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Venezuela sends condolences to India after railway accident

Published on: June 3, 2023
12:22

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

Caracas, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Venezuela sent its condolences to the sister Republic of India for the loss of human lives after a collision of two trains in the town of Bahanaga, Odisha state, a press release said on Saturday.

India: Major express train crash occurs in Odisha

Published on: June 2, 2023
15:59

By: Pavel López Lazo

New Delhi, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 50 people on Friday died and 179 injured in a serious express train accident in Balasore district, as confirmed by the Chief Secretary of the Indian Odisha State Pradeep Jena.

Death of Carlos Lazo’s eldest daughter mourned in the US

Published on: May 8, 2023
09:54

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Washington, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Many expressions of support and solidarity continue today for activist Carlos Lazo, coordinator of the movement "Puentes de Amor" whose eldest daughter, Jessica Lazo, died in a tragic traffic accident.

Cubans recall tragic explosion at Saratoga Hotel in Havana

Published on: May 6, 2023
08:26

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Havana, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Cubans on Saturday recall the sad explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, as a result of which several people were killed and injured, caused huge material damage, and kept citizens in suspense for six days of intense rescue efforts. On May 6, 2022, a powerful gas explosion rocked this tourist facility in Havana's historic heart, killing 47 persons and injuring 99, mainly hotel workers and passersby.

Chinese police checks mass transportation after deadly accident

Published on: April 30, 2023
10:15

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Beijing, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) China began today to supervise the number of people carried by mass transportation vehicles to avoid non-compliance with the allowed amounts and accidents like the recent one involving a minivan, with a death toll of seven.

Cuba and the Chernobyl children, 37 years later

Published on: April 27, 2023
15:05

By: Juan M. Garcia

Mexico, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The local newspaper La Jornada paid tribute to Cuba's invaluable support for child victims of the nuclear accident in Chernobyl 37 years later, by publishing a chronicle by Tanalis Padilla, a professor-researcher from Massachusetts.

Cubans in Venezuela expressed condolences for deceased workers

Published on: April 10, 2023
10:39

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Caracas, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) Cubans living in Venezuela expressed their deepest sorrow and heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the workers who died in an accident in Matanzas, it was reported here.

Cuban President Diaz-Canel mourns death of worker in Matanzas

Published on: April 8, 2023
16:22

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday lamented the death of worker Alexis Bernardo, who died on Friday, when a wall in the chimney of the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant, in the western province of Matanzas, collapsed.

Search continues after collapse at Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant

Published on: April 8, 2023
10:29

By: Juan M. Garcia

Matanzas, Cuba, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Search works continues at the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant on Saturday, after a column from the chimney's ashtray collapsed on Friday, killing one person and injuring two, while one worker is still missing.

Greece reveals deficiencies in training railway personnel

Published on: March 18, 2023
01:35

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Athens, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) The Greek railway authority found serious deficiencies in the training of its management personnel, the institution informed in a press release.

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