Presidents Biden, Xi shake hands at first meeting for a year

WOODSIDE (San Francisco, California), Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands as they met for the first time in a year Wednesday, at a high-stakes summit to calm soaring tensions between the two superpowers.    A smiling Biden greeted Xi after the Chinese…

Polls open in Madagascar presidential election

 ANTANANARIVO, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Polls opened in Madagascar’s presidential election on Thursday, with Andry Rajoelina seeking reelection and 10 opposition candidates calling for a boycott. Rajoelina has expressed confidence that he will win in the first round of voting, and it remains to be seen if voters who favour…

Serious traffic accident in Zimbabwe killed 22 people

HARARE, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-two people died when a mini bus collided head-on with a heavy truck on the night of Tuesday on the Bulawayo-Beitbridge road near Bulawayo – Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Zimbabwe police said. The accident also injured two other people. At the time of the collision, the…

United Nations calls for an investigation into the massacre in Burkina Faso

Smoke rises during an attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on Burkina Faso leaders to conduct a “thorough, independent and transparent” investigation into the recent massacre that killed at least 70 people. The OHCHR Office in…

US seizes US$1 bil worth of fake luxury goods in NY

One of the storage units seized by authorities NEW YORK, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anyone who walks the streets of Manhattan can observe sidewalk vendors hawking counterfeit luxury products. It’s big business, really big. Just how big became clear Wednesday when prosecutors announced the “largest ever seizure of counterfeit goods…

Antigua and Barbuda seeks closer ties with Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Gaston Browne looks forward to a productive and fruitful meeting as he leads a delegation from Antigua and Barbuda at the First Riyadh Summit SAINT JOHNS, Nov 16 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, plans to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in areas…

Haiti: Hospital evacuated after gang mayhem erupts nearby

 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 16 (NNN-) — The main hospital in Port-au-Prince’s largest shantytown was completely evacuated on Wednesday after violent gang clashes broke out at its gates, its director said. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center, denied reports that gang members had entered the facility and taken…

Kenya will celebrate shared heritage and culture for global public good, says Ummi

Culture, the Arts and Heritage Principal Secretary Ummi Bashir. PARIS, Nov 16 (NNN-KBC) — Culture, the Arts and Heritage Principal Secretary Ummi Bashir has underscored Kenya’s commitment to sustainably exploit her cultural and heritage resources. Speaking in France during the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO, Ummi said…

Tunisia foils 17 illegal immigration attempts

TUNIS, Nov 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisia recently foiled 17 illegal immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, said the Tunisian National Guard. “Tunisia’s maritime guard thwarted these illegal immigration attempts Wednesday off the country’s southeastern and central coasts,” the Tunisian National Guard said in a statement posted on…

Cholera outbreak in Sudan spreading as civil war continues: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — On top of the civil war in Sudan and the battle to provide access to health care, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday the country’s cholera outbreak is worsening. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Federal Ministry of Health…