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US Justice Department launches investigation into Louisville police

Published on: April 27, 2021
13:55

Washington, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced that the Justice Department has opened a broad civil-rights investigation into the practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky, more than a year after the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in her home during a botched police raid.

More protests in Ohio after Black teenager killed by police

Published on: April 23, 2021
09:15

Washington, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Several protests and vigils have been taken place across Columbus, Ohio, after the death of 16-year-old Black teenager Ma'Khia Bryant by the police, local press reported.

One dead, two injured in shooting at supermarket in New York

Published on: April 21, 2021
07:58

Washington, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) One employee died and two others were injured when a gunman opened fire at a Stop & Shop store in Long Island, officials with the Nassau County Police Department said Tuesday.

Stolen radioactive source recovered in Mexico

Published on: April 13, 2021
12:02

Mexico, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) Mexican authorities have calmed down now that the Iridium-192 radioactive source that had been stolen on Sunday on the road to the town of Teoloyucan was found, and the hazard alert was removed on Tuesday.

Five arrested and 447 cocaine packages seized in Dominican Republic

Published on: April 13, 2021
09:19

Santo Domingo, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) with the support of the Military Security at the Multimodal Port Caucedo and under the coordination of the Attorney General's Office, seized 447 allegedly cocaine packages, in an inspection conducted Monday night and early Tuesday morning.

Another seven victims during protests in Myanmar

Published on: April 7, 2021
12:57

Naypyidaw, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) At least seven people killed on Wednesday were, during a new day of protests against the coup in Myanmar, local media reported.

Human rights platforms condemn Haitian neighborhood massacre

Published on: April 3, 2021
08:16

Port-au-Prince, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) Haitian human rights organizations condemned Friday the massacre conducted by armed gangs in a capital neighborhood, where a number of dead and wounded are still unknown.

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