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Heat-related mortality increased by 30% in Europe

Published on: April 23, 2024
00:15

Geneva, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Heat-related mortality increased by about 30 percent in Europe in the last 20 years, according to a report from the Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Nigeria reports more than 2,500 deaths due to violence

Published on: April 22, 2024
12:38

Abuja, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) A total of 2,583 Nigerians were killed and 2,164 were kidnapped in the first quarter of this year as a consequence of the violence unleashed in this African country, a consulting firm announced on Monday.

Accidents kill 162 people during holidays in Thailand

Published on: April 15, 2024
13:04

Bangkok, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) During the famous "seven dangerous days" of Songkran (Thailand's holiday), 1,259 traffic accidents that resulted in 162 deaths and 1,279 injured were reported, the National Police said on Monday.

Barbados records four deaths from dengue fever

Published on: April 13, 2024
10:40

Bridgetown, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities in Barbados confirmed more than a thousand cases of dengue fever and four deaths associated with the disease since the beginning of the current outbreak last October until April 6, local media reported.

Israel remains tense in the face of an imminent Iranian response

Published on: April 13, 2024
09:18

Tel Aviv, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) Israel woke up today on alert after a night of tension due to the fear of an imminent Iranian response to the aggression against its consulate in Damascus, Syria, which caused the death of several military personnel, including two generals.

Cuba repeats its willingness to clarify kidnapped doctors’ situation

Published on: April 12, 2024
13:21

Havana, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Friday expressed its willingness to continue to take steps to clarify the situation of Doctors Assel Herrera Correa and Landy Rodríguez Hernández, who were doctors kidnapped and and are presumed dead.

Deaths due to viral hepatitis increase in the world

Published on: April 11, 2024
10:17

Geneva, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) About 3,500 people die daily on the planet due to hepatitis B and C infections, according to a report on this disease by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Hospital-acquired infections kill thousands in Africa every year

Published on: April 11, 2024
00:16

Abuja, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Infections contracted in healthcare facilities, such as sepsis and pneumonia, cause thousands of preventable deaths in sub-Saharan Africa every year, a new study revealed.

Brazil records dengue death toll in 2024

Published on: April 8, 2024
17:59

Brasilia, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Brazil recorded a total of 1,116 deaths from dengue in the first 13 weeks of 2024, according to the Health Ministry's Arbovirosis Panel.

Houthi leader says that US and its allies airstrikes kill 37

Published on: April 5, 2024
14:01

Aden, Yemen, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of the Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement in Yemen, denounced the United States and its allies for conducting 424 airstrikes on rebel targets. Al-Houthi stated that those attacks have already killed 37 people and wounded 30.

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