Death toll from Greece train crash rises to 57

ATHENS, March 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from Tuesday night’s train crash in central Greece has increased to 57, authorities said. Forty-eight people remain hospitalized, six of them in intensive care, Greek police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told journalists. A search and rescue operation is expected to conclude on Friday,…

Cuba: Prime Minister issues urgent call to support foreign trade

HAVANA, March 3 (NNN-ACN) — At a meeting to evaluate the results of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) in 2022, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz urged to provide urgent support to every step related to these operations in order to ensure the vitality of the…

Libya approves constitutional changes in move towards elections

TRIPOLI, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s High Council of State voted on Thursday for a constitutional amendment intended to provide a basis for elections, but experts say the changes fail to address disagreements standing in the way of a long-delayed national vote.Earlier this week, a special United Nations envoy for…

‘We shall not condone any attempts to legitimise LGBTQ’ – Kenya deputy president warns

Rigathi Gachagua, deputy president of Kenya NAIROBI, March 3 (NNN-GNA) — Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has served notice that the East African nation will not condone same-sex relations.He stressed that Kenya will resist any attempt at imposing same on its population citing the need to protect its customs and…

South Africa: Cabinet notes US alert

PRETORIA, March 3 (NNN-SANEWS) — Cabinet has noted the alert issued by the United States (US) Embassy as part of the US government’s standard communication to its citizens travelling and living in the country. It indicated a Level 2 travel advisory was in effect, advising them to exercise increased caution…

South Africa energy crisis: Cabinet calls on former Eskom CEO to report corruption to authorities

PRETORIA, March 3 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Cabinet has joined President Cyril Ramaphosa in his call to the former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to report allegations of corruption at Eskom to the police. “Our crime fighting institutions stand ready to arrest and prosecute those who break the law.…

Norway apologises for ‘illegal’ wind farms on indigenous land

OSLO, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Norway’s government apologised to indigenous Sami reindeer herders affected by wind farms that were declared illegal after they were built, following a week of protests by activists. The country’s highest court unanimously ruled in October 2021 that the expropriation and operating permits issued for the construction…

Peru to showcase best international tourism offerings at ITB 2023

LIMA, March 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru will attend the leading tourism convention ITB Berlin 2023 counting on a strong tourism offering and the reopening of Machu Picchu to the world, all part of the country’s initiatives to help the international tourism sector recover, Peru’s Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) has…

Peruvian exports to EU exceed US$58 billion

LIMA, March 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — Ten years after the entry into force of the Trade Agreement between Peru and the European Union, the positioning of Peruvian products in EU Member States has improved remarkably. During the decade, Peruvian shipments to this bloc totaled US$58.397 billion. This important figure was announced at…

Colombian budget carrier leaves thousands of travelers stranded

BOGOTA, March 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombian airlines Avianca, LATAM, and Satena were arranging contingency flights after thousands of travelers were left stranded following the grounding of the financially broken budget carrier Viva Air, it was reported. As protests mounted at the various airports previously served by Viva – chiefly José…