Belarusian President Lukashenko to meet Xi in China: presidency

MINSK, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is visiting China Sunday and Monday to meet his counterpart Xi Jinping, the Belarusian presidency said. On Monday, he will hold talks with Xi on issues including “trade, the economy, investment and international cooperation”, the presidency said in a statement Sunday,…

Venezuela ignores UN ICJ ruling and will go ahead with a referendum on Guyana’s Esequibo

CARACAS, Dec 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuela will press on with a weekend referendum over the fate of a vast disputed area in the Esequibo region it claims, disputing neighboring Guyana’s jurisdiction, despite the UN International Court of Justice, ICJ, Friday ruling urging restraint in the dispute.  In The Hague, the…

UAE, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay agree to promote bioceanic corridor

DUBAI (UAE), Dec 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Paraguay agreed in Dubai on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Summit (COP28) to “seek opportunities” for the highway due to link the port of Santos, in Brazil, with the Chilean ports of Arica…

Tanzania’s parks authority, CT sign mega carbon project deal

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 3 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) and Carbon Tanzania (CT) have signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at implementing a transformative carbon project across six national parks. The deal is anticipated to foster a fruitful partnership that will not only protect the country’s…

COP28: Brazil proposes a tropical forest conservation fund worth 250 billion USD

Forest in Lhoong, Aceh province, Indonesia DUBAI, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Within the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, UAE, the Brazilian Government announced proposed establishing a global fund to finance tropical forest conservation worldwide, with…

Kenya floods: Govt ready to evacuate residents in areas near dams amid rising water levels

NAIROBI, Dec 3 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Interior Kithure Kindiki disclosed that the Government is closely monitoring the impact of the ongoing El-Nino-induced rains in the country. Kindiki indicated that the state is specifically keeping an eye on the rising water levels in Masinga, Kamburu, Kindaruma, Gitaru,…

WHO to work with Libyan authorities against AIDS

TRIPOLI, Dec 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ahmed Zouiten, representative and head of mission of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Libya, confirmed that WHO plans to work with the Libyan health authorities to fight against AIDS. Zouiten made his remarks during a Saturday event to mark World AIDS Day held in…

9 killed, 15 injured in attack on north Peru mine

LIMA, Dec 3 (NNN-EFE) — At least nine people were killed and 15 were injured on Saturday after armed assailants attacked the Poderosa mine in north Peru’s La Libertad Department, the Interior Ministry has confirmed. The incident occurred at about 1 a.m. local time. A group of armed criminals raided…

Cameroon battles malaria vaccine hesitancy

The vaccine has been used in other parts of the continent including Kenya, Ghana, Malawi YAOUNDE, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroon’s Health Minister, Dr Manaouda Malachie, has urged the population to trust the government’s health policy, amid growing scepticism over the malaria vaccines which arrived in the country nine days ago.In a…

US violence: Man suspected of killing 3 homeless men in Los Angeles is arrested

A busy street where one of the homeless people were killed in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the killings of three homeless men in Los Angeles this week and tied the suspect to a…