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With more than 8,500 deaths recorded, the year 2023 was the deadliest of the decade for migrants, according to the UN
The crossing of the Mediterranean is the route where the greatest number of migrants have died, with at least 3,129 deaths and disappearances recorded in 2023, says the UN. Published…
Marked increase of 87% in deaths in Quebec prisons
(Montreal) Deaths in Quebec prisons have increased by 87% in 13 years, reveals a research report published Wednesday by a team from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). Posted…
Manitoba | Man arrested after deaths of two women and three children
(Winnipeg) Manitoba RCMP say they are holding a 29-year-old man in connection with the deaths of two women and three children. Posted at 7:19 p.m. During a press conference, Inspector…
Postponement of the presidential election in Senegal | The country sinks into a political crisis, two deaths in demonstrations
(Dakar) Senegal, in turmoil since the surprise postponement of the presidential election, plunged into crisis on Saturday, the day after demonstrations whose repression left two dead. Posted at 6:04 p.m.…
Russian strike unleashes ‘river of fire’ in Kharkiv, Ukraine, causes seven deaths
Seven people were killed, including three children, on Saturday during a nighttime strike by Russian drones on a gas station in Kharkiv, a large city in the northeast, which poured…
the heat of summer 2023 is responsible for more than 5,000 deaths, announces Public Health France
The agency published a report on Thursday, which remains lower than the 15,000 deaths attributed to the exceptional heatwave of 2003. Published on 02/08/2024 10:50 Reading time: 1 min A…
the heat of summer 2023 is responsible for more than 5,000 deaths, announces Public Health France
The agency published a report on Thursday, which remains lower than the 15,000 deaths attributed to the exceptional heatwave of 2003. Published on 02/08/2024 10:50 Reading time: 1 min A…
Colombia | Increase in “suspicious deaths” of foreign tourists in Medellín
(Bogotá) Three Americans died in just four days in the Colombian city of Medellín, local authorities announced Wednesday, in a context of an upsurge in violent robberies of foreign tourists…
British Columbia | A chemical from tires suspected in the deaths of numerous coho salmon
(Vancouver) Wildlife conservation groups have written to Canada’s Environment Minister calling for a review of a chemical used in tire manufacturing because they say its degradation is harmful. linked to…
violent forest fires cause “around ten” deaths in the center of the country
Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency in order to “have all the necessary means” in the face of the progression of the fires. Published on 02/03/2024 07:35…
around ten deaths feared in forest fires, state of exception declared
Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency in order to “have all the necessary means” in the face of the progression of the fires. Published on 02/03/2024 07:35…
Forest fires in Chile | Around ten deaths feared, state of exception declared
(Viña del Mar) Emergency services are activated on Saturday in Chile where a state of exception was declared the day before in order to fight against violent forest fires which…
Forest fires in Chile | Around ten deaths feared, state of exception declared
(Santiago de Chile) The Chilean authorities announced on Friday that they feared a death toll of around ten following violent forest fires which led President Gabriel Boric to declare a…
Snowmobile trails | Surveillance blitz to reduce the number of deaths
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is intensifying surveillance of snowmobile trails and paths throughout the province this weekend, in the hope of reducing the number of fatal collisions that occur…
Sudan | 10,000 to 15,000 deaths in a single town in Darfur since April
(United Nations) Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have been killed since April in Darfur, in western Sudan, where paramilitaries allied with Arab militias have committed violations that may amount to…
Israel and Hamas at war, day 107 | Hamas admits ‘mistakes’ in October 7 civilian deaths
Palestinian Hamas admitted on Sunday for the first time to “errors” that caused the deaths of civilians during its attack on Israel on October 7, which sparked a war in…
The death toll crosses the milestone of 25,000 deaths in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli army shelled the Gaza Strip on Sunday, where the human toll exceeded 25,000 deaths according to Hamas at 107e day of the war for control of the small…
Hydroxychloroquine | Thousands of preventable deaths
At the start of the pandemic, doctors suggested, based on very preliminary results, that a malaria drug would be effective against COVID-19. Hydroxychloroquine quickly proved ineffective and even harmful because…
In Gaza, Hamas announces more than 24,000 deaths in Israeli strikes
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Monday for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, where the 101-day war between Israel and Hamas has left more than 24,000 dead according to…
In Gaza, Hamas announces more than 24,000 deaths in Israeli strikes
Palestinian Hamas announced on Monday a death toll of 24,100 in Israeli bombings on the Gaza Strip, at 101e day of a war which caused shock waves in the region.…