At least 11 people were missing and some 705 people were stranded or trapped, authorities said.
Mainland U.S. residents who are not Puerto Rican rarely pay attention to the politics of the island. If there is a hurricane, or some other natural disaster there, media will cover it, but soon enough, the coverage fades. So it’s up to us “not-Boricuas” to pay attention and speak out against policies and laws that are negatively impacting Puerto Ricans. We must join their voices and amplify their cries for justice. One key law enacted in Puerto Rico that is having a disastrous impact on Puerto...
Coral Murphy Marcos The island’s health system is on its knees. Doctors are fleeing in droves. And the crisis is hurting kids most of all.
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. The post Brazil records dengue death toll in 2024 first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Following Israel’s attacks on Palestinian soil, the Ministry of Health in Gaza has announced that the recent death toll in Gaza has exceeded 33,000. The Gaza Ministry of Health has stated that in the past 24 hours, 54 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli attacks on various areas of the Gaza Strip. […]
Former President Donald Trump used political jujitsu to grab a left-wing anti-Trump lie and turn it against his opponent, President Joe Biden. Trump told Ohio voters on March 16 that if he lost his Read More
Across Canada, the burden of premature opioid-related deaths doubled between 2019 and 2021, representing more than one-quarter of deaths among younger adults, a study found.
The nation’s emergency preparedness policies after a devastating quake in 1999 help to explain relatively small numbers of fatalitiesFor Nina Huang, it was the shaking that jolted her awake. “The first thing I did when I woke up was to hold the cupboard next to my daughter. I was afraid that it might fall down on her,” she recalled. Then her phone buzzed with a warning about a tsunami.The biggest fear for Huang and her husband was that the bridge connecting their waterfront village of Yanliao to...
Starting Monday, drivers on the Central 70 corridor will see different toll prices depending on how busy the road is as the Colorado Department of Transportation rolls out “dynamic tolling.
A whooping cough outbreak in Greece has resulted in two deaths and left 50 people unwell - causing UK tourists to be warned by medics.
As the sound of rifle fire from opposing forces fills the area, during the launch of an A-10C Thunderbolt II, maintainers on the airfield hit the ground for cover and fire back as they radio for support. Tires screeching from the response force vehicle as they zoom by and halt to engage the enemy and hold their position. When in the blink of an eye, the A-10C circles back to swoop down from the skies and eliminate what's left of the opposing forces. This was just one of many scenarios conducted...
Rescuers in Taiwan faced the threat of further landslides and rockfalls in Friday's search for a dozen people still missing from this week's earthquake, as the death toll rose to 12 while some of those stranded were brought to safety. Searchers discovered two more bodies after Wednesday's quake of magnitude