Groundbreaking HIV prevention shots to begin in Africa: UNITAID

        JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia were to begin on Monday administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world’s highest HIV burden. Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk…

UNFPA: Paraguay’s population reported to be ageing

ASUNCION, Dec 1 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Paraguay faces an impending demographic transition that will see its adult elderly population double within the next 25 years due to the accelerated aging of its currently large youth segment, according to warnings from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Sabrina Juran, a German development…

South Africa records R15.6 billion trade surplus in October

PRETORIA, Dec 1 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa has recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R15.6 billion in October 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said.This surplus was attributable to exports of R192.2 billion and imports of R176.6 billion, inclusive of trade with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN).…

Mexican military kills alleged drug trafficker wanted by US

MEXICO CITY, Dec 1 (NNN=AGENCIES) — A man wanted by the US on accusations of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine was killed Sunday by Mexican military personnel during an anti-drug operation, officials said. Pedro Inzunza Coronel, alias “Pichon,” died during the operation in the northwestern state of Sinaloa.…

Mauritania’s deal with EU to stem migration appears to have some effect

NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 1 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The principal of a primary school in northern Mauritania set up specifically for children of migrants trying to reach Europe, says classrooms are emptier this year than before. It appears that a partnership deal signed last year with the European Union to stem migration is…

Jeffrey Bostic takes office as the Second President of Barbados

Jeffrey Bostic was sworn in as President of the Republic of Barbados BRIDGETOWN, Dec 1 (NNN-EFE) — Barbados’ second president, Jeffrey Bostic, was sworn in Sunday during the country’s fifty-ninth anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom and the fourth anniversary of the declaration of the republic. A former Minister…

Central America counts 27 million victims of Cyber attacks in 2025

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — According to a Kaspersky Security Network study, only in 2025, Central America accounts for 27.1 million victims of cyber-insecurity, with Costa Rica leading at 7.9 million, followed by Guatemala with 6.4 million and Panama with 6.3 million. More than 1,600 phishing attacks are registered in…

Six people killed in armed attack in one of the most violent areas of Ecuador

GUAYQUIL (Ecuador), Dec 1 (NNN-EFE) — Four women and two men were killed Sunday in a neighborhood in the Nueva Prosperina district of Guayaquil, one of the most violent areas of Ecuador, police confirmed. Colonel Juan Carlos Soria, the police chief in charge of Zone 8, which includes Guayaquil and…

Pres Nicolas Maduro celebrates historic growth of Venezuelan coffee and announces creation of UNICAFÉ

4th International Meeting of Venezuelan Specialty Coffee 2025 CARACAS, Dec 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — President Nicolás Maduro presented a report on the development of the national coffee sector this Sunday during the closing ceremony of the IV International Meeting of Venezuelan Specialty Coffees 2025, highlighting sustained growth in production, the expansion…

Uruguay approves mass culling of parakeets to save crops

MONTEVIDEO, Dec 1 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Uruguayan government, under pressure from the agricultural sector over millions in crop losses, has approved a new emergency plan for the mass culling of parakeets, utilizing controversial methods like toxic baits and adhesives. The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP) unveiled a five-point…