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Geneva, Apr 28 (EFE).- A total of 1.2 million people were recorded as newly internally displaced in Latin America last year, forced to abandon their homes due to natural disasters or violence. The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre published its annual global report for 2019 on Tuesday, which gave an alarming overview of the situation in the region.Globally a total of 50.8 million people were recorded as internally displaced last year, the highest number ever reported.SOUNDBITES OF ALEXANDRA BILAK, DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT MONITORING CENTRE (IDMC).
Maryland (USA), Apr 16 (EFE / EPA) .- More than 5.2 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing to 22 million the number of those who have started in the US the process in four weeks, as reported by the Labor Department on Thursday.(CAMERA: Edwin Ramírez)
This is the Vulcano Titanium, the world's first and only titanium supercar. It was unveiled at the Dubai Motor Show on Tuesday and comes with a staggering price tag of $2.5 million. The Vulcano Titanium is handmade by Italian carmaker Icona and inspired by the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird aircraft. A supercharged V8 engine capable of being tuned to over 1000 horsepower can power the Vulcano from 0-60 in just 2.8 seconds.
Three day sale in Bervely Hills sees Beatles' drum kit sell for millions. Sarah Mills reports.
At a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the head of the UN's refugee agency Filippo Grandi says, "Today we pass the mark of half a million refugees from Sudan, following the beginning of the conflict." He also says that the number of people now internally displaced in the conflict torn nation is now at two million. SOUNDBITE
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus estimates the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 to be "at least 20 million", well above the official number reported to WHO of "almost seven million deaths". SOUNDBITE