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UN warns of nuclear conflict risk

Published on: August 6, 2025
11:26

Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The risk of a nuclear conflict is increasing, UN Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu warned today, 80 years after the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

More than 430,000 jobs are at risk of being lost in Argentina

Published on: July 10, 2025
12:21

Buenos Aires, July 10 (Prensa Latina) Given the liberalization of imports implemented by Javier Milei's government, Argentine industry is currently under severe pressure, and experts warn that more than 430,000 jobs are at risk of being lost "due to trade liberalization without a strategy."

Alcohol consumption puts the health of eight million Italians at risk

Published on: April 16, 2025
16:34

Rome, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) In Italy, some eight million people over the age of 11 consume alcohol in quantities that put their health at risk, according to a report published by the Higher Institute of Health (ISS).

Unicef warns of grave risk for millions of children in Sudan

Published on: October 8, 2024
12:16

United Nations, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Continued violence and widespread disease outbreaks are keeping millions of children in Sudan at grave risk today after more than a year and a half of conflict, according to Unicef.

Electronic cigarettes increase risk of asthma by 252%

Published on: May 20, 2024
15:26

Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The consumption of electronic cigarettes increases the risk of suffering from asthma at an earlier age by 252%, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.

Routine jobs increase the risk of cognitive, dementia decline – Study

Published on: April 17, 2024
18:30

Washington, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina)The harder your brain works at your job, the less likely you may be to have memory and thinking problems later in life, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology.

Nigeria at risk of losing all its forest elephants

Published on: March 12, 2024
09:50

Abuja, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Nigeria is at risk of losing all its forest elephants due to habitat fragmentation, forest degradation, illegal hunting, genetic isolation and conflict with humans.

Threats to UNRWA put two million Palestinians in Gaza at risk

Published on: February 2, 2024
23:19

United Nations, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) The colossal humanitarian needs for over two million people in Gaza are at risk given the lack of funds, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Friday.

Severe drought affects Europe and Africa

Published on: January 30, 2024
00:45

Brussels, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Territories of Spain, Italy, Greece and North Africa are affected by the drought that has hit southern Europe.

France vigilant due to risk of terrorism, five arrests reported

Published on: December 23, 2023
10:46

Paris, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Five people were arrested in northern France on Friday as part of an investigation into a criminal terrorist conspiracy, the national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office said.

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