South African parliament votes to close Israeli embassy, suspend diplomatic ties

PRETORIA, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The South African parliament voted in favor of a motion to shut down the Israeli embassy in Pretoria and suspend all diplomatic relations with Israel until it agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza. A total of 248 members of the National Assembly, the lower house…

UN envoy urges Libyan authorities to protect children’s rights to education, safety

Abdoulaye Bathily, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya TRIPOLI, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, urged the Libyan authorities to protect the rights of children to education, healthcare and safety. Bathily made the…

Death toll rises to 20 in Peru bus crash

LIMA, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — A total of 20 people have been confirmed killed in Monday’s bus accident on a highway in Peru’s Corongo province, in the western Ancash region, local authorities said Tuesday. The Regional Emergency Operations Center in Ancash said another six people were injured in the crash…

Cuban VP holds talks with President of Rwanda

KIGALI, Nov 22 (NNN-ACN) — Paul Kagame, head of state of Rwanda, received in Urugwiro Village the vice president of Cuba, Salvador Valdes Mesa, who is carrying out the first working day of his official visit to the African nation.During the meeting, both parties discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation,…

Mexico: 12 dead, dozens injured in bus crash

COATZACOALCOS (Mexico), Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 people died and 58 others were injured on Tuesday when a bus overturned on a highway in Mexico’s southeastern state of Veracruz, local government officials said. The accident occurred early Tuesday on the highway linking the towns of La Tinaja and…

US gun violence: Walmart shooting leaves four wounded, gunman killed in Ohio state

A spokesperson for Walmart says the company is ‘heartbroken’ about the incident BEAVERCREEK (Ohio, US), Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gunman has opened fire at a Walmart hypermarket in the US state of Ohio, wounding four people before killing himself, according to police.The incident took place on Monday night in…

Heatwave warning issued for parts of South Africa

The South African authorities have warned of a heatwave PRETORIA, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The South African authorities have warned of a heatwave, with higher-than-average maximum temperatures expected in some parts of the country this week.The weather service said that heatwave conditions resulting in persistently high temperatures were expected in…

Pres Ruto in Germany to find 200,000 jobs for Kenyans

President William Ruto met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the G20 meeting in Berlin BERLIN, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President William Ruto has said that he is aiming to secure opportunities for Kenyans to find employment in Germany, amid a worsening unemployment crisis in his country.He made the speech shortly…

UN adviser warns of genocide in Sudan

UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu says she is “extremely concerned” about allegations of mass killings of displaced people in Darfur as the fighting between the Sudanese…

Nigerian governor survive Boko Haram attack

Nigerian governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni DAMATURU (Yobe State, Nigeria), Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boko Haram fighters are suspected to have carried out a revenge attack over the weekend, targeting the convoy of Nigerian governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni.The governor, who was returning from Maiduguri in…