The foreign minister of the Plurinational State of Bolivia will pay an official visit to Russia on April 26 and 27, and on April 26, she will hold talks with the Russian foreign minister, Zakharova told reporters on Thursday. The two foreign ministers will discuss the state and prospects for the development of bilateral ties, political issues, ways to expand cooperation in various fields and the improvement of the legal and contractual basis. Special attention will be paid on examining the possibilities of further increasing bilateral interaction on the world scenario, Zakharova remarked. The ..read more

Sucipe’s director, Dr. Carlos Kierszenbaum, made that statement on Thursday, on the International Day for the Fight against Child Abuse. The specialist has been treating cases requiring surgery at the Pereira Rossell Children’s Hospital in this capital for more than 20 years. There he has noted the increasingly recurrent arrival of children under 15 years of age with gunshot wounds. According to Dr. Kierszenbaum, the situation “went from being an almost anecdotal phenomenon in the surgical life of a pediatric surgeon to something frequent,” and it also occurs in other hospitals. This has led t ..read more

The event, which will be held both face-to-face and virtually at the Tryp Habana Libre hotel, summons researchers, professionals, officials, teachers, students and specialists related to meteorology and climatology to analyze the impact of extreme hydrometeorological phenomena. The 12th Cuban Congress of Meteorology, the 5th National Meeting on the History of Meteorology and the 2nd ‘Benito Viñes Marturell in Memoriam’ Congress on Tropical Hurricanes will take place as part of this year’s agenda. There will also be a Congress on pollution and chemistry of the atmosphere, a Climatology Congress ..read more

The incident occurred on Monday, when Harris was due to leave Joint Base Andrews, as explained by the head of communications for the Secret Service, Anthony Guglielmi, in a statement, cited by The Hill newspaper. According to the report, the agent “began exhibiting behavior that his colleagues found distressing. “The officer was removed from his assignment while medical personnel were summoned.” Harris traveled to Wisconsin on Monday from Joint Base Andrews, outside Washington, DC, but was still at her residence when the incident was reported. The security staff member will receive medical att ..read more

“History will demand responsibility to the government of the United States for its complicity in the injustice against the Palestinian people”, Rodriguez warned while taking the floor at the open debate called by the UN Security Council (UNSC). The Cuban representative described as an affront to the international community that Palestine retains observer status in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) despite the fact that 140 nations recognize Palestine as a State and the occupying power enjoys membership with full rights. “Formalizing Palestinian membership is precisely one of the first steps we ca ..read more

The initiative involves the University Foundation for Innovation and Development of the University of Havana (UH Foundation) and FAO, with the support of the organization’s South-South cooperation trust fund and China, the UN agency explained in a statement. The efforts are part of the implementation of the project “South-South Cooperation: Digital Transformation and Innovation in Agriculture”, promoted by FAO, the People’s Republic of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. According to the source, the purpose is to expand access to digital tools, as well as their use ..read more

According to experts, plastic is a too complex material that can contain many different chemicals, some of which can be harmful. In a study, the researchers looked at 36 different plastic products that are being used to package food. These products came from five countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Germany and Norway. “In most of these plastic products, we found chemicals that can affect the secretion of hormones and metabolism,” said Martin Wagner, professor in the Department of Biology at the aforementioned university. Hormones are the body’s messengers, they are s ..read more

“The time has come to demand an end to this war and to start taking, without further delay, concrete and necessary steps for the de facto creation of the State of Palestine,” said the Angolan leader during the commemorative act for the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, in Portugal. Lourenço stressed that the various UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions in this regard must be implemented, as the only sure and lasting way to solve this long-standing conflict, in the interests of the peoples of Israel and Palestine. The Head of State strongly condemned the action of the Islamic Resi ..read more

Consequences such as displacement, disruptions in trade and economy keep the country in the worst humanitarian situation since the 2010 earthquake, Skau told the press. As a result, nearly five million people are acutely food insecure in stage three, four or five of the UN-estimated index, with a maximum of five. Following a recent visit to the Caribbean nation, Skau deemed it necessary to strengthen resilience and development support both within Port-au-Prince and elsewhere to try to break the vicious cycle. “There will be no success on the political side unless we also step up our assistance ..read more

Over 400 children have been recruited in Port-au-Prince alone in recent weeks, the agency said. Nearly 50% of Haiti’s gangs are made up of minors who have nowadays no access to their basic rights. “Widespread poverty and the lack of economic opportunities are also driving children to join armed groups,” the Haiti Libre newspaper reported. The source estimated that 30% to 50% of gang members are minors. In addition to wielding automatic weapons, guns and machetes, the children serve as spies, cooks, and females are being abused by gang members. Recently, the Zanmi Timoun Foundation described th ..read more