US regulators rush to contain Silicon Valley Bank fallout, as a second bank fails

WASHINGTON, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US authorities unveiled sweeping measures Sunday to rescue depositors’ money in full from failed Silicon Valley Bank and to promise other institutions help in meeting customers’ needs, as they announced a second tech-friendly bank had been closed by regulators. In a joint statement, financial agencies…

Fight against forest fires continues in eastern Cuba

HOLGUIN (Cuba), March 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The intense drought, which has affected this province in eastern Cuba for several months, is today one of the fundamental causes of the forest fires, which still do not give a truce to the territory.     Although the one that began 20 days ago,…

Kenya: Boost as FAO donates aircraft to control desert locust invasions

NAIROBI, March 13 (NNN-KBC) — The Government of Kenya in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will Monday hand over a new agricultural aircraft to Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA). Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi and Jingyuan Xia, the Director of…

22 killed after migrant boat capsizes off Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO, March 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 22 people have been killed after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar in Southern Africa, Madagascar’s port authority said. The boat carrying a total of 47 people capsized on Saturday due to an accident in the seas off the…

US: Eight dead after boats, possibly used for people smuggling, capsize in California

A panga boat sits along the Black’s Beach, San Diego, following an apparent migrant smuggling operation  SAN DIEGO (California, US), March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people have died after two boats capsized off the California coast, emergency services have said. A search began after the boats got in…

Update: Italy says 30 migrants missing after boat capsizes off Libya

 ROME, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 30 migrants were missing and presumed drowned after the overcrowded boat they were on capsized during a rescue attempt by a cargo ship off Libya, Italy’s coastguard said. Seventeen migrants were saved and a search was underway for the missing after the early Sunday-morning…

Argentine President Fernández and Paraguayan counterpart Abdo agree on Mercosur bilateral agenda

BUENOS AIRES, March 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay met at the former’s Olivos residence to discuss a broad bilateral and regional agenda, including the current situation of Mercosur and the challenges facing the bloc under Buenos Aires’ pro-tempore presidency.  Both leaders…

Tanzania and Namibia sign three MoUs

WINDHOEK, March 13 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA and Namibia have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on political and diplomatic consultations, cooperation, security matters as well as energy resources. The MoUs were signed following the deliberations of the three-day third session of the Namibia-Tanzania Joint Commission on Cooperation (JCC) in Windhoek,…

Tanzania: Eight artisanal miners killed in Geita

Villagers helping to retrived trapped bodies GEITA (Tanzania), March 13 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — EIGHT small scale miners were killed after being trapped in an unlicensed mine located at Igando village of Igando ward in Tanzania’s Geita Region. Geita Regional Police Commander ACP Safia Jongo revealed this at a press conference immediately…

Kidnapping, extortion ramp up insecurity in Ecuador

QUITO, March 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ecuador´s Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Police Unit (UNASE) on Sunday reported both kidnapping and extortion are nowadays most-used practices by hitmen or criminal groups in Ecuador.     According to UNASE, the extortion cases is estimated to have surged by 300% compared to previous years. UNASE indicated…