US violence: Shooting at Washington store kills 3, suspect dead

The suspect sought in a shooting at a convenience store in Yakima, Washington WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people were killed in a shooting at a convenience store in central Washington state early Tuesday, police said, and the suspect has died after an hours-long manhunt. Police were called to…

Peru unrest: President Boluarte calls for ‘truce’ after weeks of unrest

LIMA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s President Dina Boluarte called for a “national truce” to end weeks of unrest that has left at least 46 people dead as protesters press for her resignation and fresh elections. Many Peruvians remain angry at the Dec 7 ouster of then president Pedro Castillo,…

Five regional governors, four deputy ministers dismissed in Ukraine: official

KYIV, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five regional governors and four deputy ministers are stepping down in Ukraine against the backdrop of several corruption scandals, a senior official said. They include the heads of the central Dnipropetrovsk region, the northeastern Sumy region, the southern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, as well as…

UK says 200 young unaccompanied asylum-seekers missing

LONDON, Jan  24, 2023 (BSS/AFP) – Two hundred children who arrived in the UK seeking asylum without their parents in the last 18 months are missing, immigration minister Robert Jenrick said. Thirteen of them are under 16 and one is a girl, he told parliament, adding that they were mostly…

Venezuelan Pres Maduro not attending Celac summit in Buenos Aires as Argentine opposition call for his arrest

CARACAS, Jan 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro canceled his trip to Buenos Aires for the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac). Upon announcing his decision, Maduro spoke of an “aggression plan” from the “neo-fascist right” which endangered his presence in the Argentine…

Presidents Fernández and Lula launch new stage in Argentina-Brazil ties

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of Brazil met Monday morning at Casa Rosada in what is regarded as the relaunching of bilateral ties after the Jair Bolsonaro years. Both leaders agreed on “strengthening and enhancing Mercosur” and signed…

Tanzania medical tourism drive pays off

Tanzanian Ambassador to Comoros Peirera DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 24 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’s plan to become a medical tourism hub is slowly becoming a reality following a new development that will see people from Comoro Islands accessing health services in the country. Tanzanian Ambassador to Comoros Peirera Silima said that…

Inter-Congolese peace talks to resume in February in conflict-ridden eastern DR Congo

NAIROBI, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The fourth round of the dialogue between the DR Congo government and armed groups is set to begin in mid-February, the office of Uhuru Kenyatta, the facilitator of the East African Community-led peace process. For the first time, the inter-Congolese dialogue will be held in conflict-ridden eastern…

Tanzania, EU trade volume hits 3.265tri/-

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 24 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TRADE volume between Tanzania and the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) stood at 1,306 million Euros (about 3.265tri/-) during the year 2021 with the latter enjoying the lion’s share of trade and investment. Speaking in Dar es Salaam ahead of…

France repatriates 15 women, 32 children from Syrian Kurdish-control prison camps

PARIS, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in Kurdish-control prison camps in northeastern Syria, the French foreign ministry said Tuesday. “The minors were handed over to the services in charge of child assistance and will be subject to medical and social monitoring,” the ministry said…