Kenya’s self-starvation cult: 15 more graves discovered on Kilifi cult leader’s land

Police rescued a woman NAIROBI, April 20 (NNN-KBC) — Homicide detectives have discovered 15 graves believed to be those of followers of controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie of the Good News International Church. The graves were discovered on an 800-acre parcel of land that is alleged to belong to the…

Equatorial Guinea confirms 11 Marburg deaths

YAOUNDE, April 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has reported 11 Marburg deaths, according to the country’s state-run Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. Deputy Health Minister Justino Obama Nve made the announcement during a plenary of the Senate Tuesday. He said 1,418 cases have…

Death toll rises to 43 in Ecuador landslide

QUITO, April 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from a March 26 landslide in central Ecuador’s Chimborazo province rose to 43, the Attorney General’s Office said. The agency said on social media that it had “ordered the removal of 4 (more) bodies from the landslide in #Alausi,” a rural district…

Thailand air pollution leads millions to seek medical help

BANGKOK, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – About 2.4 million people in Thailand have sought hospital treatment for medical problems linked to air pollution since the start of the year, health officials said, as toxic smog chokes parts of the country. Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai were among the…

Expocaribe Trade Fair, important Cuban space for business deals

HAVANA, April 20 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba’s Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca said that the upcoming 18th Expocaribe Trade Fair is the right scenario to strengthen economic and commercial links with the Caribbean Community, the Greater Caribbean and other regions of the world.The event will run June 21-24 at…

Colombia’s FARC rebel faction ready for ‘peace talks’

BOGOTA, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An armed faction of Colombia’s disbanded FARC rebels has said they are ready to engage in peace talks with the government next month in what could mark a turning point for President Gustavo Petro’s quest for “total peace”.“We announce before the whole world that our…

Nigeria: Abducted school girls escape from bandits

Nigerian soldiers and police officers stand at the entrance of a college in Kaduna state ABUJA, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The eight schoolgirls abducted by bandits early April in Nigeria’s North West Kaduna state have escaped from their abductors.The students of Government Secondary School, Awon in Kacha local government area…

UN chief to host May meeting on Afghanistan in Doha

UNITED NATIONS, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN secretary-general is convening an international meeting on Afghanistan on May 1-2 in Doha, where envoys will seek a “durable way forward” for the war-ravaged nation, his spokesman said. Antonio Guterres will host the closed-door gathering featuring special envoys on Afghanistan from various…

Malaysians urged to mask up, stay indoors amid hot and hazy weather

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (NNN-CNA) — In light of the hot weather and haze simultaneously affecting the country, Malaysia’s Health Minister Zaliha Mustafa has advised the public to limit their time outdoors and to mask up. Dr Zaliha also advised the public to limit vigorous physical activity during the hot…

Millions of Indonesians expected to travel home for Eid, in one of the busiest mass exodus in years

JAKARTA, April 20 (NNN-CNA) — With COVID-19 restrictions officially lifted, this year’s Eid mass exodus is expected to be one of the biggest and busiest in years in Indonesia. More than 123 million Indonesians are expected to make their way home for the annual Eid holiday, the Transportation Ministry has estimated. They…