Germany: Hamburg airport traffic halted over ‘custody dispute hostage situation’

Traffic at Hamburg airport was halted and the terminals evacuated over a “hostage situation” believed to have arisen over a custody dispute HAMBURG (Germany), Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Traffic at Hamburg airport was halted and the terminals evacuated on Saturday night over a “hostage situation” believed to have arisen over…

Guinea ex-ruler Moussa Dadis Camara taken from jail by armed men

Moussa Dadis Camara spent 12 years in exile in Burkina Faso before returning to Guinea in 2022 CONAKRY, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea’s former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, has been taken from prison by armed men, the country’s justice minister says. The group stormed a jail in the capital, Conakry,…

PromPeru conducts prominent tourism promotion in Asia

SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Export and Tourism (PromPeru) was present at the 2023 edition of the ITB Asia Fair —the leading tourism fair in said region, specifically designed for the travel industry in Asia. The event —which took place in Singapore on Oct…

Ethiopia’s largest university inks scholarship cooperation agreement with China

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ethiopia’s largest Addis Ababa University (AAU) on Friday signed a scholarship cooperation agreement with China to boost education quality. The Chinese government will offer some 120 scholarship opportunities for graduate and postgraduate students from the AAU during the course of a year, according to…

Russia stays committed to nuclear test ban treaty after withdrawing ratification: foreign ministry

VLADIVOSTOK (Russia), Nov 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Despite withdrawing its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Russia remains committed to the treaty and its obligations, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The ministry said in a statement that Russia is still a signatory to the CTBT and…

Tanzania-Indonesia bilateral relations flourish

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 4 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzania and Indonesia have been witnessing a remarkable strengthening of their bilateral relations since Tanzania opened its High Commission in Jakarta. Indonesian Ambassador to Tanzania, Triyogo Jatmiko, revealed this during his country’s 78th Independence Day celebration in Dar es Salaam. The event highlighted the…

Zambian VP refutes reports of rising human right abuses

LUSAKA, Nov 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Zambian Vice President Mutale Nalumango refuted reports that there were rising human rights abuses in the country being perpetrated by the governing party. The vice president said she was surprised to find that some people were complaining about human rights abuses when the citizens were…

Falling sugar prices push global food prices down, says FAO

ROME, Nov 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Global sugar prices settled down in October, following sharp increases in previous months, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. Sugar has been the most volatile food commodity in recent weeks, amid concerns over supplies sparked by extreme weather in sugar-producing countries, high…

US money could help Africa industrialise – South African Pres Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa JOHANNESBURG, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US investment could help African countries make the most of its critical minerals and industrialise their economies, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said.At the opening ceremony of a major US-Africa trade summit in Johannesburg, he said: “Africa is an important source of…

US: 2 workers dead after 11-story building collapsed in Kentucky, governor says

FRANKFORT (Kentucky, US), Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two workers were killed after an 11-story building collapsed in Kentucky earlier this week, trapping the men under concrete and steel and triggering a days-long rescue effort. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced Friday afternoon that both workers who were trapped in a Martin County coal preparation…