Suriname declares national mourning over 15 dead in mine collapse

PARAMARIBO, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suriname authorities declared two days of national mourning on Wednesday as the toll from an accident in an illegal gold mine climbed to 15. The collapse occurred Monday at a mine where people had been “looking for gold in a sort of improvised tunnel of…

Liberia: President-elect Boakai urges unity

MONROVIA, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Liberia’s president-elect Joseph Boakai on Wednesday called for unity to rebuild the country as he delivered his first speech since a narrow victory at the polls. Boakai, a 78-year-old political veteran, defeated incumbent George Weah by a margin of just 20,567 ballots. Boakai captured 50.64…

No sign of terrorism in blast that killed 2 at US-Canada border in Niagara Falls, governor says

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed in an explosion at the Canadian border when an “airborne” car crashed into a checkpoint at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, New York, on Wednesday, officials said. So far, there are no immediate signs of terrorism, New York Gov.…

Hard-right firebrand Geert Wilders wins election in Netherlands

AMSTERDAM, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders has won a massive victory in an election, positioning him to form the next ruling party and potentially become Netherland’s next prime minister.  An exit poll revealing his landslide appeared to take Wilders, 60, by surprise. In his first reaction, posted in…

South Africa signs loan agreements to support Just Energy Transition

PRETORIA, Nov 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — National Treasury has announced that South Africa has signed bilateral loan agreements with the World Bank, German state-owned development and investment bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition. The concessional financing includes a loan…

BRICS nations call for immediate and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza

PRETORIA, Nov 22 (NNN-SANEWS) –The BRICS group of nations has strongly called for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities in the situation in the Middle East. President Cyril Ramaphosa, as Chair of the BRICS group of nations, convened a BRICS Extraordinary Joint Meeting on…

Pres Mwinyi appreciates Zanzibar, India, China relations

ZANZIBAR, Nov 22 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — ZANZIBAR President, Dr Hussein Mwinyi has appreciated cordial relationship between Zanzibar and India, saying it’s growing strong. He said besides the close relation between the two friendly countries, Zanzibaris and Indians have enjoyed long collaboration as depicted by many Indian diaspora who live and conduct their…

Peru archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummies of children in Lima

An archaeologist works on one of five mummies LIMA, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed four mummies of children believed to be at least 1,000 years old from what was once a sacred ceremonial space that is now in one of the oldest neighbourhoods of modern-day Lima.…

Dutch election: Voters choose new leaders in neck-and-neck race

Dilan Yesilgöz (in white) and the other three front-runners (R) took part in a final TV debate on Tuesday night AMSTERDAM, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four parties have emerged as front-runners as Dutch voters decide on Wednesday who will lead their country into a new political era. Voting starts at…

UN launches humanitarian aid plan for Sahrawi refugees in Algeria

Sahrawi refugees wait for food at Laayoune camp in Algeria. The community has been living in the desert for more than 40 years UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations launched a two-year aid plan worth 214 million U.S. dollars for Sahrawi refugees and their descendants in Algeria,…