Cuba advances in domestic oral Polio vaccination campaign

HAVANA, March 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The first stage of the 62nd oral polio vaccination campaign that began last Feb 27 in Cuba is currently progressing in this central province, health officials said.     From one month old to two years, 11 months and 29 days old, in both stages, until…

Long lost Madagascar songbird seen again in wild

PARIS, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Conservationists were celebrating Wednesday the first sightings in 24 years of the dusky tetraka, a yellow-throated songbird native to Madagascar for which ornithologists had feared the worst. A expedition to remote regions of the island nation confirmed two recent sightings of the bird. Scientists also…

UN head says high seas treaty must be ‘ambitious’

UNITED NATIONS, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged countries to agree a “robust and ambitious” treaty to protect the high seas, as time starts to run out for negotiators. After 15 years of formal and informal talks, delegates have been meeting in New York since Feb…

US violence: NYC to pay millions to George Floyd protesters boxed in by police

New York City was rocked by protests in 2020 after the death of George Floyd  NEW YORK, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York City has agreed to pay $21,500 each to over 300 people who were allegedly boxed in and beaten during racial justice protests in 2020. If approved, the…

Senegal pays tribute to 3 peacekeepers killed in Mali

  Senegalese soldiers belonging to the MINUSMA mission  DAKAR, March 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Senegal paid tribute to three of its soldiers killed last week in Mali under a United Nations operation. “The nation will be eternally grateful to them,” said Senegalese Minister of Armed Forces Sidiki Kaba, during a ceremony…

Massive power cut plunges Argentina into dark for hours

BUENOS AIRES, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A major power outage crippled several of Argentina’s provinces on Wednesday, including parts of Buenos Aires, plunging millions of people into darkness for at least two hours as summer temperatures soared, officials said. In the capital, the lights flickered back on at about 6…

Nigeria’s president-elect extends hand to rivals disputing vote

ABUJA, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu called on his rivals and their supporters to “join hands” with him, after a contested election with opposition parties looking to challenge a vote they say was tainted by fraud. The 70-year-old former Lagos governor was declared winner of Saturday’s presidential…

Ghana to upscale fight against child labor: minister

ACCRA, March 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ghana seeks to boost its fight against child labor to ensure that all children of school-going age are safe in school and protected from hazardous work, an official said. Ignatius Baffour Awuah, minister for Employment and Labor Relations, made the comment in an interview during…

Ghana confirms 14 Lassa fever cases, including one death

ACCRA, March 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ghana confirmed 12 new cases of Lassa fever after Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 14, said a release issued by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The GHS said the 12 new cases were close contacts of the two cases confirmed earlier and…

Cuba: Authorities investigate explosion in Old Havana; 1 dead and another injured

HAVANA, March 2 (NNN-ACN) — Local authorities are investigating an explosion Wednesday morning in Old Havana in which, according to neighbors, one person was killed and another was injured.ACN could confirm on site that there was no considerable material damage as agents of the Ministry of the Interior preserved the…