One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty: UNICEF

Some of the world’s richest countries are experiencing sharp rises in child poverty UNITED NATIONS, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sixty-nine million children – or more than one in five – live in poverty in the world’s 40 richest countries UNICEF said in a report released on Wednesday, blasting Britain and…

US violence: Home near Washington DC explodes as police surround armed suspect

ARLINGTON (Virginia, US), Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A huge explosion has destroyed at least one home in a suburb of Washington DC as police executed a search warrant, authorities said. Officers were called to the home in Arlington, Virginia, at 16:45 EST on Monday after reports of someone firing a…

Nigeria airstrike ‘mistakenly’ kills at least 85 worshippers at religious festival

KADUNA (Nigeria), Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 85 civilians were killed in Kaduna state, north-west Nigeria, in an air strike during a Muslim religious celebration on Sunday, the local emergency management authority said. The civilians were killed in a “bombing mishap”, President Bola Tinubu said without giving a death…

Tanzania deadly floods: President Samia Suluhu Hassan cuts short COP28 trip

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is cutting short her attendance at the COP28 climate summit amid deadly floods and landslides back home. At least 50 people in the northern Hanang region died after disaster struck over the weekend, the leader’s spokesperson said. Zuhura Yunus said…

‘Huge risk’ of Christmas attacks, warns EU

The aftermath of an attack in Paris which left a German tourist dead PARIS, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There is a “huge risk of terrorist attacks in the European Union” over the coming holiday season, a senior EU official has said. European Home Affairs Commission Ylva Johansson said the polarisation in…

APEC Peru 2024 to emphasize transition to formal economy

Peru APEC Senior Official Minister Renato Reyes Tagle and U.S. Senior Official for APEC Ambassador Matt Murray LIMA, Dec 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru is once again capturing the world’s attention by hosting in 2024 the Leaders’ Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, an important global trade bloc, with preparatory meetings…

Colombia and ELN rebels start fifth round of peace talks

MEXICO CITY, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Colombian government and rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN) started a fifth round of peace talks in Mexico City, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The negotiations, hoping to put to rest six decades of fighting between Bogota and the left-wing…

US gun violence: Police probing deadly Dallas shooting; 4 dead including 1-yr-old boy

HOUSTON (Texas, US), Dec 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Dallas Police Department is probing a shooting that killed four people, including a one-year-old boy, in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday. Three adults died at the scene, police said, and two other victims, the baby and a 15-year-old girl, were taken to the…

Venezuelans approve referendum to claim sovereignty over region of Guyana

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro gestures at supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, December 3, 2023. © Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Reuters CARACAS, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan electoral authorities on Sunday claimed that 95 percent of voters in a nonbinding referendum approved of the nation’s territorial claim on a huge chunk of neighbouring oil-rich…

Peru’s President says police has taken control of area around Poderosa mine after attack

LIMA, Dec 4 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte reported that the Peruvian National Police (PNP) has already taken control of the area around Poderosa mine operated by Poderosa Mining Corporation in Pataz (La Libertad region), following a violent attack with explosive charges. As it has been reported so far, the attack killed…