President of Peru: Violence against women must be rejected head-on

LIMA, April 13 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte on Wednesday affirmed that the violence against women must be rejected head-on through the Ministry of Women and called on the Public Ministry, as well as the Judiciary, to punish severely —within their independence— those responsible for murders of women. “The Executive Branch…

Malaria vaccine gets green light for use in Ghana

 LONDON, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A malaria vaccine developed by Britain’s Oxford University is to be used in Ghana, the first time it has received regulatory clearance anywhere in the world. “The vaccine has been approved for use in children aged 5-36 months, the age group at highest risk of…

France: Last-ditch protests over pension reform

PARIS, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of thousands of people are set to take to the streets across France again on Thursday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform in a final day of demonstrations before a crucial court decision on the legislation. Police expect around 400,000-600,000 people to…

Brazil clamps down on social media after school attacks

BRASÍLIA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s government on Wednesday announced new restrictions on social media, aiming to curb an “epidemic” of violent school attacks one week after a hatchet-wielding assailant killed four children. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s justice minister, Flavio Dino, said that web sites will be ordered…

UN announces 674 mln USD humanitarian response plan for Chad

The UN’s response plan in Chad prioritises food security, health services and efforts to address the impact of climate change UNITED NATIONS, April 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN humanitarians launched a 674 million U.S. dollar relief plan on Wednesday to help 4.4 million people in Chad, one of the world’s poorest…

Tunisia, Syria to reopen embassies after 11 years

TUNIS, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia and Syria decided to reopen their respective embassies to resume diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. “Following the initiative undertaken by President Kais Saied to appoint a Tunisian ambassador to Syria, the Syrian side gave…

Tunisia retrieves 10 bodies of illegal immigrants off coast

TUNIS, April 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisian coast guards have retrieved 10 bodies of illegal immigrants after two boats sank off Tunisian coasts, Tunisian National Guard said. “The two boats respectively sank off the coast of Sfax Province in southeastern Tunisia and in the north of the country,” Tunisian National Guard’s…

Workers trapped after building collapses in Nigeria’s economic hub

LAGOS, April 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — An official of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday confirmed that a three-story building under construction collapsed in Lagos, the country’s economic hub, leaving several workers trapped. Ibrahim Farinloye, coordinator of the agency in the southwest region, told Xinhua that some workers were trapped…

Six inmates found hanged in Ecuador prison

QUITO, April 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Six prisoners were found hanged in their cells Wednesday in a prison in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, the National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said. According to SNAI, security guards found the bodies of the prisoners…

Canadian medical donation to reach Cuba

HAVANA, April 13 (NNN-ACN) – The Toronto-based Juan Gualberto Gomez Association of Cuban Residents and other Canadian organizations are shipping a container with medical items to Cuba, according to the island’s Foreign Ministry.The humanitarian gesture is part of the so-called European Channel for Cuba—World Tsunami against the US blockade of…