Ireland: Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack that injured 3 children, one seriously

A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city centre DUBLIN, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violent clashes broke out in central Dublin on Thursday evening, with vehicles torched and riot police attacked, after a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured in a knife attack…

US: Kentucky train derailment spills molten sulphur, prompts evacuations

FRANKFORT (Kentucky, US), Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 15 train cars have derailed in the southern US state of Kentucky, spilling molten sulphur, sparking a fire, and prompting authorities to encourage nearby communities to evacuate on the eve of a major national holiday. CSX, the transport company operating the…

Peru: Energy-Mines Ministry approves 19 mining concession projects worth US$955 mn

LIMA, Nov 23 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Energy and Mines Minister Oscar Vera Gargurevich stressed that 19 mining concession projects, equivalent to US$955 million, have been approved between September and October 2023. His remarks were delivered during the presentation of the fifth administration report by the Executive Branch at the Government Palace in Lima.…

UK net migration hits new high

  LONDON, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Net migration to the UK hit a record high of 745,000 in 2022, official figures showed, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has vowed to reduce new arrivals. Immigration, long a key political issue in Britain, and is set to be one of the main…

Death toll from Somalia floods nears 100

MOGADISHU, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from devastating floods in Somalia is close to 100, with almost two million people affected, the country’s cabinet said.  Somalia, like other countries in the Horn of Africa, is battling torrential rains and flash floods just as it emerges from a drought…

WHO kicks off shipments of malaria vaccine to African countries

Vials with the Mosquirix malaria vaccine at the Malava County Hospital, Kakamega, Kenya GENEVA, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shipments of the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331,200 doses landing in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The delivery is the first to a country not previously involved in the malaria…

Finland to shut down three checkpoints on border with Russia

HELSINKI, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Finnish government has decided to close three checkpoints on the border with Russia with the exception of the Raja-Jooseppi border crossing point, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The government has made a decision to shut down the Kuusamo, Salla and Vartius…

Death toll of crash involving overloaded truck in Nigeria rises to 25

ABUJA, Nov 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — The tragic aftermath of a devastating crash involving an overloaded truck in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger has resulted in a death toll of 25, surpassing the earlier confirmed figure of 17 by the Nigerian traffic police, a senior official said. The driver of the…

Plan ready for withdrawal of peacekeeping force from DR Congo: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Joint technical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have worked out a plan to withdraw the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, a UN spokesman said. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the plan for the…

Cuban VP wraps up official visit to Rwanda

KIGALI, Nov 23 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban vice president Salvador Valdes Mesa finished an official visit to Rwanda, the last of a tour that took him to Ghana, Guinea Bissau and Ethiopia.On his last day in Rwanda, Valdés Mesa met with Consolee Uwimana, vice president of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, whom…