violence

CDC says teen girls report record levels of violence, suicide risk

Published on: February 13, 2023
18:21

Washington, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) Sexual attacks and other traumatic experiences have led to an unprecedented level of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts among America´s young women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Monday.

Violence marks sectorial elections in Ecuador (+Photo)

Published on: February 5, 2023
14:49

Quito, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Political violence marks the process of sectional elections and referendum taking place today in Ecuador, where last night a candidate of the Citizen Revolution movement (RC) was murdered.

Life in a violent nation can be years shorter, much less predictable

Published on: February 3, 2023
18:21

London, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries compared to peaceful nations, according to a study from an international team led by Oxford´s Leverhulme Center for Demographic Sciences.

Pope Francis laments escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine

Published on: January 29, 2023
08:56

Vatican City, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) "It is with great pain that I learn of the news coming from the Holy Land, in particular of the deaths of ten Palestinians, including a woman, assassinated" by Israeli forces, Pope Francis said on Sunday.

Ecuador lives bloody election campaign

Published on: January 26, 2023
09:15

Quito, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The political violence against several candidates for mayors and prefectures of municipalities and provinces joins the insecurity crisis Ecuador is currently experiencing amid the electoral campaign before February the 5th elections.

Eleven police officers have been killed in Haiti this year

Published on: January 26, 2023
08:00

Port-au-Prince, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) Eleven police officers have been killed in Haiti so far this year, with no end in sight to the wave of violence.

Lebanese Foreign Ministry condemns acts of violence in Brazil

Published on: January 10, 2023
08:18

Beirut, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants on Tuesday condemned the acts of violence and vandalism that affected the federal democratic institutions in Brasilia.

Violence in Ecuador killed nearly 200 minors in 2022

Published on: January 3, 2023
12:39

Quito, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) Violence and fights between criminal gangs associated with drug trafficking killed 192 minors in Ecuador in 2022, according to official data released on Tuesday.

Perpetrator of shooting in Paris admits to hatred towards foreigners

Published on: December 25, 2022
10:29

Paris, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The person responsible for the shooting on Friday in Paris, which left three dead and three wounded, acknowledged that the motive for his crime is a "pathological hatred towards foreigners," the Prosecutor's Office said.

Israeli Police kills Arab-Israeli citizen after alleged attack

Published on: December 23, 2022
08:01

Tel Aviv, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Israeli policemen killed a citizen of Arab origin in the city of Kafr Qassem after allegedly attacking the agents.

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