UN peacekeepers to be repatriated over abuse allegations in Central African Republic

UNITED NATIONS, June 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations announced that a unit of 60 Tanzanian military personnel deployed in the Central African Republic is to be repatriated, following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against these peacekeepers. They were deployed at a temporary operating base in the western…

US: 2 killed after small plane crashes in mountain area in Arizona

The plane crashed in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, Arizona PHOENIX (Arizona, US), June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed when a small plane crashed in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains Saturday morning, according to officials and local reports.  The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office posted on Twitter that multiple people saw the…

Sweden: 1 dead, 3 injured in shooting in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 15-year-old boy was killed and three other people injured in a shooting in Stockholm on Saturday, police said, adding that a motive had yet to be established. Police received reports of the shooting near a square in southern Stockholm in the early evening, and found two…

Heavy and severe rains persist in central and eastern Cuba

HAVANA, June 11 (NNN-ACN) — The Cuban Institute of Meteorology ( INSMET) warned that the activity of showers, rains and thunderstorms will continue in much of the country, becoming strong and heavy in some localities, mainly in the central and eastern regions.According to the INSMET Forecast Center, in Special Notice…

Six civilians killed, 10 wounded in Somalia hotel siege: police

MOGADISHU, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday. “Six civilians were martyred in the attack… and 10 others were wounded. Three brave members of the security forces were…

US$ 4 bn investment on green hydrogen launched in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, June 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced that US$ 2 billion will be invested in the construction of a green hydrogen plant in Paysandú. The work to begin this year will employ between 1,500 and 3,200 jobs and the plant itself will offer some 300 permanent…

ICC Prosecutor Khan welcomed in Caracas for the third time

CARACAS, June 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro welcomed International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan for the third time in his country, during a meeting at the Miraflores Palace, it was reported in Caracas. Khan previously met with Executive Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez and with Attorney General Tarek William…

Brazil: Tourists banned from Espirito Santo islands due to bird flu

BRASILIA, June 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Authorities in the Brazilian southeastern State of Espirito Santo Thursday decided to ban all tourists from the islands of Vitória after confirming 20 outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, Agencia Brasil reported. The government of Espírito Santo state has banned, indefinitely, access to the…

Tanzania tourism industry: Pres Samia calls for more investments

President Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, June 9 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed optimism that Tanzania will meet a target of receiving five million tourists by the year 2025, calling for the private sector to invest more in the accommodation and hospitality sector. Taking the stance…

Government of Colombia and ELN conclude peace talks in Cuba

HAVANA, June 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The delegations of the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) ended the third cycle of the Peace Dialogues Table taking place in Havana.     The ceremony, initially scheduled for Thursday, had to be postponed in order to finalize details…