Tanzania’s diaspora remittances hit 2.6tri/-, parliament told

Tanzania’s diaspora remittances hit 2.6tri/- DODOMA (Tanzania), April 15 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mbarouk Nassor Mbarouk has said Tanzania diaspora’s remittances has increased to 2.6tri/-. The amount was remitted in the last calendar year, the lawmakers were told in Dodoma. Meanwhile, Tanzanians living…

Bodies of three Italian skiers found after avalanche

The Pointe de la Golette is an alpine peak on the border between the Aosta Valley in Italy and France’s Savoy ROME, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescuers on Friday recovered the bodies of three Italian skiers killed in an avalanche the day before in the Alps on the French-Italian border.…

Cuban President to participate in a meeting against violence against women

SANTA CLARA (Cuba), April 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced that he will participate in this city in a women’s meeting for non-violence against gender.    . “I will join this important meeting for a Cuba without violence against women. Much has been done by the Revolution on this…

Emergency measures to be announced after shootout in Honduran prisons: Pres Castro

TEGUCIGALPA, April 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro,in a tweet, announced the first emergency measures after the shootings between criminal gangs last Saturday in four prisons in the country.     The Head of State added that she will put order and apply a strong hand in Honduran…

Kenya: Teacher, three students of a Mukumu girls school died of E.coli, Salmonella from contaminated water; many schools closed after students taken ill

NAIROBI, April 15 (NNN-KBC) — Three students and a teacher at Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls School in Kakamega died as a result of contaminated water. The Ministry of Health Friday said preliminary findings had revealed E. coli and Salmonella typhi, a bacterium that is responsible for typhoid fever as the…

Peru extends state of emergency in northeast border region to fight drug trafficking

LIMA, April 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Peruvian government announced a 60-day extension of the state of emergency in two provinces in the department of Loreto, as the country continues its fight against drug trafficking in its northeast border region, according to a decree released Friday. The extension will go into…

Ecuadorian port city suffers series of bomb attacks

QUITO, April 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least three bomb attacks hit the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil between Thursday night and early Friday morning with no casualties reported, the National Police confirmed Friday. Although the attacks were “of minor explosive capacity, they generated chaos,” said Police Director of Intelligence General…

Malawi: 5 bodies recovered from boat tragedy; 12 others still missing

MCHINJI (Malawi), April 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least five bodies of the 17 people that went missing had been recovered after the boat they were traveling in capsized in the border district of Mchinji in central Malawi, authorities confirmed to the local media. The boat was transporting 22 people, including…

Nicaragua expels two nuns in latest crackdown on Catholic church and opposition

Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation arrive in Costa Rica after being expelled from Nicaragua  MANAGUA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two nuns who worked at a nursing home in Nicaragua were expelled from the country this week, amid a far-reaching crackdown on opposition leaders, journalists and the Catholic Church by the…

Brazilian Pres Lula in China says US should stop ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine

Lula has used his visit to push the message that “Brazil is back” as a key player on the global stage BEIJING, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that the United States should stop “encouraging war” in Ukraine “and start talking about peace”.…