Cuba to host International Meeting on Documentary Heritage

HAVANA, Sept 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The José Martí National Library (BNJM) in Cuba is organizing the 3rd International Meeting on Preservation of the Documentary Heritage: Experiences and Challenges, to be held at its headquarters on Sept 18-22. Every city or town needs to preserve the bibliographic collections treasured in…

Summer road accidents in Cuba result in 72 deaths, 543 injured

HAVANA, Sept 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuba reported more than 1,000 traffic accidents during the summer, as a result of which 72 people were killed and 543 were injured. In areas intended for recreation, 44 incidents occurred, with 42 minor injuries: in Havana 30, Camagüey four, Pinar del Río five,…

El-Nino rains: Kenya’s Nairobi City Hall says county ready to mitigate negative impacts

PHOTO/COURTESY NAIROBI, Sept 10 (NNN-KBC) — Nairobi County assured city residents Sunday that it has put measures in place to mitigate the potential negative effects of the predicted El Nino rains. The county, which has scheduled a briefing on Monday to disclose strategies taken to deal with the phenomena, says…

New York State declares Lunar New Year public school holiday

NEW YORK, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Saturday to declare the Lunar New Year a public school holiday across the state. The legislation requires all public schools to close for the Lunar New Year holiday to allow hundreds of thousands of students of…

Senegal’s PM designated as ruling coalition’s presidential candidate

DAKAR, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Senegal’s Prime Minister Amadou Ba was designated Saturday as the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition’s candidate for next year’s presidential election. The candidacy was announced during a meeting of leaders of the BBY coalition. The coalition is led by President Macky Sall’s Alliance for…

1 dead, 2 injured after train derails in Peru hit by a landslide

LIMA, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — One worker died and two others were injured in southeastern Peru on early Saturday morning when a cargo train derailed due to a landslide. The company PeruRail explained in a statement that the train derailed on the Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu route in Cusco, the ancient Inca…

Gun violence: Several wounded when gunmen open fire on convoy in Mexican border town

CIUDAD VICTORIA (Tamaulipas, Mexico), SEPT 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least three people were wounded when a convoy of vehicles crossing into Mexico from the US was attacked by armed civilians early Saturday, Mexican authorities said. The Tamaulipas state security department said the attack happened on the Roma-Ciudad Miguel Alemán International…

South Africa awarded Chairship of the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance

NAIROBI (Kenya), Sept 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa will use its Chairship of the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance (AGHA) to advance the green hydrogen agenda on the continent and support opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, technology transfer, economic and employment opportunities. This is according to Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr…

Previous APEC Presidencies attracted over US$9.4 billion in investment into Peru

LIMA, Sept 10 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will be handed over to Peru in November this year. This will be the third time that Peru will host the regional economic forum, which under two previous Presidencies (in 2008 and 2016) attracted over US$9.4 billion in investment…

Niger military accuses France of deploying forces with eye to ‘intervention’

NIAMEY, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s coup leaders have accused France of gathering forces, war materials and equipment in several neighbouring West African countries with a view to “military intervention”. Relations with France, Niger’s former colonial power, degraded after Paris stood by ousted president Mohamed Bazoum following the July coup.…