La Cuaba remains amidst trash due to improvised landfills
Santo Domingo.– The proliferation of improvised landfills in the La Cuaba municipal district continues to affect the environment and the health of its residents,…
International ADHD Awareness Day: a date to raise awareness about a disorder that affects millions of people
Editorial.- Every July 13th, International Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Day is commemorated, an initiative promoted by health organizations, specialists, and patient associations…
Martha Lillard, the last patient living in an iron lung in the United States, has died
Martha Lillard died on June 26 in Oklahoma, at the age of 78. She was the last patient in the United States to depend…
Two Dominicans accused of drug trafficking and organized crime extradited to the U.S.
Santo Domingo.– Dominican authorities extradited two citizens this Saturday who were claimed by the United States justice system to face charges related to alleged…
Rains in Guatemala force hospital evacuation
Rains, floods, and evacuations marked this July 11 in Alta Verapaz, where more than 7 thousand people were affected and authorities are maintaining their…
July 12, 1924: the end of the US occupation
Santo Domingo.– July 12, 1924, was marked as one of the most transcendental dates in the history of the Dominican Republic. On that day,…
July 12: the date that honors the recovery of Dominican national sovereignty
Santo Domingo. Every July 12, the Dominican Republic commemorates one of the least known patriotic dates, but one of great historical significance for the…
Gustavo Petro invited, once again, to mobilizations on July 20th: “We are going to dance to scare away the dark energies”
The outgoing president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, called on the citizenry for a national mobilization on July 20, in opposition to the election of…
Army carries out a military bombing in a rural area of Amalfi, Antioquia, against a substructure of the Clan del Golfo
A joint operation by the Colombian National Army, the Colombian Aerospace Force, and the Office of the Attorney General was deployed against members of…
Child deaths increase in the DR during the first half of 2026
Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic recorded an increase in infant mortality during the first semester of 2026, according to data from the Ministry of…