Peru mudslides: Death toll in Camana province rises to 17 including 3 children

LIMA, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peruvian authorities said the death toll from devastating mudslides in the country’s south has climbed to 17, including three children. The landslides, which occurred last Sunday, have additionally left 27 people injured and 20 missing, according to data from Peru’s National Institute of Civil Defense…

Peru unrest: Pres Boluarte calls for multiparty dialogue to end crisis

LIMA, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte called for a multiparty dialogue to help resolve her country’s political crisis, saying two months of sometimes deadly anti-government protests had left the nation a “fragile democracy.” Boluarte became president on Dec 7, after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was impeached and…

UK skirts recession with zero fourth-quarter growth

LONDON, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s economy avoided recession after flatlining in the last three months of 2022, but finance minister Jeremy Hunt warned Friday it was “not out of the woods yet” over surging inflation. Gross domestic product registered zero growth in the fourth quarter, in line with expectations…

Chile wildfires: Evacuations ordered in 14 communes as fires run amok

SANTIAGO, Feb 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile’s National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) ordered the evacuation of 14 communes in the regions of Ñuble, Biobío, and La Araucanía, including Nacimiento, Purén, and Contulmo, which have all been particularly affected by the forest fires. In messages broadcast through the Emergency…

Kenya assures support to Mozambique’s fight against terrorism

Foreign Affairs CS Dr Alfred Mutua and Jeronimo Chivavi, High Commissioner of the Republic of Mozambique NAIROBI, Feb 10 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya has assured of the county’s commitment to fully supporting the Republic of Mozambique in the war against terrorism. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr Alfred Mutua revealed Kenya’s unwavering…

Ecuadorian president renews cabinet after defeat in local elections

QUITO, Feb 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso reshuffled his governing team and appointed four new provincial governors after the ruling party got poor results in nationwide local elections. “The decision to renew my team is meant to strengthen actions, plans and projects to continue building a better country…

EU agrees tougher rules for irregular migrants

EU leaders have agreed on tougher rules aimed at making it easier to expel asylum-seekers whose refugee applications are denied BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union (EU) leaders have agreed on tougher rules aimed at making it easier to expel asylum-seekers whose refugee applications are denied, European Commission chief Ursula…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine’s 2024 Paris Games boycott call against Olympic ‘principles’, says IOC chief Bach

LAUSANNE, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — IOC president Thomas Bach has told Ukraine its calls to boycott the 2024 Paris Games over the possible participation of Russian competitors goes against Olympic “principles” as his organisation was accused of being “on the wrong side of history”. In a letter to the Ukrainian…

UK settles £ 2.3bn trade row with EU

 LONDON, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said Thursday it had paid a whopping £ 2.3 billion to settle a long-running row with the EU, despite having quit the bloc. A final payment of £ 1.1 billion was made this week to resolve the dispute over textiles and footwear imported into…

Mexico raises interest rate again to fight inflation

MEXICO CITY, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s central bank announced another increase in its benchmark interest rate to a record high of 11 percent, saying inflation was taking longer than expected to fall. The governing board’s decision to raise the interbank rate by half a percentage point was unanimous, the…