Brazil opens trials over pro-Bolsonaro riots

  BRASÍLIA, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s Supreme Court opened its first trials over the Jan 8 riots by supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, putting four accused in the dock in one of the buildings invaded that day. The court’s 11 justices will deliver their decisions one by one in…

Libya floods: Death toll passes 5,100

DERNA (Libya), Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people. The Mediterranean city of Derna has struggled to…

Cruise ship carrying 206 people runs aground in Greenland

Ocean Explorer ship has run aground, in Alpefjord, Greenland COPENHAGEN, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cruise ship carrying 206 passengers and crew has run aground on a remote stretch of Greenland and could potentially be stuck for days waiting for the nearest ship to arrive to help.The Ocean Explorer got…

US firms under AGOA stopped Uganda imports over anti-LGBTQ law

President Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several companies in the United States under the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) have stopped buying textiles from Uganda, citing the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023.This was revealed by President Yoweri Museveni during the passing-out of Uganda Prisons Service officers at…

Rwanda signs nuclear power generation deal

Cooling towers of atomic power plant. KIGALI, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Rwandan government has signed a nuclear energy generation deal with Canadian-German nuclear company, Dual Fluid, as the country takes a big step in exploring nuclear in expanding its energy sources needed to power its development.The first outcome of…

Niger receives 265 trucks of basic supplies from Burkina Faso amid ECOWAS embargo

Some of the trucks that entered Niger from Burkina Faso NIAMEY, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The military junta in Niger has affirmed relations with their counterparts in Burkina Faso relative to supply of basic commodities. A report by the state-run Radio, Television Niger (RTN) revealed that Burkina Faso had delivered…

1,000-year-old fossils of ‘alien’ corpses displayed in Mexico’s Congress as UFO expert testifies

One of the ‘aliens’ on display at the Mexican Congress MEXICO CITY, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The fossilised bodies presented in glass cases by journalist and UFO scientist Jaime Maussan at Mexico’s parliament are said to be 1,000 years old. The bodies of two alleged “alien” beings were exhibited before…

US: Husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola dies in plane crash in Alaska

Rep. Mary Peltola hugs her husband Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., the husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, has died in a plane crash in Alaska, according to a statement from the congresswoman’s office. “He was one of those people that was obnoxiously good at…

Oil and gas imperative for South Africa’s energy security: Deputy Minister

PRETORIA, Sept 14 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) will “sustainably continue to develop” South Africa’s oil and gas resources in order to ensure energy security and alleviate dependency on foreign oil. This is according to Mineral Resources and Energy Deputy Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, who…

Russia’s Putin accepts Kim’s invitation to visit North Korea

MOSCOW, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian Pres Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit North Korea, as he and Kim Jong Un toasted “cooperation and friendship between our countries” during a meeting in Russia. Kim is on a visit to Russia’s far east, as Putin seeks to bolster alliances…