The heartfelt post of Aryna Sabalenka in the midst of pain over the death of her ex-partner

 

At 42 years old, Kostantin Koltsov , former Belarusian hockey player and athlete, died in the United States while accompanying tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, with whom he had a relationship for a time.

As confirmed by LA NACION through sources from the Miami-Dade County Police, Sabalenka's ex-partner died in the context of a possible suicide. “On Monday, March 18, 2024, at approximately 12:39 a.m., Bal Harbor Police and firefighters were dispatched to the St. Regis Bal Harbor Resort, located at 9703 Collins Avenue, in reference to a man who " he jumped from a balcony ," the security agencies of the North American country explained in response to the death of Koltsov, a well-known personality in Belarus, his country of origin.

The statement on the death of Konstantin Koltsov

“We are in mourning. The Belarusian Hockey Federation expresses its most sincere condolences to the family, friends and all those who knew and worked with Konstantin,” expressed the Belarusian Hockey Federation, which extended its condolences to his loved ones at such a delicate time.

Aryna Sabalenka's new post after the death of Kostantin Kolstov

Faced with the irreparable loss and, at the same time, immersed in the WTA circuit where she is the number 2 tennis player in the world ranking, Aryna Sabalenka decided to use her Instagram account to clarify some events that were publicly disclosed and expressed her pain over the death. who was his partner for a time.

“I want to take a moment to thank all my fans for their outpouring of love and support during this difficult time. Your kind words mean a lot and I carry them with me every day. “I am very grateful for all of you,” Sabalenka highlighted in an Instagram story published this Tuesday, April 2.

The one born in Minsk, Belarus, who has 1.7 million followers on her account and is one of the most influential athletes on this social network, shared the message with a photo of a sunset in the background and took time to reflect in the middle of the demanding circuit.

Aryna Sabalenka expressed her pain on her Instagram account

Previously, Sabalenka expressed herself through the same medium and asked for a mantle of reserve in the face of the journalistic siege. “ Konstantin's death is an unimaginable tragedy and, although we were no longer together, my heart is broken. Please respect my privacy and that of his family at this very difficult time ,” she clarified.

Botswana threatens to "gift" 20,000 elephants to Germany in protest

 

The president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has threatened - in statements to the newspaper "Bild" - to "gift" 20,000 elephants to Germany as a protest against the ban on bringing hunting trophies into the European country.

Masisi says that he sees elephants and their controlled hunting as an economic resource that also prevents the number of elephants from increasing exorbitantly, endangering the population.

Now, according to the president, the German Environment Minister, Steffi Lemke of the Greens party, wants to ban the entry of trophies.

"If the Greens and Lemke know more about everything than the others, then they have to show how to live with elephants. I propose sending 20,000 wild elephants to Germany, it is not a joke," declared the president, who maintains that in the attitude of the Greens there are racist tendencies.

According to Masisi, Botswana has more than 130,000 elephants and the population grows by 6,000 annually and they have donated thousands of animals to neighboring countries such as Angola and Mozambique.

"We want to make a similar offer to Germany and we will not accept a negative response," he said.

Extreme heat causes the suspension of classes in the Philippines and an alert in Thailand

 An extreme heat wave this Wednesday caused the suspension or modification of classes in hundreds of schools in the Philippines, while the Thai authorities issued an alert in the north due to the high temperatures upon entering the hottest season in the region.

Educational centers in numerous locations throughout the Philippines, including Manila, ordered the suspension of classes or the alteration of schedules between Tuesday and Wednesday to avoid health problems in the face of temperatures that have reached 43 degrees Celsius.

In a statement, the Manila Public Information Office indicated that school principals have the authority and responsibility to suspend or seek mixed formulas to avoid the heat wave.

"Teachers and students can also wear more comfortable clothing than uniforms to reduce feelings of heat," the office said in a statement.

According to the Philippine Star, more centers on the island of Luzon (north) and Mindanao (south) took measures today to alleviate the effects of the high wind chill, calculated by combining temperature and humidity.

At what temperature does the dengue mosquito die?

 Given the invasion of mosquitoes that crosses the northern and central areas of Argentina, the hope of many is that autumn temperatures will help reduce the colonies of these insects that make it difficult to be in a park or square. At the same time, the country faces an unprecedented outbreak of dengue. The movement of people carrying the disease that infect healthy mosquitoes when bitten, plus climate change that brought more heat and humidity, created a perfect breeding ground for the proliferation of Aedes aegypti.

With the weekend rains, the temperature has dropped in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. But is this drop in temperature enough to put an end to mosquitoes?

According to the National Ministry of Health, so far in 2024, 163,419 cases of dengue have been registered in Argentina, and 129 people have died from the disease . The accumulated cases represent up to six times more than what was registered in the same period of the previous season, and almost 10 times what was registered in the 2019 and 2020 season.

Laura Harburguer, researcher at the Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense and member of the National Council of this institute, points out that the Culex pipiens mosquito , which is usually brownish and is more present in green spaces, is not the one that transmits dengue. –, is capable of surviving at lower temperatures, however, the adult Aedes aegypti –transmitter of dengue– usually dies after four or five days of temperatures below 15 degrees .

Taiwan suffers the strongest earthquake in 25 years

Taiwan suffers the strongest earthquake in 25 years: multiple deaths and injuries, collapsed buildings and destroyed roads are reported

Taiwan suffered its strongest earthquake in 25 years on Wednesday, a deadly 7.4 magnitude quake that shook the island's east coast, toppling several buildings, causing landslides and injuring more than 800 people.

Taiwan's National Fire Agency reported that at least nine people were killed, 882 injured and 131 others remain trapped. The deaths occurred in Hualien County, where a hiker was among the dead.

