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Cuban scientists begin a cycle of sessions on demography

Published on: October 11, 2022
10:13

Havana, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Center for Demographic Studies (CEDEM) begins a cycle of scientific sessions on Tuesday on the occasion of the 295th anniversary of the University of Havana.

Some 5.3 million Palestinians live in occupied territories

Published on: October 4, 2022
01:00

Ramallah, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank total 5.35 million people, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported on Monday.

Nicaragua shows progress in energy transformation

Published on: September 16, 2022
14:04

Managua, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua is currently showing progress in energy transformation, which indicates the effort made by the Sandinista National Liberation Front's government to guarantee energy service to the entire population.

Nearly one million Canadians will live with dementia by 2030 – Study

Published on: September 7, 2022
18:15

Ottawa, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) A new report from the Alzheimer Society of Canada predicts nearly one million people in the country will be living with dementia by the end of the decade.

More Cubans with complete vaccination schedule against Covid-19

Published on: July 30, 2022
11:58

Havana, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Saturday that 9,977,812 Cubans, accounting for 90.1 percent of the population, have received the complete vaccination scheme against Covid-19.

World population growth creates challenges, Cuban specialists claim (+Photos)

Published on: July 14, 2022
16:34

Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The world population growth will reach up to 8 billion people on November 15, thus creating global challenges, Cuban specialists said on Thursday.

Palestinian population hits 14.3 million globally

Published on: July 7, 2022
08:45

Ramallah, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Some 14.3 million Palestinians are living in the world, 5.35 million of them in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) revealed on Thursday.

Population growth can aggravate sustainable development – UN DESA

Published on: February 24, 2022
18:17

United Nations, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on Thursday warned that the speedy increased population growth can aggravate the challenge of guaranteeing sustainable and inclusive future development.

Immunization against Covid in Japan reaches 70 percent of population

Published on: October 26, 2021
13:19

Tokyo, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) After a slow beginning, over 70 percent of the Japanese population has been completely vaccinated against Covid-19, the government reported on Tuesday.

Over half of the world population to live with water stress

Published on: October 18, 2021
14:21

Geneva, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) More than half of the Earth's population will be living with water stress by 2030, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recalled here on Monday when endorsing the Water Declaration.

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