The second list of major topics for Latin Press Day

Monday, March 13, 2023

Editors: Manuel Guerrero, Mario Esquivel and Roberto Hernandez

Cuba: Second Edition of the Patria International Symposium

Havana, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Today the second edition of the Patria International Symposium started in the capital with the participation of more than 50 foreign guests and a hundred Cuban specialists.

USA: Tim Scott, another potential Republican presidential candidate

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The entry of African-American Senator Tim Scott into the 2024 presidential race in the United States will be seen as a voice of unity within the Republican Party (GOP), which today is dominated by deep divisions, according to analysts.

Panama: It reveals shortcomings in interest in cruise tourism

PANAMA CITY, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Cruise tourism in Panama remains on a high note after US carrier Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced it would wind up its itineraries in December 2024, local media reported today.

Panama: Promotes educational programs to enhance learning

Panama City, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Faced with a learning delay caused by the supplementation of two years of distance lessons by Covid-19, the Ministry of Education (Meduca) of Panama today is strengthening recovery programs for students and teachers.

Dominican Haiti: The perimeter wall is progressing with delays

SANTO DOMINGO, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The wall in question, or the perimeter fence being built between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is on pace of delay with only 7.3 percent of work completed, media reported today.

Brazil: Bolsonaro’s Ex-Advisers Explain the Jewelry Affair

Brasília, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The Public Ethics Committee of the Presidency of Brazil is asking for explanations from all former direct advisers to former President Jair Bolsonaro, who are today implicated in the scandal of jewelry handed over by Saudi Arabia in 2021.

Venezuela: The President highlighted Hugo Chávez’s ideas on union

CARACAS, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, affirmed today that the ideas of uniting for liberation and respect for peoples’ right to self-determination were the geopolitical science of leader Hugo Chávez (1954-2013).

Colombia: The President reflects on the value of regional integration

BOGOTA, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro today emphasized the importance of regional integration to drive the development of the country and other Latin American countries.

Uruguay: National Harvest Festival in Las Piedras

MONTEVIDEO, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Las Piedras, capital of grapes and wine, reads a welcome sign to this city in Uruguay, which has hosted the 2023 National Harvest Festival.

Argentina: They will march for memory, truth and justice

Pagina 12 reported today that social organizations and human rights defenders in Argentina will march in Buenos Aires, March 13 (Prensa Latina) towards the Plaza de Mayo on the 24th of this month, which is the National Day of Commemoration of Truth and Justice.

France: The return of the controversy over Article 49.3 before the reform of the pension system

Paris, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The French government is ruling out abandoning the controversial pension reform, a project that, given the widespread rejection it arouses, brings back to the fore the controversial Article 49.3 of the Constitution, which allows evasion of the parliamentary vote.

Russia: the lack of conditions for a peaceful solution in Ukraine

MOSCOW, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today that at this time it is impossible to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, since conditions have not been created for this.

Spain: Green Hydrogen and Saramago at the Spanish-Portuguese Summit

MADRID, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The corridor of the green hydrogen submarine H2Med and the fact that José Saramago will be relevant topics at the 34th bilateral summit between Spain and Portugal that begins tomorrow.

Vatican: Pope Francis asks for peace as a gift on the tenth anniversary of his pontificate

Vatican City, March 13 (Prensa Latina) When asked what he offers the world as a gift for today’s celebration of the tenth anniversary of his pontificate, Pope Francis said without hesitation: “Peace, we need peace.”

Mozambique Malawi: Toll scale from irregular cyclone

MABUTO, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Cyclone Freddy has killed at least 15 people in Mozambique and Malawi, its neighbor to the east, according to reports today of the chaos and its trajectory that stun experts.

Syria: Support for the Chinese Global Security Initiative

DAMASCUS, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Today, the Syrian government renewed its unwavering support for the Global Security Initiative launched by the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, in 2022.

Syria: Approval of measures for the benefit of those affected by earthquakes

DAMASCUS, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Today, the Syrian government approved a series of legislative and financial measures to support the recovery process for those affected by the earthquakes that devastated this Arab nation on February 6.

Economy: The World Bank expects the Vietnamese economy to grow by 6.3%

HANOI, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The Vietnamese economy will reach growth of about 6.3 percent in 2023, experts from the World Bank (WB) assessed today in this capital.

Sports: Cuba without Yoenis Céspedes in World Baseball Classic quarter-finals

Taichung, Chinese Taipei, March 13 (Prensa Latina) The Confederation of Cuban Baseball (FCB) reported today that player Yoenis Céspedes has asked to leave the call-up to the World Baseball Classic, to resolve “non-postponable personal problems” in the United States, the country where he lives.

SPORTS: World Classic: Group B champions Japan and Australia

TOKYO, March 13 (Prensa Latina) Japan and Australia will make their dreams come true in the quarterfinals of the V World Baseball Classic, after wrapping up here today’s competitive Group B schedule, held at the Tokyo Dome.

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