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Heat waves left in 2023 five thousand deaths in France

Published on: February 8, 2024
10:21

Paris, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Last summer's heat waves in France left 5,167 deaths, mainly persons over 75 years of age, the Public Health Agency announced.

Cuba condemns Israel genocide over Palestine

Published on: February 7, 2024
15:00

Havana, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Wednesday reaffirmed its strong rejection of the Israeli genocide over the Palestinian people, on the fourth month of current escalated conflict which has already claimed over 27.000 lives.

Spain expresses solidarity with Chile due to forest fires

Published on: February 5, 2024
13:57

Madrid, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Spain on Monday expressed solidarity with Chile for the consequences of the forest fires that have killed 112 deaths and have caused considerable material damage so far.

Díaz-Canel regrets deaths and destruction caused fires in Chile

Published on: February 5, 2024
11:31

Havana, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel regretted on Monday the death of 51 persons and the destruction of thousands of homes as a result of the forest fires raging in southern Chile.

Fire in southern China kills 35 people, injures nine

Published on: January 24, 2024
13:36

Beijing, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) China confirmed on Wednesday that a fire in the basement of a street store in Xinyu city, in southern Jiangxi province, has killed 39 people and injured nine.

UNHCR calls for actions to address rise in Rohingya deaths at sea

Published on: January 23, 2024
16:22

United Nations, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) The UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by statistics revealing a surge in the number of desperate Rohingya refugees reportedly dying or going missing while taking risky boat journeys in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal during 2023.

Syria condemns Jordan’s air raids

Published on: January 23, 2024
13:23

Damascus, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed regret over the airstrikes launched by the Jordanian Air Force on national territory without justification for such military operations.

Haiti reports 3 deaths, some wounded in opposition protest

Published on: January 22, 2024
14:53

Port-au-Prince, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) Haitian authorities on Monday reported three people dead and undetermined number of wounded in a mass shooting occurred in the city of Jérémie, capital of the Grand Anse Department.

Drought causes mass elephant deaths in Zimbabwe

Published on: January 22, 2024
14:08

Harare, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) More than 160 elephants and countless other wildlife species died in Zimbabwe in the last two months of 2023 due to a climate change-induced drought that has hit the southern African region.

UK, US attacks cause 75 dead in Yemen, Houthis remain undeterred

Published on: January 21, 2024
11:05

Sana'a, Jan 21 (Prensa Latina) The Arabic-language Sky News network reports a significant development regarding the recent attacks on the Houthis in Yemen. Led by the U.S., with initial participation from Britain, these assaults resulted in a loss of over 75 lives.

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