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Rising prices lead to growing civil unrest in Haiti: UN
Geneva: Rising food and fuel prices have led to growing civil unrest in Haiti, the World Food Programme (WFP) and other UN agencies warned. Jean-Martin Bauer, Country Director in Haiti for the…
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Death toll of earthquake in Haiti rises to 2,189
Port-au-Prince: The number of people, who have died as a result of the earthquake in Haiti, has risen to 2,189, an American news agency reported, citing the country’s civil protection agency. According…
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Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to 1,941
Les Cayes: Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts,…
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Death toll from earthquake in Haiti reaches 1,419
Port-au-Prince: The death toll from the powerful 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14 has increased to 1,419, authorities announced. The massive temblor also left at least 6,900 people injured and…
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Death toll from earthquake in Haiti rises to 1,297
Port-au-Prince: The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Haiti on Saturday soared up to 1,297, according to Jerry Chandler, head of Haiti’s civil protection agency. More than 2,800 people have been…
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7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 304 killed
Port-Au-Prince: A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 304 people and injuring at least 1,800 others as buildings tumbled into rubble. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said…
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Sending troops to Haiti ‘not on the agenda’: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US is only sending marines to bolster security at its embassy in Haiti but the idea of sending American troops into the Caribbean country…
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Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated at home
Port-au-Prince: Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, the country’s interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, calling it a hateful, inhumane and barbaric act.”…
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15 children die in Haiti orphanage fire
Port-au-Prince: At least 15 children were killed in a fire at a Haiti orphanage run by a US-based Christian non-profit group, authorities said. Two children died in their rooms when the fire…
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Two dead as hundreds of police, supporters march in Haiti
Port-au-Prince: Two people were killed as several hundred police and their supporters demonstrated in Haiti’s capital for better law enforcement salaries on Sunday, police said, while anti-government marchers also took to the…
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Catholics in Haiti demand president step down
Port-au-Prince: Thousands of Catholics demanding the resignation of Haiti’s president marched through the capital Tuesday, becoming the latest group to join an outcry against him. They gathered outside one of the main…
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UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti ends amid political crisis
United Nations: With the situation in Haiti has continued to deteriorate, the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti ended. The Security Council on Tuesday held its last debate on the…
