Paraguay confirms 3 outbreaks of bird flu – could be more

ASUNCION, May 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — According to Paraguay’s National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) President Dr. José Carlos Martin, there were already three confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza in the South American country’s Chaco region by Sunday, while two others were still under investigation. The highly pathogenic poultry disease…

Asylum requests, mostly Cubans, Venezuelans on the rise in Uruguay: UNHCR

MONTEVIDEO, May 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of asylum requests in Uruguay has increased to 16,000 from 13,113 in mid-2022, it was reported in Montevideo. The Refugee Agency spoke of an increase in asylum applications and reinforced…

South Africa, Ghana celebrates 60th anniversary of Cuba’s medical collaboration worldwide

BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), May 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Cuban medical brigades in South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho celebrated the 60th anniversary of Cuba’s internationalist collaboration in the health sector on Saturday.     During a teleconference from the Bloemfontein National Hospital, the doctors, led by the head of Cuba’s medical mission…

Kenya seeks to woo investors during upcoming conference

NAIROBI, May 22 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is targeting to position itself as Africa’s trade gateway during the 3rd Kenya International Investment Conference (#KIICO2023) slated for next month. The event which is being organized by the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) under KenInvest is expected to draw at least…

Somali, AU troops vow to step up al-Shabaab onslaught in Jowhar

MOGADISHU, May 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — Senior military and police officers of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) met with the Hirshabelle State police officers and resolved to increase the fight against al-Shabaab in Jowhar in the south-central part of the country. ATMIS Burundi Contingent Commander Jean Claude Niyiburana,…

President of Brazil proposes to hold UN summit on Ukraine

HIROSHIMA (Japan), May 22 (NNN-TASS) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva considers it necessary to hold a UN summit on the situation in Ukraine before the UN high-level meeting in September. “It is necessary to discuss the war in Ukraine in the UN. During all five months of…

US gun violence: 3 dead in shooting at Kansas City bar

KANSAS CITY (Missouri, US), May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A security guard was one of the three people killed in a shooting at a Kansas City bar early Sunday that also wounded two others, including one critically wounded, according to family members. Police haven’t yet identified the victims, and they didn’t…

Saudi Arabia and Cuba to strengthen bilateral relations

HAVANA, May 22 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Ricardo Cabrisas and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Aqeel Alkhateeb met in Havana and described as satisfactory current bilateral relations between their nations.The meeting took place after Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel received the Arab minister, who is…

US Coast Guard Returns 27 Irregular Cuban Migrants

HAVANA, May 22 (NNN-ACN) — The US Coast Guard Service returned 27 irregular Cuban migrants to the island’s western port of Orozco in Artemisa province, the Cuban Interior Ministry announced.The group was made up of 23 men, 2 women and 2 minors. Three of them were submitted to investigation agencies…

Kenya deploys new commander to pacify DR Congo

GOMA (DR Congo), May 22 (NNN-GNA) — Kenya has finally deployed a new commander to the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), banking on his past experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to deal with concerns raised by Kinshasa.Maj-Gen Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu assumed office in Goma on Thursday,…