AlQa'dah 10, 1432, Oct 8, 2011, SPA - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has affirmed that the request for recognition of the Palestinian State is neither a unilateral action nor an obstacle to negotiations with Israel.
"Moreover, it does not aim (...)
AlQa'dah 3, 1432, Oct 1, 2011, SPA -- Haitian health authorities said the number of deaths caused by cholera increased to 6,435 in the Caribbean country since October 2010.
The Haitian Health Ministry said the number of people infected with cholera (...)
Three people died and several were missing
as Hurricane Irene swept past the Dominican Republic, according to local media reports on Thursday that cited the chief of the emergency centre, dpa reported.
In its latest advisory at 0900 GMT, the US (...)
The number of deaths caused by cholera in the Dominican Republic have increased to 109, and there are 15,876 suspect cases, according to government figures released on Friday.
Public Health Ministry said in a statement that the intensity of the (...)
Eleven more people died of cholera last week in Dominican Republic, bringing the death toll to 87, the Health Ministry said Friday.
In its weekly update on the cholera situation, the ministry said the number of suspected cholera cases fell to 773 (...)
With the five fatalities over the past week, cholera has killed a total of 76 people in the Dominican Republic since November, Xinhua quoted the Health Ministry as saying Friday.
The number of suspected cholera cases has risen to 10,760 after 1,014 (...)
A total of 71 people had died from cholera-related diseases since last November, including nine deaths last week, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
The number of suspected cholera cases had risen to 10,760 after 1,014 new cases were registered (...)
Akhir 22, 1432 H/March 27, 2011, SPA -- The Dominican Republic's president is hinting that he might seek a third consecutive term, despite constitutional term limits that seem to bar such a move, according to AP.
Leaders of President Leonel (...)
At least 2,707 people have died from the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the country's Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) said Monday.
According to the Dec. 18 statement from the authorities, since the cholera epidemic hit Haiti in (...)
Former Dominican President Salvador Jorge Blanco, who was convicted of corruption under a political antagonist's administration but later declared innocent by an appeals court, died Sunday, according to his relatives. He was 84, according to (...)
Hijjah 29, 1431 / Dec. 05, 2010, SPA -- The Dominican Republic reported a new cholera case on Saturday, raising the number of the country's cases to 16.
The new patient, a 39-year-old man from south of the country, has been hospitalized and is in (...)
Hijjah 11, 1431 / Nov. 17, 2010, SPA -- More than 1,000 people have died in Haiti due to the cholera epidemic affecting the country, Xinhua quoted Haitian Health Minister Gabriel Timothee as saying on Tuesday.
According to news from (...)
Haitian workers in Dominican Republic's top tourist resort killed a man in a clash with local residents after a fellow worker was shot dead by a building foreman in a pay dispute, dpa quoted police as saying on Sunday.
Police stepped up patrols in (...)
Dominican centre-right President Leonel
Fernandez has won re-election, results showed Saturday, as his chief
rival conceded defeat, DPA reported.
With more than 80 per cent of ballots counted from Friday's vote,
he had 53.2 per cent of the vote, (...)