Chile confirms fresh bird flu outbreak in industrial plant

SANTIAGO, March 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Chile´s Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela confirmed the second case of bird flu in an egg-producing company based in the southern region of Maule.     The industrial facility is located in an agricultural school in the municipality of Linares, so it was necessary to cull 4,000…

Russia announces cancellation of Africa debt amounting to $20 billion

MOSCOW, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Pution announced that Moscow had written off debts of Africa states worth more than 20 Billion USD. The Russian leader said this at the International Parliamentary Conference themed “Russia – Africa in a Multipolar World,” held in Moscow under the auspices of the State Duma of the Russian…

Landmine explosion in BiH claims life of civilian decades after Bosnian war

SARAJEVO, March 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — Smajo Zenicanin, a 48-year civilian national of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has been killed in a landmine explosion in a marked minefield near Doboj, 150 km north of the capital Sarajevo, the state-owned news agency SRNA reported. Zenicanin became the country’s 619th casualty of landmines…

Cuba denounces US slander in human rights report

HAVANA, March 22 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said that the slander against his country expressed in the most recent report of the US State Department on human rights is unacceptable.On Twitter, the foreign minister pointed out that this is a useless attempt to disguise Washington’s meddling…

Cuban Agriculture Fair shows the island export potential

HAVANA, March 22 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba’s First Deputy Agriculture Minister Ana Teresita Gonzalez stressed the island’s agriculture sector to export goods and attract foreign investment during the opening of the 24th International Agriculture Fair FIAGROP 2023.The Cuban official said that the fair allows the promotion of businesses with foreign companies…

Kenya approves extradition of citizens to China, Italy

President William Ruto chairs a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi NAIROBI, March 22 (NNN-GNA) — Kenya’s Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed separate bilateral treaties with China and Italy that will see Nairobi extradite its citizens to the two countries if they break laws there.The new arrangement now awaits the nod…

South Africa energy crisis: Minister confident load shedding will be resolved

MPUMALANGA (South Africa), March 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says he is confident that South Africa’s problems with load shedding will be resolved. “We are in this together, the problems with load shedding will be resolved,” Ramokgopa said. Speaking at the Kusile power…

South Africa: Public servants called to serve and not violate human rights – Pres Ramaphosa

NORTHERN CAPE (South Africa), March 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on public servants to serve the people of South Africa with love, dignity, respect and not violate their rights as the country celebrates Human Rights Day.  The President was speaking on Tuesday during a Human Rights Day…

IMF and Ukraine reach US$15.6 billion loan agreement

WASHINGTON, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has reached an agreement with Ukrainian authorities on a loan package worth around US$15.6 billion, to support the conflict-hit country’s economic recovery. The European country has been locked in a deadly war with Russian troops since they invaded the…

Peru: E-commerce sales projected to reach US$23 billion in 2023

LIMA, March 22 (NNN-ANDINA) — Electronic commerce sales worth around US$23 billion are expected for 2023, Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) Digital Transformation Center Leader Jaime Montenegro reported. “For this 2023, we expect transactions via internet worth around US$23 billion, which would grow 16% compared to last year, when online…