Argentina to export natural gas to Chile till end 2024

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 12 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Argentine government authorized exporting natural gas to Chile through the end of 2024, so it means the strengthening of an energy integration program, the Argentine Foreign Ministry informed. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry assured this is the result of a joint…

Emirates Airlines to resume immediate flights to Nigeria

PHOTO | CGTN ABUJA, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Emirates Airlines will resume immediate flight schedules to Nigeria and lift a visa ban on Nigerian travelers. This follows a meeting between the leaders of the two countries, the Nigerian presidency said on Monday. Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of…

Russian Airbus A320 makes emergency landing in Siberian field

MOSCOW, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian passenger Airbus A320 flying from the Black Sea resort of Sochi to the Siberian city of Omsk with 167 people on board made an emergency landing in a Siberian field on Tuesday, officials said. Authorities released footage of the Ural Airlines plane in…

Ailing US explorer rescued after nine days in Turkish cave

ISTANBUL, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An international team of rescuers on Tuesday pulled to safety a US explorer who spent nine days trapped deep in the narrow tunnels of a Turkish cave with internal bleeding. “Mark Dickey was removed from the last exit of the cave,” the Turkish Caving Federation…

Cyprus migrants face wave of attacks as hostility brews

LIMASSOL (Cyprus), Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hours before the masked men came, brandishing Cypriot flags and molotov cocktails, hushed whispers of the imminent rampage travelled down the Limassol seafront strip home to many migrant-owned businesses. Egyptian restaurant owners rushed to bring their water pipes indoors, and a Vietnamese vendor quickly…

Train carrying N. Korea’s Kim entered Russia, Ria Novosti agency confirms

MOSCOW, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has entered Russia, Russian state news agency Ria Novosti said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. The train crossed into the Primorsky region from North Korea, the agency said, with images showing a…

Kenya to achieve 100pc electrification by 2030, says PS

Energy PS Alex Wachira NAIROBI, Sept 12 (NNN-KNA) — The Kenyan government is targeting 100 per cent electrification for its citizens by 2030 through the Last Mile connectivity project. Energy PS Alex Wachira says under the program being funded by the national government and partners like the Africa Development Bank…

FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan

Under the plan, FAO will distribute seeds and other farm necessities to support farmers and boost yields. KHARTOUM, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN food security agency on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide essential support to communities in Sudan grappling with the devastating effects of the ongoing…

Czech ministry calls for COVID-19 vaccination this autumn

PRAGUE, Sept 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Czech Health Ministry on Monday recommended vaccination against COVID-19 this autumn, especially for those at higher risk of contracting the disease. Although the current epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic is stable, and there has been no significant rise in the number of people…

Zimbabwean president announces new cabinet after re-election

HARARE, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday announced the new 26-member cabinet following his re-election for a second term last month. The president retained several government ministers in their portfolios, among them Finance and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube; Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava; Justice, Legal…