UN envoy to Libya stresses need to hold elections

Abdoulaye Bathily TRIPOLI, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN envoy to Libya stressed the need to hold national elections in the North African country. Abdoulaye Bathily, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, made his remarks during a Friday meeting with the National Consensus Bloc in the High…

Over 150,000 South Sudanese refugees return home in 2022: UN

JUBA, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Some 151,256 South Sudanese refugees voluntarily returned home in 2022 amid the relative security situation in the country, the UN refugee agency said. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said 627,028 refugees have so far returned home since the signing of the revitalized…

Malawi gets more aid for combating cholera

Workers unload cholera supplies from the airplane in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — More partners, including the Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS), are pouring in support to complement the Malawian government’s efforts to contain the cholera outbreak, which has killed over 1,000 people since March 2022. As of…

Hungary: Budapest airport recovers 75 pct of pre-pandemic passenger traffic in 2022

BUDAPEST, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Budapest Airport said that it has recovered 75 percent of its pre-pandemic passenger traffic, handling 12.2 million passengers in 2022. This was a 164 percent increase from 2021, the airport said. The past year has been “extremely challenging, yet very successful,” the airport in the…

Ukraine, EU agree to deepen ties, cooperation at joint summit

KIEV, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ukraine and the European Union agreed to deepen their relations and cooperation at the 24th Ukraine-EU summit held in Kiev on Friday, according to a joint statement issued following the event. The statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Council President Charles Michel and European…

Chile heatwaves: At least 13 dead as Chile battles dozens of raging wildfires

An aerial view provides a glimpse of fire-damaged fields in Santa Juana SANTIAGO, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of raging wildfires in Chile claimed at least 13 lives and torched some 14,000 hectares, authorities reported on Friday, as a summer heatwave sweeps across the southern hemisphere country. Eleven people, including…

Day of the Mole: Cuba develops initiative for the early detection of skin cancer

HAVANA, Feb 4 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba is holding the Day of the Mole, an active national screening campaign aimed at raising awareness among the population about the incidence of skin cancer, increasing the perception of risk and making early diagnosis of malignant lesions.Dr. Olaine Regla Gray Lovio, coordinator of the…

First group of Haitian scholarship students travels to Cuba

HAVANA, Feb 4 (NNN-ACN) — A first group of scholarship students from Haiti, who will carry out higher studies in health specialties, traveled to Cuba on Thursday, as part of a government cooperation agreement.According to the foreign ministry, previous to their departure to Cuba, Joel Concepción Laffita, Havana’s ambassador to…

Fugitive Italian Mafia boss found working as pizza boss after 16 years on the run; 2nd top mobster arrested in 2 weeks

Edgardo Greco, a convicted murderer linked to Italy’s most powerful organized crime group ROME, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian anti-Mafia police have arrested another mobster on the run, just two weeks after the sensational arrest on Jan 16 of Sicilian Cosa Nostra superboss Matteo Messina Denaro at a health clinic…

Suspects in gruesome murder of Cameroon journalist arrested

Mourners gather in the courtyard of Radio Amplitude FM during a tribute ceremony for Martinez Zogo YAOUNDE, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several people suspected of involvement in the abduction and subsequent killing of Cameroonian journalist Mbani Zogo Arsène Salomon — popularly known as Martinez Zogo — have been arrested, authorities…