Peru unrest: Congress debated a bill bringing elections forward as protests boil

 LIMA, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s Congress on Monday debated a bill to bring forward elections in a bid to end weeks of protests that have left dozens dead, but after hours of discussions left the vote for another day. The debate was suspended after more than seven hours of…

US violence: Seventh Memphis officer suspended, three firefighters sacked, over fatal beating

 MEMPHIS (Tennessee, US), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Memphis police said a seventh officer has been suspended over the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a young Black man whose death shocked the United States and has seen five officers fired and charged with murder. The city’s fire department also said it…

Wildlife poaching declines in Zimbabwe in 2022

HARARE, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — Zimbabwe recorded a decline in wildlife poaching last year as the nation’s anti-poaching activities continued to bear fruit, the spokesperson for the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said. A total of 36 key wildlife animals were poached in 2022, down from 42 in…

Nigeria at very high risk of transmission of Lassa fever: health authorities

ABUJA, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigerian health authorities said the most populous African country is at a very high risk of increased transmission of the viral hemorrhagic fever. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said in a statement that it has activated a national multisectoral emergency operations center for…

Meloni, Michel discuss migration ahead of European Council meeting

ROME, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — Migration was a key focus of talks between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Council President Charles Michel here on Monday. The leaders discussed key areas where Brussels and Rome are at odds, issues likely to be on the agenda at the upcoming Special…

COVID-19 still international health emergency: WHO

GENEVA, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest alert level. The announcement came amid the recent increase of weekly reported deaths worldwide. After its quarterly assessment meeting on the COVID-19…

World Day for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Cuban ministry of health stresses importance of attention to tropical diseases

HAVANA, Jan 31 (NNN-ACN) — On the occasion of World Day for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), the Cuban Ministry of Public Health ( MINSAP) stressed the importance of including these diseases in the international health agenda, with a view to eradicating them.The agency pointed out on its official Facebook page…

Cuban health ministry delegation begins work agenda in Egypt

CAIRO, Jan 31 (NNN-ACN) — A delegation from the Cuban ministry of public health ( MINSAP) began a work program in Egypt that includes meetings with authorities, exchanges of experiences and visits to institutions in the sector.Cuban ambassador to Cairo, Tania Aguiar, wrote on Twitter that the representation of the…

The West should stop taking advantage of Africa – Equatorial Guinea VP

Obiang Mangue, Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president MALABO, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president has asked the West to stop taking advantage of Africa.He was lamenting how the French telecom operator Orange SA had “fraudulently” giving the oil-rich country’s .gq domain name to the Netherlands.According to him, doing…

Pres Museveni sees Uganda’s economy grow by ‘billions of dollars’

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Jan 31 (NNN-GNA) — President Yoweri Museveni painted a bright future for Uganda’s economy, which he projected to grow to billions of dollars in “a short time” riding on the newly launched oil drilling in the western part of the country, value addition and continued…