US, China commerce ministers pledge to further talks in 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov  18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China plan further talks on commercial issues next year, the US Commerce Department said in a commitment to continue high level engagement despite tensions. The announcement came after the US and Chinese presidents, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, held a…

Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai

Liberia’s president-elect Joseph Boakai MONROVIA, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but helping to ensure a smooth transition of power in the once volatile African nation. Boakai,…

US gun violence: 1 killed in shooting at New Hampshire hospital, suspect dead

Police at the scene of a shooting at New Hampshire Hospita CONCORD (New Hampshire, US), Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was killed after a gunman opened fire in the lobby of a New Hampshire hospital on Friday, police said. The suspect was shot and killed by a responding state…

South Africa: Policing strategies lead to reduced crime – Police Minister Cele

PRETORIA, Nov 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele says the combination of operational policing strategies and interventions has attributed to the decline in crime statistics recorded in the country. Cele made the remarks at the release of the Crime Stats Quarter 2 of 2023/2024, which showed that…

Sudan crisis: Darfur’s Jem rebels join Army fight against RSF

KHARTOUM, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two rebel groups from Sudan’s Darfur region say they will fight alongside the army in the country’s civil war. This comes after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) made major gains in Darfur, where it has been accused of ethnic cleansing. Rebel leader Gibril Ibrahim said…

Peru seeks to position itself as port and commercial logistics hub in LatAm: Pres Boluarte

SAN FRANCISCO (US), Nov 18 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte invited the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies to the summit that will be held in Peru in 2024, highlighting that one of Peru’s objectives is to position itself as the port and commercial logistics hub of Latin America. This was…

Zimbabwe’s capital declares state of emergency over cholera

Lack of access to clean water has been blamed for the cholera spread HARARE, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, over a cholera outbreak that has claimed dozens of lives across the country, the city’s mayor said. Harare, a city of…

Tanzania: NGOs get 26bn/-EU support

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 17 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The Tanzanian government and the European Union (EU) have signed five grants contract worth 9.92 million Euros equivalent to 26.1bn/-   for Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) as part of their commitment to environmental sustainability and climate action in Tanzania. The grants are allocated under the…

Russia: One killed, several missing in Astrakhan building collapse

MOSCOW, Nov 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — A woman was killed and several others were missing after a section of a five-story residential building collapsed in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan on Thursday evening, Regional Governor Igor Babushkin announced on his social media channel. The incident happened at 6:27 p.m. local…

US train collision: 38 injured, 3 in critical condition in CTA Yellow Line train collision on Chicago’s North Side

CHICAGO, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-eight people were hurt, and 23 of them were taken to the hospital, when a CTA Yellow Line train hit a piece of snow removal equipment on the tracks at the Howard rail yard in Rogers Park. The crash took place just after 10:30 a.m.,…