8 minors died in Guatemala of acute malnutrition

GUATEMALA CITY, June 6 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Eight children under five have died so far in 2023 in Guatemala of acute malnutrition, a situation showing a sharp increase compared to 2022.     The northern department of Alta Verapaz reported six deaths and two in Guatemala City, as detailed by the Health…

Cuban Premier on official visit to Russia

HAVANA, June 6 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz arrived in Russia on Tuesday after completing a working visit to Türkiye.The first official visit to Russia by the Cuban Premier will run till June 17 and takes place as Havana and Moscow expand and consolidate bilateral economic and…

Israeli soldiers to join Moroccan war games for first time

 RABAT, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israeli soldiers will for the first time take part in military exercises in Morocco when the biggest war games event in Africa kicks off Tuesday, the Israeli army said. “This is the first time that the IDF is taking an active part in the ‘African…

France announces massive state aid to chips factory

 PARIS, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France is ploughing 2.9 billion euros of public money into a factory to make microchips, officials said, heating up a global race for the lucrative market. Europe and the United States have both passed so-called Chips Acts to boost investment in the sector as fears…

Cuba willing to expand health relations with Türkiye

HAVANA, June 6 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban Health Minister Jose Angel Portal Miranda ratified in Türkiye his country’s willingness to share expertise and values characterizing the island’s health professionals.Portal Miranda was part of a Cuban delegation at a meeting with Turkish entrepreneurs which considered opportunities for exchange in different economic sectors,…

Russia and Cuba to strengthen educational cooperation

HAVANA, June 6 (NNN-ACN) — Russia is willing to collaborate to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Cuba in education, said today in Moscow the Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education, Valeri Falkov, at a meeting with the Cuban heads of higher education, Walter Baluja, and education, Naima Trujillo.The Cuban ministry…

Sudan crisis: DR Congo says 10 of its citizens killed in Khartoum

KINSHASA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten Democratic Republic of Congo citizens have died in Sudanese army strikes on a Khartoum university campus, the Congolese government said. Sudan has been mired in a political and humanitarian crisis since mid-April after fighting erupted between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support…

DR Congo commends progress made during President’s visit to China

KINSHASA, June 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) expressed late Monday satisfaction with the progress made during the recent state visit of President Felix Tshisekedi to China in late May. During a joint press briefing, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya and Vice Prime Minister…

At least 42 dead in Haiti floods, landslides

PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 42 people were dead and 11 missing in Haiti after heavy rains at the weekend triggered flooding and landslides, civil protection officials said. The bad weather hit seven of the 10 departments in the country which is already plunged into a protracted humanitarian…

US immigrations: California threatens legal action over migrant flights

LOS ANGELES, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California Governor Gavin Newsom threaten his Florida counterpart Ron DeSantis with kidnapping charges Monday, as a second planeload of migrants arrived via private jet in state capital Sacramento. The confrontation comes after DeSantis — a rising Republican star and potential presidential candidate in 2024…