Antarctica sea ice melts to a record low: scientists

PARIS, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Antarctic Ocean area covered by ice has shrunk to a record low, exposing the thicker ice shelves buttressing Antarctica’s ground ice sheet to waves and warmer temperatures, scientists reported. The National Snow and Ice Data Center in the United States said Antarctica’s sea ice…

Peru and Australia commemorate three years of Free Trade Agreement

LIMA, Feb 17 (NNN-ANDINA) — Three years after the entry into force of a Free Trade Agreement, Australia has become the main destination for Peruvian exports to Oceania. Peru exports fishing (52%), agricultural (28%), and chemical (8%) goods to the country down under. Similarly, it imports inputs (73% of the total)…

Peru unrest: Korean citizen becomes first tourist to visit Machu Picchu since its closure

CUSCO (Peru), Feb 17 (NNN-ANDINA) — Domestic and foreign tourists returned to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu —whose access had been suspended since Jan 21 due to security measures— amid great expectations and under pleasant weather on Wednesday. Afterwards, the rejoicing of visitors was immediately heard. About 100 tourists entered the…

More young people among candidates to new Cuban Parliament

HAVANA, Feb 16 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The presence of young people among the candidates for lawmakers in the National People’s Power Assembly (Cuban Parliament) has increased by nearly 7 percent compared to the previous legislature, prior to the elections in March.     According to statistics released by the National Nominations Commission,…

African and Russian media unite

MOSCOW, Feb 16 (NNN-KBC) — In late January and early February 2023, the Department of Global Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University held two roundtable discussions on journalism and media in Africa and Russia. The events were organized with the support of the Secretariat of the “Russia-Africa Partnership Forum”, the…

US gun violence: 2 Chinese students injured in Michigan State University shooting

CHICAGO, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Two Chinese students were injured in the on-campus shooting at Michigan State University Monday night, the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago said. The consulate general said that the students are out of danger following surgery at a hospital, adding that it has activated its emergency…

Donated clothing worsening Kenya’s plastic pollution: report

 PARIS, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One third of all second-hand clothing shipped to Kenya in 2021 was “plastic waste in disguise”, creating a slew of environmental and health problems for local communities, a new report said Thursday. Every year, tonnes of donated clothing is sent to developing countries, but an…

Cuba axes central bank president, names a replacement

HAVANA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba on Wednesday removed its Central Bank president and immediately named a replacement, without stating a reason for the shakeup. The island government named Joaquin Alonso Vazquez as the new president of the Central Bank to replace Martha Sabina Wilson, whose removal was announced on…

Update: At least 39 dead in Panama migrant bus crash

PANAMA CITY, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 39 people, most of them undocumented US-bound migrants who had just survived a perilous jungle crossing, died in a bus crash in Panama early Wednesday, officials said. Panama’s National Migration Service said the injured, including children, were being treated at various hospitals…

Cholera continues spreading in Zambia

LUSAKA, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Cholera has continued spreading in Zambia, with two more districts recording cases of infection, health authorities said Wednesday. The infection of cholera was recorded in Nchelenge district in Luapula Province with two cases, including one death, on Feb 12, while Chipangali district in Eastern Province…