South Africa: Tourism safety a top priority – Tourism Minister

PRETORIA, Nov 15 (NNN-SANEWS) — The National Tourism Safety Strategy is aimed at fostering a public-private sector partnership to address issues of tourism safety in a more coordinated manner. “The measures aim to provide an enhanced visitor experience and in the long-term, change perceptions of South Africa as an unsafe…

South Africa: Official unemployment figures decrease in third quarter of 2023

PRETORIA, Nov 15 (NNN-SANEWS) — The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) indicate that the number of employed persons increased by 399,000 to 16.7 million in the third quarter of 2023 compared to 16.3 million in the second quarter of 2023.  In the same quarter, the number of…

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro bakes in record heat

 BRASILIA, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A heat wave that has settled over large parts of Brazil sent temperatures on Tuesday soaring in Rio de Janeiro to levels more akin to an oven. Thermometers read 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) but that didn’t convey the intensity of the heat, authorities…

Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050

PARIS, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned, adding that without action on climate change the “health of humanity is at grave risk”. Lethal heat was just one of the many…

US says to resume food aid across Ethiopia after monitoring agreement

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would resume delivering food aid across conflict-ridden Ethiopia after the government agreed to allow monitoring following allegations of diversion to soldiers. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said it would restart food deliveries next month for an initial one…

Finland accuses Russia of aiding illegal migrant crossings

Finnish border guards patrol the frontier with Russia HELSINKI, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Finland’s prime minister has accused Russia of helping migrants get into the country illegally, saying some have been helped by Russian border guards. Finnish officials say migrants arrive by car before cycling across in small groups before claiming…

US Army clears historical convictions of 110 Black soldiers

 HOUSTON (Texas), Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Army has overturned convictions of 110 black soldiers who were arrested after the 1917 Houston Riots. A military review found the soldiers were not given fair trials and were “wrongly treated” because of their race. Records will now be reclassified to characterise…

Mali troops seize key rebel stronghold Kidal, Army says

Mali’s junta leader Col Assimi Goita BAMAKO, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Malian army says it has seized Kidal, a key town in the country’s north that the Tuareg rebels have held for nearly a decade. Kidal has been a bastion for the Tuareg, one of the rebel groups at…

Chinese Pres Xi arrives in San Francisco for talks with US counterpart Biden, APEC meeting

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in San Francisco for a summit with US President Joe Biden, and to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. He was received by California Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other US representatives…

Peru enacts law to establish exceptional procedure for rapid expulsion of foreigners

LIMA, Nov 15 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Executive Branch on Tuesday enacted Legislative Decree No. 1582, through which various articles are amended and introduced in the Migration Law, thus establishing, among other aspects, the Special Exceptional Administrative Sanctioning Procedure (PASEE), for the expulsion of foreigners in two specific cases. This will be applied…