Morocco unveils a 5 year program to support quake victims

RABAT, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — King Mohammed VI of Morocco chaired,a cabinet meeting at the Royal Palace in Rabat, with the main agenda being the upgrading program for the regions that were hit by the Al Haouz earthquake. The meeting was also a follow-up of the progress on king’s directives…

Cuba’s port attracts over 3.3 mln USD in past decade despite U.S. embargo

HAVANA, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — Cuba’s Special Development Zone at Mariel Port (ZEDM) has attracted more than 3.3 million U.S. dollars in the past decade despite the U.S. embargo on the island, said a director general of the zone. “Currently, there are 64 businesses here, 44 of them under operation,”…

Ghana: 9 traders killed on buses by unknown gunmen; many others wounded

ACCRA, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least nine traders were shot dead and some others wounded by a group of unknown gunmen on buses in Ghana’s Upper East Region, an official confirmed late Thursday. The victims came under attack while traveling from Bawku, a restive urban community in the Upper…

Right-wing extremism gaining ground in Germany: survey

BERLIN, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — Far-right views appear to have penetrated deeper into German society, with 8 percent of the public now sharing a right-wing extremist worldview, according to a survey published by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). The share of respondents with a “clearly right-wing extremist orientation” increased significantly…

DR Congo president says UN peacekeepers to begin withdrawal this year

Congolese President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) –President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked his government to fast-track the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins at the end of the year, he said at the UN General Assembly.The…

Power crisis, worst bird flu outbreak trigger imminent chicken shortage in South Africa

Power cuts are causing losses in South Africa’s poultry industry PRETORIA, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa faces chicken shortages in the coming months as a bird flu outbreak and persistent electricity cuts ravage the poultry industry, the country’s largest producer Astral Foods says.In a trading update, Astral said that…

UK to charge five Bulgarian nationals with spying for Russia

The alleged spies are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 26 LONDON, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying for Russia for a span of three years will be charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage, UK prosecutors have said. The three men and two…

US road crash: 2 adults killed, multiple students injured after bus headed to band camp event crashes in New York

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two adults were killed and multiple students were injured after their bus “tumbled down a 50-foot ravine,” on Interstate 84 in Orange County, New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a news conference. The commercial bus was carrying 40 students from Farmingdale High School…

King Charles proposes France-UK pact to combat climate ’emergency’

Charles visited a Paris flower market named after his monther, Queen Elizabeth 11 PARIS, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — King Charles III said France and the UK should team up on a new pact to battle the climate emergency, as he hailed the “indispensable” cross-Channel partnership in a rapturously received speech at…

IDB approves US$300 million to support competitiveness and economic recovery in Peru

LIMA, Sept 22 (NNN-ANDINA) — As part of its efforts to boost competitiveness and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$300 million loan to help the Peruvian government reactivate its economy and accelerate growth. In a release, the IDB indicated that the Reform Program to…