UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea satellite launch: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres deplored North Korea’s launch of a military spy satellite into orbit, his spokesman said Tuesday. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the launch of yet another military satellite using ballistic missile technology by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” his spokesman…

US: COVID-19 deaths tick up in some states ahead of holidays

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several US states are experiencing increases in deaths related to COVID-19 as the holidays approach and this year’s respiratory viral season sets in. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), eight states saw increases in coronavirus deaths based on data…

At least 1 dead, 5 believed to be missing following large landslide in Alaska: Officials

ALASKA (US), Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least one person is dead and five others are believed to be missing following a “large landslide” in Alaska, officials said. The landslide was reported along the Zimovia Highway at mile 11 shortly before 9 p.m. local time Monday near Wrangell, a city…

Millions of South Africans heed Voter Registration Weekend call

PRETORIA, Nov 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africans heeded the call and headed to their voting stations in numbers to register for the upcoming 2024 National and Provincial Elections. This, according to Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo, who was speaking during a press conference of the Electoral Commission of South Africa…

South Africa: Asset Forfeiture Unit scores R1.5bn seizure order

PRETORIA, Nov 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit, in collaboration with a special illegal mining unit in the South African Police Service, has obtained a provisional preservation of property order for the seizure of assets to the estimated value of more than R1.5 billion. The frozen…

Italy Mafia Trial: 200 sentenced to 2,200 years for mob links

The judges in the case were placed under police protection ROME, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 defendants in one of Italy’s biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in jail. The three-year trial saw individuals allegedly linked to the ‘Ndrangheta…

President Boluarte: Peru strengthened image as investment destination

LIMA, Nov 22 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru has managed to strengthen its image abroad as investment destination given the clear rules it offers to businesspeople and investors, Pres Dina Boluarte said. Boluarte led the presentation of the fifth administration report by the Executive Branch. “We reaffirmed it at the Pacific Alliance forum, at the…

Liberia: Car rams supporters of Pres-elect Boakai, injuring at least 16

 MONROVIA, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A car ploughed into a crowd of supporters of Liberian president-elect Joseph Boakai late Monday, injuring at least 16 people, police said. Police said they were searching hospitals for other victims, while Boakai’s Unity Party said at least 10 people had died in the incident.…

Azerbaijan accuses France of stoking ‘new wars’ in Caucasus

BAKU, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday accused France of inciting conflicts in the Caucasus by arming Azerbaijan’s longtime rival Armenia, with which it has fought two wars.  Baku and Yerevan have been locked in a decades-long territorial conflict over Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Baku reclaimed in…

Stampede kills 37 during army recruitment in Congo capital

Some of the stampede victims on the floor of the stadium BRAZZAVILLE, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-seven Congolese youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in a stadium in the capital Brazzaville, officials said. “A tragedy unfolded at the Ornano stadium on the night of…