El Salvador ends football tournament early after deadly stampede

 SAN SALVADOR, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Citing safety concerns, El Salvador’s football authorities announced Wednesday they were canceling the country’s Clausura national tournament following a stampede at a game over the weekend that killed 12. “This measure has been taken in this way in response to the seriousness of the…

IMF chief calls US debt battle ‘unnecessary’ for world economy

DOHA, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said Wednesday that the US showdown over government debt was “unnecessary” for the world economy but a default could be avoided.    Georgieva and the head of Blackstone, one of the world’s biggest investment funds, expressed exasperation to the Qatar…

Canada, Saudi to restore full diplomatic ties

OTTAWA/RIYADH, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada and Saudi Arabia will restore full diplomatic relations following a 2018 dispute over human rights that saw Riyadh expel Ottawa’s ambassador and freeze new trade.    The decision, announced by the two countries’ foreign ministries, came after talks last year between Canadian Prime Minister Justin…

Popocatepetl volcano emitting less ash – Mexican president

MEXICO CITY, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano is emitting less ash after weeks of increased activity, according to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in what could be a welcome sign for the millions of people living in its environs.“Its intensity has decreased. The ash it emits is also…

Greece appoints caretaker PM ahead of June repeat election

Greece’s caretaker PM, Ioannis Sarmas ATHENS, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has appointed senior judicial official Ioannis Sarmas as the caretaker prime minister to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election on June 25 after last weekend’s inconclusive vote.Sarmas is president of…

Uganda secures 3,000 jobs for nurses in UK, Middle East

Nurses attending a brief at the Mubende Referral Hospital in Uganda on October 27, 2022 KAMPALA, May 25 (NNN-GNA) — The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union (UNMU) President Justus Cherop said engagements are underway to send some of the 3,000 well-skilled nurses who are not employed by the government to…

Update: UN conference pledges $2.4 bn to head off Horn of Africa famine

UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United Nations-backed conference raised $2.4 billion Wednesday to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa, which is reeling from its worst drought in decades as global temperatures rise.    The money will provide life-saving assistance for nearly 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and…

Magical night in New York as Peru’s Cusco announces 2023 Inti Raymi festival

NEW YORK (US), May 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Colours, music, dances, and Inca Pachacuteq’s imposing presence took over the United Palace Theater in New York, United States, as part of a ceremony to announce to the world the staging of the 2023 Inti Raymi, or Festival of the Sun, to be held…

Peru: Gov’t approves declaring health emergency due to high risk of polio and measles

LIMA, May 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Peruvian Government has approved a supreme decree to declare a health emergency due to a high risk of poliomyelitis and measles at the national level, Health Minister Rosa Gutierrez announced on Wednesday. Moreover, she said that the goal, within the framework of this health emergency, is to…

Peruvian exports to China grew at average annual rate of 12.7%

LIMA, May 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) has reported that the value of Peruvian exports to China grew at an average annual rate of 12.7%, in the 13 years in which the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been in force. The government agency explained that,…