' peoples.

WHO reports first H3N8 bird flu death in China

Published on: April 11, 2023
18:33

Geneva, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) A woman in southern China has died after testing positive for H3N8 avian influenza, marking the first human death from this strain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Cuban President Diaz-Canel mourns death of worker in Matanzas

Published on: April 8, 2023
16:22

Havana, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday lamented the death of worker Alexis Bernardo, who died on Friday, when a wall in the chimney of the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant, in the western province of Matanzas, collapsed.

Cuba mourns deaths of Antonio Conde, El Cuate

Published on: April 8, 2023
08:44

Havana, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Saturday mourned the death of 97-year-old Antonio Conde, whom the historic leader, Fidel Castro, nicknamed El Cuate.

Nicaragua condemns terror attack on Russian journalist

Published on: April 4, 2023
18:39

Managua, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua on Tuesday strongly condemned recent terror attack orchestrated in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, where war correspondent Maxim Fomín, known by Vladlén Tatarski, was killed.

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