Polish mayor falls to death from hotel balcony in Sardinia, Italy

Grzegorz Ostakiewicz, the Polish Mayor SARDINIA (Italy), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Polish mayor died after falling from a fourth-floor window of a hotel in Sardinia, Italy, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported.The mayor, named by his municipality as Radosław Grzegorz Ostakiewicz, was visiting the Sardinian village of Cagliari with…

Danish oil tanker crew rescued after hijack off West Africa coast

COPENHAGEN, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six crew members kidnapped by pirates last month from a Danish oil tanker off the Republic of Congo have been rescued in Nigeria, the ship’s owner says.The Liberian-flagged Monjasa Reformer had 16 sailors on board when pirates attacked it on March 25. Despite being owned…

Tourism Minister De Lille keen to see growth in South Africa tourism

DURBAN (South Africa), May 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has challenged role players in the sector to go all out to push visitor numbers to the country to pre-COVID figures. “As the sector, you know best what the issues are, and how we can grow…

South Africa agri products gain foothold abroad

PRETORIA, May 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says efforts to improve market access for South African products on the international markets are bearing fruit. Presenting the department’s R17 254 348 billion budget for the 2023/2024 financial year, Didiza said in June 2022, the…

Sudanese war displaced double to more than 700,000: UN

KHARTOUM, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The war between Sudan’s generals is having increasingly severe consequences for civilians, with a doubling over the past week of the number uprooted from their homes, the United Nations said. Hundreds have been killed so far. New worries emerged as separate ethnic clashes claimed at…

Finance Ministry: Peru stands out for having strongest currency in Latin America

LIMA, May 10 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Economy and Finance Minister Alex Contreras highlighted that Peru has the strongest currency in Latin America and is one of the countries with the lowest risk. “First of all, and despite the entire complex scenario, Peru is one of the outstanding economies in the region,…

South African President Ramaphosa calls for peace in eastern DRC

WINDHOEK (Namibia), May 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an end to the conflict in the war-torn region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The President was speaking following the conclusion of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit Plus and…

Over 600 killed in Haiti violence in April: UN

GENEVA, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 600 people were killed last month in violence in the capital of Haiti, which is in the grip of a political-economic crisis, the United Nations said. ‘In the month of April alone, more than 600 people were killed in a new wave of…

Russia: Pres Putin hosts Victory Day military parade on Moscow’s Red Square

MOSCOW, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened Russia’s Victory Day parade on Red Square in Moscow, a bombastic celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany, overshadowed by military setbacks in Ukraine. State television showed Putin positioned next to World War II veterans on Red…

Tunisian minister calls for strengthening economic ties with Spain

TUNIS, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Saied on Monday called for strengthening economic ties with Spain and the implementation of cooperation programs between the two countries. During a meeting between Saied and visiting Spanish Deputy Minister for Commerce Xiana Mendez Bertolo, the two officials discussed…