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Fuel crisis affects ambulance service in Haiti

Published on: October 26, 2021
16:18

Port-au-Prince, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) The director of the National Ambulance Center of Haiti, Didier Herald Louis, warned today that only two of the 92 vehicles operating in Port-au-Prince are working due to the serious fuel shortage.

Armed gangs block access to oil terminals in Haiti

Published on: October 26, 2021
10:46

Port-au-Prince, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) The Varreaux terminal, which processes 70 percent of Haiti's fuel, continues to be blocked by armed groups, a practice that has become common in recent weeks in the midst of an intense fuel crisis.

Protests in Lebanon ahead of fuel price hike

Published on: October 20, 2021
10:51

Beirut, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Demonstrations across Lebanon protested against another rise in fuel prices, derived from a gradual subsidy lifting by the Central Bank (Banque du Liban).

Post-Brexit United Kingdom also runs out of butchers

Published on: October 1, 2021
13:17

London, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) The shortage of butchers on Friday added more concerns for British citizens, who have been suffering from shortages of fuel at gas stations due to a deficit of tanker truck drivers for two weeks.

Haitian trade unions to go on strike against insecurity

Published on: September 30, 2021
13:41

Port-au-Prince, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The transportation and subcontracting trade unions said on Thursday that they will go on strike against kidnappings, the fuel crisis and what they consider the bad handling of the deportation of migrants from the United States.

British government would use army to stop fuel crisis

Published on: September 27, 2021
10:08

London, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) The British Government is considering using Army drivers to fix the lack of tanker drivers and solve the fuel shortage in the country's gas stations, local press reported on Monday.

Gazprom and Aeroflot behind Russia’s first green aviation fuel

Published on: September 24, 2021
00:30

Moscow, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The Russian companies Gazprom Oil and Aeroflot reported the signing of a deal to create the first production of aviation fuel with a minimal carbon footprint from agro-forestry systems.

First Iranian tanker with fuel for Lebanon enters Syrian port

Published on: September 2, 2021
12:53

Tehran, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The first Iranian oil tanker with fuel for Lebanon entered the Syrian port of Baniyas today, according to the Mehr news agency.

Era of leaded petrol worldwide is over

Published on: August 31, 2021
07:52

United Nations, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) As service stations in Algeria stopped providing leaded petrol in July, the use of this highly polluting fuel ended globally, international organizations reported.

Lebanese authorities announce more power and water service cuts

Published on: July 10, 2021
10:45

Beirut, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) As two power plants stopped operating, Lebanese authorities announced more power and water service cuts, several news outlets reported on Saturday.

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