Russian FM Lavrov arrives in South Africa on working visit

PRETORIA, Jan 23 (NNN-TASS) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday arrived in South Africa on a working visit, according to a TASS news agency. The minister’s plane has landed at the South African Air Force Base Waterkloof. He is expected to meet with the country’s Foreign Minister Naledi…

Brazilian Pres Lula lands in Buenos Aires to sign bilateral deals and attend Celac Summit

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva landed Sunday shortly after 9 pm Buenos Aires’ Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to hold a series of state meetings with local authorities on Monday and attend the VII summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States…

Cuba committed to Latin American and Caribbean unity: Pres Diaz-Canel

HAVANA, Jan 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel will attend the 7th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC, in Spanish) to be held in Argentina, to convey the island’s strong commitment to regional integration efforts.     Diaz-Canel said the meeting, to be held on…

Nigeria records 105 new cases of Lassa fever

ABUJA, Jan 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerian health authorities said the most populous African country has registered 105 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 369 suspected cases recorded across the country on Jan 2-15. So far, the acute viral hemorrhagic illness cases have been found in 30 Nigerian local…

US violence: 12 injured in shooting at Louisiana nightclub

BATON ROUGE (Louisiana, US), JAN 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A dozen people were injured in a Baton Rouge nightclub shooting, authorities in Louisiana said Sunday. One of the victims is in critical condition, police said. No arrests have been made, but police believe the early morning attack was “targeted.” “This was…

UK steel industry a whisker away from collapse – Unite union

 LONDON, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK steel industry, which supports thousands of jobs, is “a whisker away from collapse”, the Unite union says. It has written a letter to Business Secretary Grant Shapps seeking an urgent meeting to push for more support. Unite has accused the government of taking…

Cameroon: Emotions high as missing journalist found dead

YAOUNDE, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A popular Cameroon radio journalist who had been missing following what a media rights group called an abduction has been found dead, his employer and police said. Martinez Zogo was managing director of Yaounde-based private radio station Amplitude FM and the star host of a…

Brazil declares public health emergency for Yanomami people

BRASILIA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Brazil’s northern state of Roraima after the government declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon, who are suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria as a consequence of illegal mining. At the…

Spain gang bust: Ukrainians exploited in illegal tobacco operation

Police arrested 27 people in connection with alleged illegal tobacco production  MADRID, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Spain have broken up a gang they say ran three illegal tobacco factories where Ukrainian refugees worked in poor conditions. The operations were found in three regions of Spain and 27 people…

Burkina Faso asked France troops to quit, Pres Macron/diplomatic note confirms

PARIS, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a diplomatic letter from the authorities there to Paris. President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said Paris was awaiting clarifications from Burkina Faso after the African country’s military regime…