Four deaths linked to Nehawu hospital strike action, Health Minister Phaahla says

JOHANNESBURG, March 12 (NNN-SANEWS) — South African Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, confirmed that preliminary figures show that four people are believed to have lost their lives “in a manner that could be directly attributed to the (health workers) strike”. “We have a legal team which we’re consulting to look…

Peru: President Boluarte initiates emergency response to heavy rains

PUERTO PIZARRO (Tumbes, Peru), March 12 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte on Saturday morning started the government’s response to emergency due to heavy rains in northern Peru. She arrived at Puerto Pizarro population center (Tumbes region), where she addressed the population indicating that machinery will soon be deployed to attend to the emergency.…

Gabon: Number of missing in ferry disaster rises to 34

LIBREVILLE, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people believed missing in a ferry disaster off the coast of Gabon has climbed to 34 following a reassessment, with the death toll also rising from two to three. At least one child and two adults have been found dead since the…

Over 2,000 migrants deported to Cuba in 2023

The number of repatriations from the United States grows by the hundreds almost weekly HAVANA, March 11 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — A total of 2,724 migrants have been deported to Cuba so far this year, in 44 operations from several regional countries, Cuba´s Interior Ministry (MININT) reported.     Such a figure was reached on…

Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’, says WHO

Women fetching water at a water trucking point in Kureyson village, Galkayo, Somalia GENEVA, March 11 (NNN-KBC) — Life-threatening hunger caused by climate shocks, violent insecurity and disease in the Horn of Africa, have left nearly 130,000 people “looking death in the eyes” and nearly 50 million facing crisis levels…

Record deforestation in Brazilian Amazon in February

BRASILIA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and fragile Cerrado savanna hit record highs in February, according to government figures released Friday, showing the challenges President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces to reverse surging environmental destruction. Satellite monitoring detected 322 square kilometers of forest cover destroyed…

Prime Minister Sunak, President Macron agree UK-France migrant deal in reset summit

PARIS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday agreed a new pact worth over 500 million euros to stop illegal cross-Channel migration, at a summit in Paris aimed at forging a new start after years of Brexit tensions. The deal will…

Tunisia’s Saied to restore diplomatic ties with Syria

TUNIS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has said he plans to restore diplomatic relations with Syria, more than a decade after they were broken off in protest of Damascus’s repression of political opponents. “Nothing can justify the absence of a Tunisian ambassador in Damascus and an ambassador…

Colombian gov’t, guerrilla group sign agreement to advance peace talks

MEXICO CITY, March 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group wrapped up a second round of peace talks on Friday in Mexico City with the signing of the Mexico Agreement, which marks new progress to end decades of conflict. The agreement established better conditions…

Perpetrator arrested after hostage-taking in Germany

KARLSRUHE (Germany), March 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — The German Police have freed the hostages who were held for over four hours and arrested the perpetrator in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe, local police authorities said on Friday. The suspected perpetrator had taken several people hostage in a pharmacy at around 4:30…