2-month-old baby abandoned at U.S.-Mexico border

HOUSTON, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — US Border Patrol agents found a two-month-old abandoned baby at the US-Mexico border near Rio Grande City, Texas, Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez said on social media platform X on Tuesday. “This is a chilling reminder of how children are exploited by human traffickers and…

Brazilian Pres Lula says Vietnam interested in a trade deal with Mercosur

BRASILIA, Sept 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — President Lula da Silva welcomed Vietnam prime minister Pham Minh Chinh and said the Asian country was interested in a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc. Lula, who currently chairs the group, said he wants to bring Mercosur members closer to Asian countries and highlighted…

Paraguayan President warns EU-Mercosur deal is now or never

ASUNCION, Sept 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Paraguayan President Santiago Peña insisted that if the trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union is not operational by Dec 6 there would be no agreement at all after he takes over the South American Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) bloc’s pro-tempore…

Zanzibar, Chinese institutions sign partnership agreements

ZANZIBAR, Sept 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — SEVERAL institutions from China, including the Weihai City and Shandong Province, have signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with Zanzibar City and some Isles’ ministries for capacity building, trade and other areas of development between the two countries. Zanzibar Minister for Labour, Economy and Investments, Mudrik Ramadhan…

Zanzibar: Pres Mwinyi irked with skyrocketing prices of essential commodities

ZANZIBAR, Sept 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRESIDENT Hussein Ali Mwinyi has expressed dismay over an increase of prices of essential commodities in Zanzibar, arguing that the hike has no justification because there are no changes in taxes. “The duty on sugar importation is the lowest, compared with many countries across the…

Cholera outbreak kills 12 people in Zimbabwe

Health workers give children the cholera vaccine in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s Minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said a new cholera outbreak was reported in Buhera district in Manicaland province of this country, causing 12 deaths out of 152 confirmed cases in the…

Armed gangs attack a major hospital in Haiti

Haitian soldiers guard the capital Port-au-Prince PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 27 (nnn-agencies) — Haitian authorities said an armed group attacked the University Hospital, one of the country’s largest medical facilities in the central city of Mirebalais, about 10 km from the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday night. Luckily there were no casualties in…

Kenya to start building nuclear power plant in 2027 – CEO

South Africa is currently the only African country that produces nuclear energy NAIROBI, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya will begin constructing a nuclear power plant in 2027, the authorities have said in the latest pledge about the plans.The 1,000MW plant, which has been in the pipeline for several years, is…

Migrant arrivals set rhythm of life on Lampedusa

LAMPEDUSA (Italy), Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rough seas have bought the Italian island of Lampedusa a moment of calm, but rescue workers are readying for fresh migrant boats, expected as soon as the weather turns. This tiny tourist destination off the coast of North Africa, famed for its coves and…

Azeri refugees long to return to Nagorno-Karabakh

TERTER (Azerbaijan), Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For half his life, 67-year-old Azerbaijani Azad Abbasov has dreamed of returning to his home in the beautiful mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh. “It’s my obsession,” said the retired teacher, who will never forget the day in 1992 when his family was driven from the village…