US: Pres Biden to visit Mississippi town ravaged by tornado

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Rolling Fork, Mississippi on Friday, a week after it was devastated by a tornado that ripped through the southern state, killing at least 25 people. “The President and the First Lady will visit with…

US Pres Biden, Argentine president Fernandez affirm ‘economic integration’

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden hailed an “enormous opportunity” to increase economic integration with Argentina as he hosted on Wednesday the South American country’s President Alberto Fernandez at the White House. “This meeting is a chance to reaffirm that nothing is beyond our reach if we…

Ecuador landslide death toll rises to 14, dozens missing

QUITO, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a major landslide in southern Ecuador has risen to 14, authorities said, as emergency crews race to find survivors among several dozen people still missing days after the disaster. The chances of uncovering anyone alive were dwindling but rescuers continued their…

Mexico investigating migrant fire deaths as suspected homicide

MEXICO CITY, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican prosecutors announced a homicide investigation into the recent deaths of 39 migrants in a detention center fire, accusing the people in charge of doing nothing to evacuate them. Authorities faced mounting scrutiny of their handling of the disaster after video surveillance footage appeared…

Africa is an oyster for young entrepreneurs

PRETORIA, March 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) — which is expected to create a continent-wide market comprising 1.3 billion people and a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$3.4 trillion — will make the continent an oyster for young entrepreneurs. This is the view of…

South Africa: Minister Gordhan to visit China to resolve locomotive impasse

PRETORIA, March 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to lead a delegation to China next month to meet with his Chinese counterparts in a bid to resolve the impasse between Transnet and controversial locomotives company CRRC E-Loco Supply. Tensions between the two companies dates…

Peru’s President: Those who staged coup won’t destabilize a legitimate government

LIMA, March 30 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte affirmed that she will not allow those who launched a coup in Peru to attempt to destabilize a legitimate government. She called on Peruvians to reject and leave behind those scourges, such as corruption, that harm the country. Boluarte participated in a ceremony…

Peru: Agricultural exports expected to exceed US$11 billion in 2023

LIMA, March 30 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) estimated that Peru’s agricultural exports could reach sales of more than US$12 billion by 2025, in the absence of trade restrictions or severe weather impacts. As reported by the economist Cesar Romero —an expert in international trade at Midagri—…

Spanish PM seeks international image with China visit

MADRID, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez begins on Thursday a visit to China he hopes will show Spain has gained global influence under his watch ahead of a tight year-end general election. The two-day visit comes as Spain is gearing up to take over the European Union’s…

Humza Yousaf sworn in as Scotland’s new leader amid party row

EDINBURGH, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Humza Yousaf was sworn in as Scotland’s first minister on Wednesday, becoming the first Muslim leader of a government in western Europe but already facing unrest in his party. At 37, Yousaf is also the youngest leader yet of the Scottish National Party (SNP), and is vowing…