Brazil: Pres Lula accuses ex-pres Bolsonaro of preparing Jan 8 ‘coup’

BRASILIA, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva alleged that his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro actively participated in planning for his supporters to storm government buildings on Jan 8. “Today I am well aware and will say it loud and clear: that citizen [former president Bolsonaro] prepared…

US: Almost 1,000 migrant kids separated by Trump still not back with family

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Just under 1,000 children — separated from their parents while attempting to enter the United States during Donald Trump’s presidency — have yet to be reunited, the current US government said. When President Joe Biden took over from Trump in January 2021, he vowed quickly…

Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pentagon said that it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States that appeared to be surveilling highly sensitive nuclear weapons sites. At President Joe Biden’s request, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and top military officials considered shooting the balloon down…

Nigerian troops rescue 30 people from bandits in northern region

ABUJA, Feb 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigerian troops have rescued 30 people after repelling a group of armed bandits from a road in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna, the army said. Musa Yahaya, a spokesman for the army, said in a statement a team of army troops on a patrol on…

Conflict, climate shocks force over 3.5 mln children out of school in Ethiopia: UN agency

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — More than 3.5 million children do not have access to school due to the impacts of conflict and climate shocks across Ethiopia, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. UNICEF, through Ethiopia Education Cluster Quarterly Newsletter issued late Wednesday, said various man-made and…

Drought causes over 1 bln USD in production losses in Uruguay: Agriculture Minister

MONTEVIDEO, Feb 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — Drought in Uruguay has had a “direct impact” on farming production, causing about 1.17 billion U.S. dollars in losses or 1.9 percent of the country’s GDP, the country’s agriculture ministry said. A breakdown showed agriculture suffered losses of 490 million dollars, livestock with losses of…

Cuba ratifies Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Cooperation Mechanism

HAVANA, Feb 3 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba affirmed its commitment of solidarity and cooperation as part of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, by ratifying the revised version of the Georgetown Agreement.Cuba ambassador to Belgium and the European Union Yaira Jimenez handed in the instrument ratifying Cuba’s support of…

Cuban aid worker kidnapped in Haiti gets released

HAVANA, Feb 3 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban aid worker Alejandro Aguilera Milanés, an employee with the Health Division of the Province of Las Tunas in Cuba and is a member of the Medical Brigade deployed in Haiti, was released on Wednesday afternoon, a few days after he was kidnapped in Port-au-Prince.The…

Police ban planned Quran burning protest in Norway

Muslims have been angered by demonstrations in which the Quran has been burnt OSLO, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Norway has banned a planned protest including burning a copy of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, hours after the Turkish foreign ministry summoned the Norwegian ambassador to complain.A group…

37 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Nigeria

Multinational Joint Task Force troops during a patrol in Nigeria ABUJA, Feb 3 (NNN-GNA) — Troops have killed at least 37 Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria and 13 arrested logistic suppliers of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).The terrorists were killed during a raid on their camps in Kayamari,…