Tanzania, India agree to develop research in strategic minerals

DAR ES SALAAM, April 26 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA and India have agreed to cooperate in developing research in the area of strategic minerals. The agreement between the two  came hardly five days after Tanzania signed 667 million US dollars (about 1.53tri/-) agreements  with Australian firms which  will in the near…

Thai woman accused of killing nine people with cyanide

BANGKOK, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thai police have arrested the wife of a senior officer on suspicion of murdering nine people by poisoning them with cyanide, officials said Wednesday. The woman, aged in her 30s, was arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday over the killings, which took place over several years.…

9 killed in truck-van collision in Pakistan’s Sindh

 ISLAMABAD, April 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least nine people were killed late Tuesday night in a road accident in the Thatta district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, the rescue department told Xinhua on early Wednesday morning.  Sindh Integrated Emergency & Health Services said that a truck hit a van from…

Sweden fires research rocket, accidentally hits Norway

OSLO, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Norwegian foreign ministry expressed irritation with Sweden for not immediately informing it of a research rocket that crashed in Norway, in a rare spat between the two neighbours. The rocket, which was launched early Monday from the Esrange Space Centre in Kiruna, northern Sweden,…

Jordan weighs building nuclear reactors with Russia

AMMAN, April 26 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Jordan is weighing the possibility of building low-power nuclear reactors and is analyzing offers from specialized companies, including those from Russia, authorities said in this capital.     Khaled Tukan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), told the Sputnik news agency that his institution…

Trade between Russia and Central Asia increased in 2022

TASHKENT, April 26 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Trade between Russia and Central Asia increased by 15 percent in 2022, exceeding 42 billion dollars, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov reported.     The Central Asian nations (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) occupy a leading position in cooperation with Russia in the fields…

Controversial slum demolition halted in French Mayotte

Extra security forces were brought in from mainland France for the clearance operation MAYOTTE, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A controversial plan in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte to demolish slum dwellings and deport illegal migrants mainly to nearby Comoros has been halted by a court ruling. Set to…

Kenya: Health experts converge in Nairobi for World Immunization week

UNICEF has expressed concern over the declining uptake of childhood vaccines in several countries NAIROBI, April 26 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is gearing up to celebrate World Immunization Week Wednesday. Health CS Susan Nakumincha will on Wednesday morning officiate a high-level meeting bringing together experts at a Nairobi hotel. County Executive…

GMO, tech policies key focus in Kenya-US third trade talks in July

WASHINGTON, April 26 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and the United States expect to iron out outstanding issues on technology policies and food security in the third round of the Bilateral Strategic Dialogue scheduled for July this year. During the second round of the Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) between Kenya and the…

American Samoa declares measles emergency

PAGO PAGO (American Samoa), April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Pacific territory of American Samoa has declared a measles emergency, prompting its nearest island neighbour to announce travel restrictions Wednesday. After one confirmed and 31 probable cases of the viral infection, American Samoa’s governor Lemanu Mauga declared a public health…