Panama seeks new sources of water for canal

Water levels of the Panama Canal have fallen PANAMA CITY, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama is looking into new sources of water for the Panama Canal, which moves six percent of global maritime trade but recently had to restrict traffic due to drought, its operator said. The canal, a wonder…

Argentina dismantles prolific Nazi printing press

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine police have seized more than 200 Nazi publications and book covers and arrested the owner of a printing press run out of a home in suburban Buenos Aires, authorities said. After two years of investigations, police on Wednesday raided the home in San…

Sudan crisis: At least 40 killed in Darfur as UN’s Sudan chief quits

Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, has resigned KHARTOUM, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  An air raid on Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region killed at least 40 civilians on Wednesday,, according to a medical source, as the…

Peru: Banana producers seek to introduce organic puree in European market

LIMA, Sep 14 (NNN-ANDINA) — Organic bananas are a highly sought-after international product due to being an excellent dietary choice and the growing concern for health among the population, leading to increased consumption of products free from synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. For Peru, this fruit also represents a significant source of…

Russia introduces Islamic banking: Experts explain why and possible impact on economy

The Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow MOSCOW, Sep 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With Russia’s sizeable Muslim population of 20-25 million, President Vladimir Putin signed a law introducing Islamic Banking in four Muslim republics last month to test the feasibility of the Islamic finance model. If the program succeeds, the model will…

Kenya, Uganda band together to promote each other’s tourism sectors

MOMBASA (Kenya), Sept 13 (NNN-KBC) — Over 300 tourism players from Kenya and Uganda are set to participate in the 2nd Uganda- Kenya Coast Tourism Conference 2023. The conference which will take place on Nov 13-14 will involve excursions at the Kenya Coast on 15-18 of the same month and…

More than 330 mn children still in extreme poverty: UNICEF

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 pandemic caused a sharp slowdown in the fight to end child poverty, with 333 million children still living in extreme poverty, according to a report published Wednesday. The report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank found that the…

Update Libya floods: Flooded city buries its dead in mass graves

DERNA (Libya), Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bodies recovered from a devastating flood which wiped out parts of the port city of Derna in eastern Libya have been buried in mass graves.At least 2,300 people died when a tsunami-like river of floodwater swept through Derna on Sunday after a dam burst…

Update: Putin, Kim shake hands at Russian spaceport

MOSCOW, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be seen shaking hands at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East in video footage released by the Kremlin on Wednesday. The two will hold talks on “trade ties” and “international affairs” at…

Panama: Two bodies recovered from helicopter crash

PANAMA CITY, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Panama said Tuesday that the bodies of two crew members had been recovered after a helicopter crash in the mountains, but that a third person remained missing. The helicopter from Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) disappeared Sunday while headed on a relief…