Three Killed, One Injured After Small Plane Crashed In Florida

HOUSTON, Apr 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A small plane crashed near Boca Raton Regional Airport in the south-eastern U.S. state of Florida, yesterday morning, leaving three people on board killed and one person on the ground injured, authorities said. “A Cessna 310 crashed around 10:20 a.m. local time yesterday, Apr 11,…

General Motors To Initiate Temporary Layoffs In Canada

OTTAWA, Apr 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — General Motors, yesterday, announced a temporary shutdown of one plant in Canada, with hundreds of layoffs expected. General Motors said in a statement that, its CAMI (Canadian Automotive Manufacturing Inc.) Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, will shut down next month, with plans to reopen in…

Nigeria To Impose 15-USD Daily Fine On Visa Defaulters

ABUJA, Apr 12 (NNN-NAN) – Nigeria will implement a new policy that imposes a 15-U.S. dollar daily fine, on travellers who overstay their visas from Aug, a senior official said, yesterday. Defaulters risk a ban of five years or more from re-entering the country, after the Nigeria Visa Policy 2025…

Sexual Violence Against Children Rises Alarmingly In Eastern DRC: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 12 (NNN-APA) – A child was reported raped on average every 30 minutes, during intense Jan and Feb fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said, yesterday. UNICEF said, reports show that children make up 35 to 45 percent of…

Sweden To Launch National Space Programmes, Research Institute

HELSINKI, Apr 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Swedish Space Agency will launch three national space programmes, and prepare funding for a new research institute focused on space, the government said in a press release, yesterday. The government described space as increasingly vital to society and global security, and said, Sweden must…

Russia, Ukraine In Contact Via Embassies In Belarus: Russian Diplomat

MOSCOW, Apr 12 (NNN-TASS) – Russia and Ukraine have established a diplomatic communication channel, through their respective embassies in Belarus, to address consular and legal matters, local media reported, yesterday. Alexey Polishchuk, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second CIS Department, told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency that, the two…

Macron Warns Trump’s 90-Day Reciprocal Tariffs Pause Remains “Fragile”

PARIS, Apr 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, warned yesterday, the European Union (EU) members that, U.S. President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs remains “fragile.” On his official X account, Macron said that, Trump’s tariff pause is a “signal” and opens doors to negotiation, but…

U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Stepping Down

WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, is stepping down, said U.S. State Department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, without giving a specific date. Brink was nominated by former U.S. President, Joe Biden, and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in May 2022. She is a supporter of…

Column: Folly Of “Reciprocal Tariffs”: How America’s Trade War Harms Its Own People, Global Economy

The myth that tariffs primarily burden foreign producers falls apart under scrutiny. In reality, U.S. consumers will ultimately foot the bill through higher prices. by Xin Ping In an era when global interdependence defines prosperity, the United States’ recent embrace of “reciprocal tariffs” represents a dangerous step backward. Under the…

UN Launches 275-Million-USD Appeal For Myanmar’s Earthquake Response

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations and its partners, yesterday, launched an appeal worth 275 million U.S. dollars, to support Myanmar’s response to the devastating earthquakes. The fund is an addendum to the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, to reach 1.1 million people with urgent aid…