IDB approves US$300 million contingent loan to Peru

LIMA, Oct 26 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan of up to US$300 million in favor of Peru, with disbursements contingent to the occurrence of a natural or technological disaster, a situation of emergency, or economic and/or financial crisis, in the country. According to Supreme Decree No. 228-2023-EF published…

President: Peru and Ecuador are united by historic ties based on common values, interests

LIMA, Oct 26 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte underscored the historic ties that unite Peru and Ecuador, which allows the development and integration of both brother nations to be decisively boosted. The Peruvian Head of State awarded her Ecuadorian counterpart, Guillermo Lasso, with the Order of the Sun of Peru at the Government Palace…

Bolivia forest fires shutter thousands of schools

LA PAZ, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Bolivian pupils had their classes suspended as schools closed their doors due to air pollution caused by massive forest fires, the education minister said. Some 3,650 schools — about 15 percent of the national total — have been closed until…

US gun violence: At least 22 dead, ‘many more’ wounded in Maine shootings – official

LEWISTON (Maine, US), Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 22 people were killed and 50 to 60 wounded on Wednesday in mass shootings at three businesses in Lewiston, Maine, a Lewiston police source said. Maine state police and a county sheriff previously reported there had been an active shooter on…

Brazil scientists developing new ‘vaccine’ for cocaine addiction

BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil), Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scientists in Brazil, the world’s second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to the drug and its powerful derivative crack: a vaccine. Dubbed “Calixcoca,” the test vaccine, which has shown promising results in trials on…

Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide: UN

 GENEVA, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people worldwide living in forced displacement from their homes is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, the United Nations said — a record figure. “The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have exceeded 114 million…

South Africa Airways to be officially relaunched

CAPE TOWN, Oct 25 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Government is expected to officially relaunch South African Airways (SAA) in Cape Town on Thursday. The event – which will mark two years since SAA returned to the skies – will also be used to announce the restart of the state-owned airliner’s direct…

Nigeria launches mass HPV vaccination campaign to curb cervical cancer

ABUJA, Oct 25 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigeria has commenced a large-scale vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in a bid to substantially reduce cervical cancer rates.  The initiative aims to vaccinate 16.6 million girls aged 9 to 14 by the end of 2025. HPV is known to be responsible for…

King Charles III greets Kenyan diaspora at Buckingham Palace ahead of state visit

King Charles and Queen Camilla greet guests during a reception hosted for members of the Kenyan diaspora at Buckingham Palace LONDON, Oct 25 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla meet members of the UK’s Kenyan diaspora during a reception at Buckingham Palace. The royal couple will visit…

Costa Rica and Honduras to solve migration crisis

SAN JOSE, Oct 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Security Ministers, Deputy Foreign Ministers and migration directors of Costa Rica and Honduras will hold a meeting to seek ways to solve the entry and exit crisis between both nations. Since Oct 10, Costa Rica has requested consular visas for Honduran citizens to…