US gun violence: 1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall

EL PASO (Texas, US), Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in El Paso, Texas, say a second person has been taken into custody following a shooting at a shopping mall Wednesday that left one person dead and three other people wounded. Interim police chief Peter Pacillas said that Cielo Vista Mall…

Brazil: 3 dead, 43 injured in prison fire

BRASILIA, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least three prisoners were killed and another 43 injured in a southern Brazil prison fire on Wednesday, local authorities said. The fire at the Penitentiary of Florianopolis, in Santa Catarina state, was traced to a mattress in one of the cells, said William Shinzato,…

Panama: At least 33 dead in migrant bus-minibus collision

The aftermath of a bus transporting migrant people crashed, in Gualaca, Panama PANAMA CITY, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 33 people died Wednesday when a bus transporting migrants bound for the United States crashed with a minibus in Panama, an official in the Central American country said. Updating the…

UN signs local election accord with Central African Republic authorities amid tense security situation

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) reported a tense situation as they helped prepare for the first local elections since 1988, a UN spokesman said. They reported several explosive device incidents in the country’s west over the past week, said Stephane Dujarric,…

WHO says mpox still international public health emergency

GENEVA, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a widespread outbreak of the mpox (monkeypox) remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The WHO officially declared in July last year that the mpox outbreak outside of the traditional endemic areas in Africa had already…

Cuba defends a world free of nuclear weapons

HAVANA, Feb 16 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez ratified Cuba’s defense of a world free of nuclear weapons. In tune with celebrations for the 56th anniversary of the Tlatelolco Treaty, signed Feb 14, 1967 in Mexico, the Cuba foreign minister wrote on his Twitter account that Cuba is…

Venezuelan and Cuban Foreign Ministries hold consultations

HAVANA, Feb 16 (NNN-ACN) — The Cuban and Venezuelan foreign ministries held their second session of bilateral consultations to consider media, communication and image issues.The meeting was presided over by Cuban deputy foreign minister Josefina Vidal and her Venezuelan counterpart Mercedes Chacin.The two sides considered proposals to strengthen bilateral cooperation…

US: Pres Biden, 80, to undergo medical checkup ahead of potential 2024 bid

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pres Joe Biden will complete a routine medical checkup on Thursday, a crucial step for the oldest-ever US president ahead of his expected fight for re-election in 2024. The White House has promised to release the report by the 80-year-old president’s doctor, as it also…

US: National Guard helicopter crashes in southern Alabama state, killing 2

HUNTSVILLE (Alabama, US), Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people died on Wednesday when a military Black Hawk helicopter crashed near a highway in the southern state of Alabama, authorities said. The helicopter belonged to the Tennessee National Guard and was on a training flight when it crashed at midafternoon near…

Burundi sends ten disaster management specialists to Turkiye

GITEGA, Feb 16 (NNN-GNA) — The Burundian government announced that it had deployed ten officers specialised in disaster management to Turkey as part of the efforts to rescue lives after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkiye and Syria.“Taking into account the quality of the ties of friendship and cooperation with…