Nigeria to scale up fight against domestic terrorism, crimes

ABUJA, June 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff Christopher Musa has vowed to step up the fight against terrorists, bandits and other criminals in a bid to stabilize the populous west African country. Speaking at a defense meeting in the capital city of Abuja, Musa said the military…

Cuban and Brazilian Presidents meet in Paris

 PARIS, June 24 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and his Brazilian counterpart Luis Inacio Lula da Silva met during the Summit for a New World Financial Pact, underway in Paris, France.On his Twitter account, Diaz-Canel called the meeting a fraternal dialogue with Lula, in which both agreed on current…

UNESCO can count on Cuba, as Cuba counts on UNESCO, Diaz-Canel asserts

 PARIS, June 24 (NNN-ACN) — “Make yourself at home,” said UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay to the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, who visited the headquarters of the United Nations agency, in the framework of his participation in the Summit for a New World Financial Order,…

US deports 36 irregular migrants to Cuba

 HAVANA, June 24 (NNN-ACN) — Some 36 irregular migrants were flown back to Cuba on Charter flight from the United States.A news release by the Cuban Interior Ministry reads that 13 of all migrants, who were taken to Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport, had left the island illegally by sea,…

Ethiopian Airlines named ‘The Best Airline in Africa’

Ethiopian is Africa’s biggest and most profitable airline PARIS, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing airline brand globally and the continent’s leading airline brand, has been crowned “The Best Airline in Africa.”The airline was awarded the title at the prestigious SKYTRAX 2023 World Airline Awards during…

South Africa: Government committed to supporting SEZs

KEMPTON PARK (South Africa), June 24 (NNN-SANEWS) — Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Fikile Majola reiterated his department’s commitment to enhancing support to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) which are important instruments for growing South Africa’s economy. Addressing the Special Economic Zones Chief Executive Officers’ Forum in Kempton Park on…

Peru collected US$564 million from hydrocarbon production as of May 2023

LIMA, June 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — Revenue to the Peruvian State from the production of hydrocarbons (gas and oil) between January and May 2023 totaled US$564 million —an amount that reflects the importance of this sector for the economy, according to Perupetro. Of this amount, US$553 million corresponded to the payment of royalties from licensing…

Peru: President Boluarte will travel to US to receive APEC Presidency

LIMA, June 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola has announced that Pres Dina Boluarte, will travel to San Francisco, United States, in November this year to receive the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s Presidency to be exercised by Peru during 2024. “We will receive (this Presidency) from the United States…

People-smuggling ‘ringleader’ pleads guilty in UK over Vietnamese migrant deaths

LONDON, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Romanian man accused of being a ringleader of a people-smuggling operation pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found dead in a lorry in southeast England. Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, was detained by police in Romania in August 2022 and…

Dutch to shut Europe’s biggest gas field after quakes

THE HAGUE, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Netherlands said it would end production at Europe’s largest gas field on Oct 1 after years of earthquakes, despite global energy worries sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Wells at the massive Groningen field in the northern Netherlands will remain open for one more year in case…