Canada delivers armored vehicles to Haiti to combat crime

North American Leader’s Summit in Mexico City OTTAWA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Canadian Armed Forces have delivered armored vehicles to Haiti to combat gang violence against Haitian citizens, the country’s foreign ministry said. “Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly and the Minister of National Defence Anita Anand…

AU, China vow to build a Africa-China community with a shared future in new era

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China is ready to continue to work with Africa as a development partner and build a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said during a meeting with African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat.…

EAC member states to adopt single currency by 2027, says Dr Mathuki

East African Community Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki NAIROBI, Jan 13 (NNN-KBC) — The East African Community (EAC) member states will have a single currency within the next four years (2027). According to the EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki, the Council of Ministers is expected to make a decision…

German employers urge action to fill two million jobs

 BERLIN, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German businesses are struggling to fill vacancies amid a worsening labour shortage, with an estimated two million unfilled positions across the country, an employer group said. Achim Dercks, president of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), said in a press conference that the…

US: At least 6 killed as tornado strikes southern Alabama state

MONTGOMERY (Alabama, US), Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least six people were killed on Thursday when a tornado and powerful storms ravaged the southern US state of Alabama, rescue officials confirmed. The storms continued east to rake the neighboring state of Georgia, where the National Weather Service maintained tornado warnings in…

US: New York nurses end strike with tentative deals reached

Protesters outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York NEW YORK, Jan 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of nurses from two hospitals in New York City returned to work on Thursday after tentative agreements were reached, according to a statement by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) which represents more…

CIA chief in Libya after Lockerbie suspect handover

TRIPOLI, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — CIA chief William Burns has met Libya’s interim premier weeks after the authorities handed to the United States a suspect in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the Tripoli-based government said Thursday. The meeting in Tripoli, also reported by Libyan media, was part of the first visit by…

Brazil: Brasilia rioters likely had inside help – Pres Lula

BRASÍLIA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil intensified a mop-up operation Thursday after the weekend sacking of government buildings in the capital, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the rioters likely had inside help. Lula told reporters he had ordered a “thorough review” of presidential palace staff after Sunday’s violent…

Russia releases US Navy veteran held for nine months: negotiator

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia released on Thursday a US Navy veteran who had been held in the country’s Kaliningrad territory for nine months, negotiator and former US politician Bill Richardson announced. Taylor Dudley had been held since April 2022 and was one of several detained Americans whom Richardson and…

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

GENEVA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more likely and deadly by climate change, the…