Tag Archives: Latin

Commotion As Area Boys ‘Stop’ Mr Latin From Accessing Murphy Afolabi’s Burial Ground

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Some youths in Mopelufa, Adamo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State caused pandemonium on Monday afternoon as the President of the Theatre Arts and Movies Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin, was stopped from accessing the burial ground of his colleague, Murphy Afolabi. Naija …

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One of the suspects who attacked Tekashi 6ix9ine is a high-ranking member of the Latin Kings gang – Police

One of the suspects who attacked Tekashi 6ix9ine is a high-ranking member of the Latin Kings gang - Police

The police in Florida have revealed that one of the men arrested in Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s gym beatdown is a high-ranking member of the Latin Kings gang.    Rafael Medina Jr., the oldest of the three men arrested for assaulting and robbing Tekashi, is a documented Latin Kings gang member who, …

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Expanding E-bus Networks in Latin America Can Further Decarbonization Goals

Expanding E-bus Networks in Latin America Can Further Decarbonization Goals

An electric bus in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay. Credit: Inés Acosta/IPS Opinion by Brianne Watts (new york) Friday, February 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 10 (IPS) – Latin America’s (LATAM) transportation sector produces the largest share of regional emissions and is a large source of air pollution, making transforming …

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Latin America Looks to COP27: The Time to See Ourselves Only as Climate Victims is Over

Latin America Looks to COP27: The Time to See Ourselves Only as Climate Victims is Over

A worker carries trees to be planted during a reforestation project in Nova Mutum, Brazil, 2020. Latin America is one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, but adaptation and mitigation projects are increasing in the region (Credit: Alexandre Meneghini / Alamy) by Alejandra Cuellar (mÉxico) Wednesday, August 31, 2022 …

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Rising Sea Levels, Drought, Hurricanes and Deforestation Threaten Latin America and the Caribbean

Rising Sea Levels, Drought, Hurricanes and Deforestation Threaten Latin America and the Caribbean

Coastal view from the Kalinago Territory in Dominica. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (united nations) Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) – According to the 2021 World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean report, extreme events have worsened …

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COVID and Discrimination Aggravated Maternal Mortality in Latin America

COVID and Discrimination Aggravated Maternal Mortality in Latin America

Adequate maternal care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is essential to curbing the high maternal mortality rates in Latin America, which stopped falling due to women’s health care problems during the COVID pandemic. CREDIT: Government of Tigre / Argentina by Mario Osava (rio de janeiro) Saturday, May 28, 2022 …

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