Uganda: Killers of tourists and guide shot dead – Army

The recently married couple were on a honeymoon trip to see the park’s gorillas and other primates KAMPALA, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan troops have killed at least 11 militants, including the attackers who murdered two tourists and their tour guide at the Queen Elizabeth National Park last month, an…

US: First flu deaths of 2023-24 season reported in North Carolina, health officials urge vaccination

RALEIGH (North Carolina, US), Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two adults in the western part of North Carolina died due to complications of influenza in October, marking the first flu deaths of the 2023-24 flu season, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS] announced. Officials say one person had tested…

South Africa: Weaker growth, but there is “reason for hope” – Finance Minister

PRETORIA, Nov 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s medium term economic growth remains weak as a result of the cumulative cost of “power cuts, the poor performance of the logistics sector, high inflation, rising borrowing costs and a weaker global environment”. This according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana who delivered the…

El Nino drought: Panama Canal cuts ship numbers further

PANAMA CITY, NOV 2 (NNN-EFE) — The Panama Canal will make more cuts to the number of ships using the waterway due to the worst drought in over 70 years, authorities say. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says it has been forced to make the decision due to the driest…

Peru: Mining and hydrocarbons production up 8.82% in September 2023

LIMA, Nov 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — The production of the mining and hydrocarbons sector increased 8.82% in September 2023, due to the expansion of the metallic mining activity (7.30%) and the hydrocarbon subsector (19.64%). This information was provided by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) in its technical report Situational Progress…

Peru’s President arrives in US to participate at APEP Leaders’ Summit

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte has arrived in the United States to participate at the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) Leaders’ Summit, which will bring together 12 heads of state. Upon arrival in the US capital on Wednesday, the Head of State was received by US Department…

Militants kill 17 in northeast Nigeria

 KANO (Nigeria), Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighters affiliated to the Daesh group killed 17 people in a raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria after villagers refused to pay an illicit tax. Scores of fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed the remote farming and herding village…

Britain’s King Charles continues Kenya visit after nod to colonial wrongs

King Charles met war veteran Samweli Mburia at a Commonwealth cemetery  NAIROBI, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — King Charles III on Wednesday begins the second day of his visit to Kenya after acknowledging there was “no excuse” for colonial-era abuses during Britain’s rule of the East African country. Charles said he…

US wildfire: Thousands told to flee California fire

LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people were being told to flee a wildfire spreading in southern California, as strong winds fanned the flames. Around 5,700 people were urged to leave areas threatened by the blaze, which erupted on Monday around lunchtime and had engulfed 900 hectares by…

Mexico: Armed residents guard streets in hurricane-hit Acapulco

 ACAPULCO (Mexico), Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed with machetes and baseball bats, some residents of Mexico’s hurricane-ravaged beachside city of Acapulco are guarding their neighborhoods from looters who have already emptied supermarkets. In the Progreso district, locals have used metal roof panels and other debris left by Hurricane Otis to…