Former Pres Bolsonaro ordered to face questioning over Brazil riots

 BRASILIA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Supreme Court judge in Brazil on Friday ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to face questioning over riots in the seat of power by his supporters on Jan 8 — the latest legal quagmire for the far-right leader.    Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled Bolsonaro had…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin signs electronic military draft system into law

MOSCOW, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill to create a digital draft system, greatly facilitating mobilising Russians into the army, more than a year into the Kremlin’s Ukraine offensive.    The law creates a digital conscription notice system that could bar men from leaving…

More than 40 killed in east DR Congo attacks: local sources

BUNIA (DR Congo), April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 40 people were killed Friday in attacks on villages in eastern DR Congo, local sources said, blaming the CODECO militant group.    The group is accused of carrying out attacks in at least three villages in Ituri province, around 60 kilometres from…

South Africa: Four killed in mining incident after conveyor belt burst

MPUMALANGA (South Africa), April 15 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has sent its condolences to the families of four mine workers who died following the collapse of a surface waste rock conveyor. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at the Sibanye Stillwater Burnstone Gold…

South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa to host Namibian President

PRETORIA, April 15 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host Namibian President Hage Geingob, who will undertake a State Visit to South Africa on April 20. “The visit aims to solidify bilateral relations between the two countries. It is expected that President Ramaphosa and President Geingob will discuss…

US targets El Chapo sons in crackdown on China-Mexico fentanyl networks

Attorney General Merrick Garland WASHINGTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States Justice Department took aim at the four sons of notorious Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and their Chinese chemical suppliers in a new crackdown on deadly fentanyl. In five linked cases filed in three federal courts,…

Experiment on effects of isolation: Spanish climber ends 500 days of isolation in underground cave

MOTRIL (Spain), April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 50-year-old Spanish mountain climber emerged Friday from an underground cave where she spent 500 days in seclusion as part of an experiment on the effects of isolation on the human body. Wearing dark sunglasses, Beatriz Flamini smiled and embraced family members who had…

Kenya cult deaths: Four die after suspected starvation plot; 11 others critically ill

Kenya is a religious country with a history of people being lured into dangerous cults  NAIROBI, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan police are investigating the deaths of four people suspected to have starved to death on the orders of the leader of a controversial cult. Pastor Makenzie Nthenge is alleged…

France pension reforms: Constitutional Council clears age rise to 64

 PARIS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s top constitutional body has cleared the Macron government’s highly unpopular move to raise the state pension age from 62 to 64. The Constitutional Council also rejected calls for a referendum by political opponents but struck out some of the reforms citing legal flaws. Twelve…

Russian oil exports hit near three-year high in March: IEA

PARIS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian oil exports jumped to their highest level in almost three years in March despite Western sanctions, but revenues were down sharply from last year, the International Energy Agency said. Total oil shipments rose by 600,000 barrels per day to 8.1 million bpd last month,…