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Over 140 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2023 – OCHA (+Photos)

Published on: May 20, 2023
07:41

Ramallah, May 20 (Prensa Latina) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Saturday confirmed 141 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank in 2023.

Nearly 110K Americans died from drug overdoses in 2022 – CDC

Published on: May 18, 2023
17:56

Washington, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The recently published data revealing the nearly 110,000 Americans dead from drug overdose in 2022 is a reliable proof of damage caused by fentanyl consumption nowadays in the United States.

Haiti: 4 inmates died at Saint Marc penitentiary

Published on: May 16, 2023
19:33

Port-au-Prince, May 16 (Prensa Latina) Four prisoners died at the Saint Marc civil prison, northwest of Haiti´s capital, as a consequence of the penitentiary´s poor conditions, as condemned by the Coordinator of Collective of Lawyers for the Defense of Human Rights Arnel Rémy.

More than 419,000 people affected by heavy rains in Somalia

Published on: May 16, 2023
13:54

Mogadishu, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The torrential rains and floods that have hit areas in central Somalia in recent days have affected more than 419,000 people, including some 219,000 displaced persons, United Nations sources reported on Tuesday.

Human trafficking, the cause of deaths in messianic sect in Kenya

Published on: May 15, 2023
14:03

Nairobi, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The lack of organs in some of the bodies recovered during the investigation into a messianic sect in Kenya on Monday shows new clues about the possibility of well-coordinated human trafficking, involving several stockholders.

Israel’s planes strike Gaza Strip for second consecutive day

Published on: May 10, 2023
12:30

Ramallah, May 10 (Prensa Latina) For the second day in a row, Israel's planes have stricken targets in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 120 people so far in 2023.

World progress in tackling maternal, newborn deaths stalls since 2015

Published on: May 9, 2023
16:24

New York, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies has flatlined for 8 years given the decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, the UN warned Tuesday.

27 died in Peru underground mine blast

Published on: May 7, 2023
09:25

Lima, May 7 (Prensa Latina) At least 27 miners died Sunday by an underground mine explosion, approximately 100 meters deep, in the province of Condesuyos in the southern Peruvian region of Arequipa, police sources reported.

Uganda reports 8 deaths in Kisoro landslides

Published on: May 4, 2023
18:47

Kampala, May 4 (Prensa Latina) At least 8 people died in the southwestern Ugandan district of Kisoro after their homes were buried in a mudslide triggered by torrential rains, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, as emergency workers and local residents shoveled through the mud in search of bodies.

Cuba offers condolences for Rwanda´s flood victims

Published on: May 4, 2023
16:35

Havana, May 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday offered his country's deepest condolences to Rwanda for the number of deaths and damages caused by pelting rains in recent days.

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