Five dead, 12 missing after Cuba migrant boat sinks

HAVANA, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people died and another 12 were unaccounted for after an improvised boat they were using to reach the United States from Cuba sank, official Cuban media reported Friday. A serious economic crisis is fueling an unprecedented exodus from Cuba, particularly to the United States.…

DR Congo: Gov’t, M23 clashes displace 90,000 people in North Kivu, says UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN humanitarians report that recent clashes between Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) forces and M23 rebels have displaced about 90,000 people, a UN spokesman said. The chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, said that initial reports from the UN Office…

Moscow orders Latvian ambassador to leave Russia within 2 weeks

People walk near the building of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow MOSCOW, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — Latvian ambassador to Russia, Maris Riekstins, should leave Russia within two weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Latvian Charge d’Affaires Dace Rutka was summoned to the ministry in protest over Latvia’s decision to…

Cuban parliament begins approving candidates for representatives

 HAVANA, Jan 28 (NNN-ACN) — With a view to the general elections on March 26, the National Nominations Commission (CCN by its Spanish acronym) begins the approval of candidates for the nomination process for deputies to the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament).The president of the CCN, Maria Consuelo Baeza,…

Haitian police personnel block roads, flood airport to protest killing of officers by armed gangs

Some of the protesters on the streets PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police officers blocked streets and forced their way into the country’s main airport to protest the recent killing of officers by armed gangs.Protesters in civilian clothes who identified themselves as police first attacked Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s…

More than 1,000 dead in Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak

A medical officer in front of a Malawi Cholera Treatment Centre LILONGWE, Jan 28 (NNN-GNA) — Malawi has reported more than 1,000 deaths from a cholera outbreak that started in March 2022, the country’s health ministry said in a statement.Cases reported since the outbreak have risen to 31,241, according to…

Tanzania downplays US embassy terror alert

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 28 (NNN-GNA) — Police in Tanzania have allayed fears of an impending terrorist attack threats in the country’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, and other areas.The force said Tanzania is free from any kind of terrorism acts and country’s security and safety is assured.The public notice…

Kenya pushes one-pub-per-town order to fight alcoholism

NAIROBI, Jan 28 (NNN-GNA) — Kenya’s government administrators have been directed to enforce a ‘one-pub-per-town directive’ policy.According to Kenya’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua this is to reduce the rate of alcoholism.He also directed that told officials licences of pub operators should not be renewed once they expire.Gachagua wants “entertainment joints…

Canada names first anti-Islamophobia advisor

MONTREAL, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada appointed its first special representative on combatting Islamophobia, a position created following several recent attacks on Muslims in the country.  Journalist and activist Amira Elghawaby will fill the post to “serve as a champion, advisor, expert and representative to support and enhance the federal government’s…

South Africa, India collaborate to reintroduce cheetah in India

PRETORIA, Jan 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the re-introduction of Cheetah to the Asian country. “In terms of the agreement, an initial batch of 12 cheetah are scheduled to be flown from South Africa to India in February 2023. The…