Update: Beijing hospital fire death toll rises to 29

 BEIJING, April 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in a fire that ripped through a hospital in China’s capital Beijing has risen to 29, a city official said Wednesday. Li Zongrong, deputy mayor of Beijing’s Fengtai district, expressed his “deep condolences” as he announced the new toll at a press…

Brazil: 225 people arrested in police operations against school violence

BRASILIA, April 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — A total of 225 people were arrested in Brazil and 756 social media profiles were deactivated in the past 10 days in operations against school violence, Minister of Justice and Public Security Flavio Dino reported Tuesday. The official detailed that 694 adolescents and adults were…

China donates water resources equipment to drought-stricken Cuba

Cuba receiving construction equipment from the Chinese HAVANA, April 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Cuba’s National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) on Tuesday welcomed a donation from the Chinese government to help the Caribbean island weather a severe drought. China donated 449 pieces of equipment, including trucks, bulldozers, lighting towers, backhoe loaders,…

Algeria calls for unified int’l approach to end Sudan’s clashes

ALGIERS, April 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called for a unified international approach to help end the armed fighting in Sudan, the Algerian Presidency said on Tuesday. Tebboune, who also presides over the Arab League at the summit level, sent messages to the secretary-general of the United Nations,…

Tunisia, Syria issue joint statement on strengthening solidarity, cooperation

TUNIS, April 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisia and Syria on Tuesday issued a joint statement underlining bilateral solidarity and cooperation in face of the growing regional and international challenges. The statement, made on the occasion of Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad’s visit to Tunisia, highlighted the necessity of preserving Syria’s sovereignty,…

2 killed, 6 injured as bus falls in ditch in southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, April 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least two people were killed and six others injured when a passenger bus fell into a ditch in Jamshoro district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, rescue service reported. The rescue service said that the accident took place Tuesday on Super Highway in Nooriabad area…

Central banks of Cambodia, Rwanda sign cooperation agreement on financial development

PHNOM PENH, April 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — The central banks of Cambodia and Rwanda have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), aiming at strengthening cooperation in different areas of financial sector development, said a National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) press statement on Wednesday. The MoU was inked last Friday between NBC’s…

New group of Cuban doctors to continue cooperation in Gambia

HAVANA, April 19 (NNN-ACN) — A new group of Cuban health professionals will join the island’s medical brigade present in Gambia for almost three decades, Cuban foreign ministry reported today.According to the statement, the Cuban doctors, graduates and professors have already arrived in Banjul, the Gambian capital, and in the…

Cuban firefighting forces continue combating forest fire in the westernmost province

 PINAR DEL RIO (Cuba), Apr 19 (NNN-ACN) — Combined forces of the Cuban Forest Ranger Corps (CGB by its Spanish acronym) and forest firefighters continue to tackle a fire in the rural area known as Loma de Fana, northwest of the town of Montezuelo, in the municipality of Mantua, in…

Argentine court confirms 8 to face trial over Maradona death

 BUENOS AIRES, April 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Argentine appeals court on Tuesday confirmed that eight medical professionals accused of responsibility in the death of football legend Diego Maradona will indeed stand trial.    Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and six others had appealed a 2022 decision to put them on…