Western Hemisphere readies for a ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse

ALBUQUERQUE (US), Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Skygazers across the Americas are in for a celestial treat on Saturday: an annular solar eclipse. These occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth at its furthest point from our planet. Since it is so distant, it doesn’t cover the Sun…

Tanzania to offer liver transplant services

Minister Ummy Mwalimu DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 14 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA is set to record another milestone in the health sector following President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s visit to India, as one of the signed agreements will enable the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) to start offering liver transplant services. This will be…

Tanzania unveils plan to safeguard human rights in businesses

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 14 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Tanzanian government has unveiled its strategic plan that will ensure that business and investment activities abide by laws to avoid violation of human rights. The government unveiled its strategy on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Constitutional and Legal…

Protesters in New York call for a ‘free Palestine’

Pro-Palestine protestors march in New York City NEW YORK, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cries of “Free Palestine” rang out in New York on Friday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets to denounce Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip. Calling for an end to “Israeli occupation” and the “liberation”…

Disposable diaper scare causes Panama-Florida flight to turn around

PANAMA CITY, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A flight from Panama to the United States made a u-turn Friday after the discovery of a suspicious package in the toilet that turned out to be… an adult diaper, airport officials said. Panama’s civil aviation authority at first announced the Copa flight between…

Nearly 100 thousand troops will guard Oct 15 elections in Ecuador

QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Security Cabinet of Ecuador met to discuss the police and military operation for Sunday’s presidential elections, when some 100,000 troops will be deployed in the national territory. The Ecuadorian president, Guillermo Lasso, led the meeting held on Friday at the Carondelet Palace, headquarters…

Brazil chairs UN meeting to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira, is chairing a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The headquarters of the Brazilian presidency reported that the meeting at the United Nations was convened by Brazil to address…

Kenya: Cabinet approves additional Ksh4B for coffee farmers

NAIROBI, Oct 14 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenyan Cabinet has approved an additional Ksh 4 Billion for coffee farmers. This means farmers will now earn Sh80 a kilogramme of cherry from the current Sh20 a kilogramme as an advance payment. The funds were additional to the Ksh 3 billion released earlier.…

UN: 10 South African peacekeepers repatriated from DRC due to misconduct

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations is returning 10 peacekeepers to South Africa for their serious misconduct in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the press office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday. Being repatriated are nine soldiers from the UN peacekeeping mission…

Bulgarian government survives no-confidence vote

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov SOFIA, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — Bulgaria’s four-month-old government led by Nikolai Denkov on Friday survived a no-confidence motion filed by the opposition parties. The motion was backed by 71 deputies of the ultra-nationalist Revival party, a coalition led by Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the…