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Land mine claims life of Syrian child

Published on: January 30, 2023
10:33

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Damascus, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) A minor lost his life due to the explosion of a mine planted by terrorist groups in southern Syria, medical sources quoted by Syrian television reported on Monday.

Ukraine uses anti-personnel mines supplied by NATO

Published on: October 4, 2022
08:59

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Moscow, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) Ukrainian troops began using DM1399 antipersonnel mines supplied by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Donetsk authorities denounced.

Egypt’s destroyed millions of World War II landmines

Published on: September 1, 2022
10:47

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Cairo, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian Armed Forces have destroyed in recent years 25 million landmines and unexploded ordnances in the Western Desert that date back to the World War II (1939-1945), the Army reported on Thursday.

Six sibling children were victims of mines in Syria

Published on: August 23, 2022
10:09

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Damascus, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) An 11-year-old minor lost his life, and his five siblings were injured, by the explosion of a mine in southern Syria, health authorities reported here.

Four civilians killed by explosion of two mines in Syria

Published on: July 14, 2022
11:56

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Damascus, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The explosion of a terrorist remnant mine caused the death of three people in the locality of al-Hwez in the north of the central province of Hama, about 200 kilometers north of this capital, media reported.

Several dead after explosion in Polish mine

Published on: April 20, 2022
08:43

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Warsaw, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) The Polish mining company JSW reported that at least three people died due to a methane explosion in the Pniowek mine, in the region of Silesia, in the south of this country. According to the company, the rescue works has been suspended until a dust barrier is reestablished to protects the place of a new explosion.

Bulgaria warns of Ukrainian mines drifting in the Black sea

Published on: March 21, 2022
08:54

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Sofia, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) The government of Bulgaria warned on the presence of explosive mines drifting in the Black sea, which were dragged from the Ukrainian port city of Odessa.

Mines and explosives removed in Yemen

Published on: November 15, 2021
08:40

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Sana'a, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) More than 287 thousand mines and explosives were removed in Yemen in the last three years by a team of specialists, revealed today the official news agency Saba.

Cuba officially joins energy alliance in Chinese project

Published on: October 18, 2021
11:21

By: Prensa Latina

Beijing, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba officially joined the Energy Alliance of China's Belt and Road Project, which is aimed at building an international mega-platform for cooperation and exchange under the principle of shared profits.

Venezuela requests support from UN to deactivate anti-personnel mines

Published on: April 14, 2021
10:25

By: Prensa Latina

Caracas, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) In a letter to the United Nations, Venezuela requested technical and technological assistance to deactivate anti-personnel mines, a diplomatic source noted.

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