Brazil: Pres Lula calls for world intervention in Palestinian-Israeli conflict

BRASILIA, Oct12 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called on the international community to intervene to stop the situation of children who are in the line of fire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ‘It is necessary that the Hamas movement releases Israeli children who have been kidnapped…

President Ruto: Forest rangers to drive Kenya’s climate change action

NAIROBI, Oct 12 (NNN-KBC) — President William Ruto has said the Kenyan Government has enhanced the capabilities of forest rangers to protect the country’s forests. The Government, he added, has invested in technology to improve operational capabilities in surveillance, data collection and evidence-based forestry management. The President cited the revamping…

Kenya: Farmers affected by desert locust invasion in Embu compensated by World Bank

A young man is chasing away a swarm of desert locusts in Samburu County, Kenya NAIROBI, Oct 12 (NNN-KNA) — Farmers across Kenya’s Embu County who lost their crops, livestock and pasture following desert locust invasion four years ago have received Sh. 21.3 Million as compensation from World Bank. The…

Nearly 5.8 mln people displaced by war in Sudan: IOM

KHARTOUM, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said nearly 5.8 million people have been displaced inside and outside Sudan due to the prolonged conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Sudan estimates that…

Cuba: Two people injured in a wall collapse in Old Havana

 HAVANA, Oct 12 (NNN-ACN) — The government of Havana reported of two non-life-threatening injuries caused by a wall collapse in the municipality of Old Havana, in this capital city.According to a report published in the Portal del Ciudadano, the events occurred after 8 a.m. when a side wall of the…

Cuba to elect over 11,000 lay judges

HAVANA, Oct 12 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba is in the middle of the process through which more than 11,347 lay judges will be elected to the different levels of justice administration, announced Wednesday, in Havana, authorities related to the selection of these people with the capacity to represent the people within…

UN: $9.5 bn of key metals in overlooked electronic waste

PARIS, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Consumers discard or possess disused electronic goods containing raw materials critical for the green energy transition and worth almost $10 billion every year, the United Nations said. Toys, cables, electronic cigarettes, tools, electric toothbrushes, shavers, headphones and other domestic gadgets contain metals like lithium, gold,…

US auto strike widens as 8,700 more workers join: union

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An auto workers strike in the United States expanded with 8,700 more employees walking off their jobs, said the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union, as a deal with major automakers remained elusive. The staff at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville join some 25,000 other…

Russian Pres Putin in Kyrgyzstan for first trip abroad since ICC arrest warrant

BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan), Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan Thursday, visiting abroad for the first time since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him in March. President Putin is wanted by the court over the deportation of Ukrainian children. Its ruling requires members of the…

Angola police arrest over 130 after separatist protest

LUANDA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 130 protesters have been detained by police in Angola for taking part in a separatist march calling for autonomy for the northern region.Police said the protests in Saurimo, capital of Lunda Sul province, turned violent leading to the multiple arrests.Jota Malakito, the leader…