Azerbaijan picked to host COP29 in 2024

President COP28 Sultan Al Jaber DUBAI, Dec 11 (NNN-KBC) — Oil rich Azerbaijan will host the next conference of the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP29) in 2024, after days of marathon lobbying by the Eastern European nation. The country managed to…

Sudan crisis: ICRC convoy in Khartoum comes under fire, casualties reported: army/RSF

KHARTOUM, Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said that several representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were injured after their convoy came under fire while evacuating civilians in the capital Khartoum. The fire occurred after the ICRC convoy “violated an agreement with the…

Fire at Brazilian settlement kills 9; 37 others injured

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nine people were killed after a fire at a settlement belonging to the Landless Workers’ Movement in the Brazilian Amazon, firefighters said. The blaze at the Land and Liberty camp in the city of Parauapebas, a municipality in the state of Para in…

UN needs $46.4 billion for aid in ‘bleak’ 2024

GENEVA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said that it needed $46.4 billion next year to bring life-saving help to around 180 million people in desperate circumstances around the world. The UN said the global humanitarian outlook for 2024 was “bleak”, with conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies “wreaking…

At least 11 dead after clash between gang and villagers in central Mexico

Mexico has for years been plagued by gang violence MEXICO CITY, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 11 people have been killed in a violent confrontation between suspected gang members and residents of a small farming town in central Mexico, authorities have said.Eight of those killed in the clash in…

ECOWAS leaders meet in Abuja for 64th ordinary summit

ECOWAS meets in Abuja for 64th Summit ABUJA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — ECOWAS is maintaining its stance on sanctions imposed on Niger following a coup attempt in that country. This is based on reports of interference by the military in medical and humanitarian efforts by ECOWAS.When the 64th summit of…

Nigeria takes major step towards once again producing refined oil

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria ABUJA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The delivery of a million barrels of crude oil to huge new refinery in Nigeria marks a major milestone in the process towards the country being able to produce fuel itself.For years, the oil-rich nation has not been able…

Uganda army under EACRF begins withdrawal

Uganda Peoples Defence Forces soldiers patrolling Ugandan side near the border with DRC KAMPALA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ugandan military has begun the withdrawal of 1,000 troops deployed for a regional peacekeeping mission in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The exit of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces…

Cuba highlights friendship and cooperation ties with CARICOM

HAVANA, Dec 11 (NNN-ACN) — Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, highlighted the deep friendship and cooperation ties between his country and the members of the Caribbean Community, on the occasion of the celebration of the CARICOM-Cuba Day.The establishment of…

Cuba already has a tsunami hazard map

HAVANA, Dec 11 (NNN-ACN) — The National Center for Seismological Research ( CENAIS by its Spanish acronym) highlighted on X the first tsunami danger map for the Cuban coasts obtained by specialists of that scientific-technical institution.Cuba has its tsunami danger map, CENAIS published in reference to the new research result,…