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Teen girl testifies behind closed doors in Wander Franco trial in the Dominican Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has appeared in court in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl who testified behind closed doors

The Independent UK

For Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic, ‘reproduction is like a death sentence’

On May 9, Lourdia Jean-Pierre, a 32-year-old Haitian migrant woman, died after giving birth in her rural home in El Ceibo, Dominican Republic. The cause of death was a postpartum hemorrhage, according to a news report in The Haitian Times.

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Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Monday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl

The Independent UK

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Russia's foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties

Russia expects to open its first embassy in the Dominican Republic as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov defined the Caribbean country as a “promising partner."

The Independent UK

'Cruel Measure': Dominican Crackdown On Haitian Hospitals

Still in pain from giving birth, a Haitian mother carrying her newborn was helped onto a migration services bus in the Dominican Republic, joining a family member who was arrested when he visited her in hospital.

International Business Times

Dominican Republic deports pregnant women in ‘inhumane’ migrant crackdown

More than 130 women and children who fled Haiti to seek healthcare rounded up in hospitals and sent back

The Guardian - UK

The owner of a Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for the first time

The owner of a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed and killed 232 people this month said it had filtration problems for decades and had been repeatedly fixed with plasterboard

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The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic

The first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK

Death Toll From Dominican Nightclub Disaster Rises To 231: Minister

The toll from a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic last week has risen to 231, the country's interior minister said Monday, after five more people succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

International Business Times

New York City's mayor visits the Dominican Republic after the deadly nightclub roof collapse

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is visiting the Dominican Republic to pay his respects to the 226 people who died last week when the roof of a legendary nightclub collapsed

The Independent UK

Death Toll In Dominican Nightclub Roof Collapse Hits 226

The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 on Saturday, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved ones.

International Business Times

Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight

Health officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight

The Independent UK

A timeline of the roof collapse at an iconic Dominican club that killed 221

A roof collapse at the legendary Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo has plunged the Dominican Republic into mourning

The Independent UK

Dominican Legend Rubby Pérez Laid to Rest: Celebrities Gather to Say Goodbye

The artist died as a result of the collapse of the ceiling of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo. Rubby Pérez was performing on stage when the tragedy occurred.

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International Business Times

Why Did A Dominican Nightclub Roof Cave In?

The government of the Dominican Republic has vowed an exhaustive investigation into why the roof of a nightclub caved in on revellers, killing more than 200.

International Business Times

Death Toll In Dominican Nightclub Disaster Rises To 218

The death toll after a roof collapsed at a crowded nightclub in the Dominican Republic has climbed to 218, the head of rescue operations said Thursday, in the Caribbean nation's worst disaster in decades.

The Independent UK

Hope of finding survivors fades in aftermath of Dominican club roof collapse

Crews in the Dominican Republic were digging through the remains of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 184 people, but hope of finding survivors was slim

Latin Times

Renowned Merengue Singer Rubby Pérez Dies in Nightclub Tragedy in the Dominican Republic

The artist was the main star of the show enjoyed by nightclubgoers. Rubby Pérez was one of the most prominent figures in Dominican merengue.

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Former MLB Pitcher Octavio Dotel Dies After Roof of Nightclub Collapses

Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel was among at least 58 people to die after the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed early Tuesday morning.

The Guardian - US

World Series champion Octavio Dotel killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dozens killed when the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed

The Independent UK

What is known about the roof collapse at a club in the Dominican Republic that killed at least 44

The roof of an iconic nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic collapsed nearly an hour after a merengue concert killing at least 44 people and injuring at least 160

The Independent UK

MLB stars Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco among the more than 100 killed in roof collapse at Dominican Republic club

At least 113 people died and more than 255 were injured in the incident which happened early Tuesday

Latin Times

Lawyer for Pro-Palestine Protestor Detained at Airport After Family Vacation: 'They're Attacking Attorneys'

A lawyer representing a pro-Palestine protester was detained by federal agents at Detroit Metro Airport after returning from a trip to the Dominican Republic despite being an American citizen.

Latin Times

Dominican Republic Nightclub Collapse Leaves 18 Dead Amid Merengue Star Rubby Pérez Performance

More than 100 people are injured. Many are trapped in the rubble. Among the dead from the tragedy in the Dominican Republic is a governor.

The Independent UK

At least 18 dead, more than 120 injured in roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

At least 18 people have died and more than 120 were injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, authorities said

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