US gun violence: 3 killed, 5 injured in motorcycle rally shooting in New Mexico

RED RIVER (New Mexico, US), May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Multiple people were shot and at least three people were killed at a motorcycle rally in Red River, New Mexico, on Saturday, Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun said. The shooting erupted at the 41st Annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally, running from…

Cuba and San Marino sign MOU on healthcare

HAVANA, May 28 (NNN-ACN) — The Republics of Cuba and San Marino signed a Memo of Understanding in the health sector.The document was penned by Cuba First Deputy Health Minister Tania Margarita Cruz and San Marino’s Head of Government and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, International Economic Cooperation and Telecommunications,…

5 killed, dozens missing in Ghana boat accident

ACCRA, May 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least five people died and dozens went missing after a boat carrying dozens of people sank in the Savannah Region of Ghana, an official confirmed late Saturday.  Bavuk Adams, the Savannah Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), told Xinhua that the…

US conducts strike near site of Shabaab attack in Somalia

WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States conducted an airstrike that destroyed stolen Al-Shabaab weapons and equipment in Somalia near an African Union military base that was attacked by the group, officials reported. The base in Bulo Marer, 120 kilometers southwest of the capital Mogadishu, was housing Ugandan troops…

Sudan crisis: Army chief asks UN to dismiss envoy

KHARTOUM, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has accused UN special envoy Volker Perthes of stoking a brutal conflict with paramilitaries, the latest in a series of apparent moves to bolster his war effort. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said he was “shocked” by Burhan’s letter,…

Senegal government websites hit by cyber attack

 DAKAR, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cyber attack claimed by the Anonymous hacking group took down dozens of government websites for a second day Saturday in Senegal amid simmering tensions nine months before a presidential election. The @MysteriousTeamO account, claiming to belong to the hacker group Anonymous, said on social…

The Inca arrives in US, a strong outlook for Peru’s tourism recovery

NEW YORK (US), May 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Inca emperor walks the streets of New York City while his retinue dances tirelessly along the way, garnering the attention of passers-by who stopped to stare and take video of the captivating scene. This performance was displayed by 30 actors from Cusco…

Migrations to eliminate passport stamping for entering and leaving Peru as of May 29

LIMA, May 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — The National Superintendence of Migrations has announced that passport stamping for travelers on international flights will be eliminated from May 29, adding that passenger transit will be registered on the Virtual Andean Migration Card (TAM for its acronym in Spanish) as a migration control mechanism. This decision…

South Africa welcomes opportunity to take part in security meeting in Russia

MOSCOW, May 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says South Africa has welcomed the opportunity to share its views and insights at the 11th International Meeting of High-Ranking officials responsible for security matters. “On behalf of the government and the people of South Africa, we welcome the…

US debt: Pres Biden, Republicans reach debt ceiling deal, Congress to vote Wednesday

US President Joe Biden (right) and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top Republican leader said, after marathon talks, that he and the White House had agreed to a draft deal on raising the US debt ceiling and said Congress will vote on Wednesday – just days…