According to Taiwanese authorities, buildings have collapsed in Hualien County, thousands of homes have been left without power and a major highway on the east coast has been closed due to landslides and rockslides.

Several aftershocks have been recorded in Taiwan, including one with a magnitude of 6.5, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). In addition, the island's Central Meteorological Administration warned that aftershocks are expected over the next three or four days, which could have a magnitude of 6.5 to 7.0, an agency spokesperson added.

In this image, taken from a video posted by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on Wednesday, April 3. (Credit: TVBS/AP)

 

The world's attention turned to Taiwan , a country located in East Asia east of China, which suffered one of the worst natural disasters in history after being shaken by a powerful earthquake . It is the strongest earthquake in the last 25 years, which caused deaths and hundreds of injuries .

What happened in Taiwan

04/03/2024 VIDEO: Taiwan.- At least four dead and 57 injured after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake and numerous aftershocks in Taiwan. The authorities of Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines withdraw the tsunami alert SOCIETY ASIA ASIA TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL EUROPEAN-MEDITERRANEAN SEISMOLOGICAL CENTER (EMSC) - Credits: @EUROPEAN-MEDITERRANEAN SEISMOLOG

The tremor that shook the Asian island occurred early this Wednesday, April 3, at precisely 7:58 in the morning. According to Taiwan 's seismological agency , the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale . Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed it at 7.5 and indicated that it had its epicenter 18 km south of the Taiwanese city of Hualien, with a depth of 34.8 km. “The earthquake was close to the ground and is shallow. It was felt throughout Taiwan and the islands (...). It is the strongest in 25 years,” Wu Chien-fu, director of the Taiwanese Seismological Center, told reporters , referring to the 7.6 magnitude earthquake in September 1999 that left 2,400 dead.

Local authorities indicated that they only anticipated a relatively mild earthquake of magnitude 4 and for that reason they did not send alerts, since it is an area accustomed to this type of natural phenomena and they usually carry out evacuation drills. That is why in the hours that followed, its inhabitants remained calm and followed the protocols.

The death toll from the Taiwan earthquake rises to 9, which leaves more than 100 aftershocks

 At least nine people died, 821 were injured, 127 remain trapped or stranded and 28 buildings collapsed after the strong earthquake registered this Wednesday in Taiwan, which has already left more than a hundred aftershocks. different magnitudes, official sources reported.

The earthquake, whose magnitude was 7.2 according to the Central Meteorological Agency (CWA) of Taiwan and 7.4 according to the United States Geological Survey, occurred at 7:58 on Wednesday (23:58 GMT on Tuesday) in the sea, specifically 25 kilometers southeast of the eastern county of Hualien.

This area has been the most affected by the earthquake, both in loss of life and in material damage, since numerous buildings and infrastructure have suffered damage and at least two blocks of houses were partially collapsed.

As of 4:30 p.m., the island had recorded 123 aftershocks of varying intensity, including nine with a magnitude of between 5 and 6, according to the CWA.

Likewise, according to the state electricity company Taipower, a total of 371,275 homes were left without electricity after the earthquake, although around 99% have already recovered electricity supply.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen asked the population to remain calm and take extreme precautions, since new aftershocks of between 6.5 and 7 degrees of the earthquake are likely to occur in the coming days.

This earthquake is the most intense that Taiwan has suffered since September 21, 1999, when a magnitude 7.6 earthquake killed 2,416 people.

Taiwan sits at the confluence of the Philippine and Eurasian plates, so earthquakes are frequent on the island.

Why Taiwan is so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them

 Taiwan was shaken on Wednesday by the most powerful earthquake in the last 25 years. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured , while buildings and streets were damaged and train service was disrupted. The truth is that Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes, but it has managed to relatively contain a catastrophe for the island's 23 million residents thanks to its excellent earthquake preparedness, experts say.

Wednesday's earthquake measured 7.2 according to Taiwan's earthquake monitoring agency, while the U.S. Geological Survey estimated it at 7.4. It damaged several buildings in Hualien, but caused only minor losses in the capital, Taipei, although it was strongly felt there.

A rescue worker stands near the cordoned off site of a leaning building after an earthquake in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. - Credits: @Johnson Lai

According to a count by the island's fire department, cited by The New York Times , one building completely collapsed, 15 others were in a state of partial collapse, and 67 others were damaged.

Furthermore, it occurred in the middle of the morning rush hour, but it only slightly affected normal transportation. A few minutes later, parents were returning to accompany their children to school and workers were heading to the offices.

“Taiwan's earthquake preparedness is among the most advanced in the world ,” said Stephen Gao, a seismologist and professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. “The island has implemented strict building codes, a world-class seismological network and widespread public education campaigns on earthquake safety.”

“ The skills, capabilities, equipment and training are second to none ,” said disaster response expert Steve Glassey.

Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter-century shook the island during Wednesday morning rush hour, damaging buildings and roads

The island lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire ,” the seismic fault line that surrounds the Pacific Ocean and where most of the world's earthquakes occur.

The area is particularly vulnerable to tremors due to the tension built up by the interactions of two tectonic plates, the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which can cause sudden releases in the form of earthquakes.

The region's mountainous landscape can amplify ground shaking and cause landslides. Several such landslides occurred on Taiwan's east coast, near the epicenter of Wednesday's earthquake, as debris fell into tunnels and roads, crushing vehicles and causing several deaths.

The government continually reviews the level of seismic resistance required for new and existing buildings (which can increase construction costs) and offers subsidies to residents who wish to test the seismic resistance of their buildings.

Following a 2016 earthquake in the city of Tainan, on the island's southwest coast, five people involved in the construction of a 17-story apartment building that was the only major structure that collapsed, killing dozens, were found guilty. of negligence and imprisoned.