NAM: Cuba and Azerbaijan to strengthen political-economic relations

CAMAGUEY (Cuba), Jan 11 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuba-Azerbaijan bilateral relations are currently strengthened thanks to solidarity signs especially among the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members.     Prensa Latina interviewed Mahir Qurbanov, director of the Center for Caucasian-Ibero-American Thought via Whatsapp, who intends to strengthen ties between Azerbaijan and Spanish-speaking nations. “We have…

Tunisian, Italian FMs discuss bilateral ties, illegal immigration over phone

TUNIS, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister Othman Jerandi held a phone conversation Tuesday with Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani to discuss bilateral ties and the issue of irregular immigration. Jerandi confirmed the dynamism of Tunisian-Italian relations, within the framework of supporting…

South Africa: SANDF condemns gruesome Mozambique video of bodies burning

PRETORIA, Jan 11 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says an investigation is underway into a video depicting South African soldiers  as watching, as deceased bodies are thrown into a fire. According to a SANDF statement, the gruesome video – which has been circulating on social media…

Several lightly wounded in knife attack at Paris train station

 PARIS, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several people were lightly wounded on Wednesday by a man wielding a knife at the busy Gare du Nord station in Paris, French authorities said. The man was arrested by police at the station, which serves as a hub for trains to London and northern…

Greece counts on direct air links to boost Chinese arrivals

Passengers wait to check in for the first direct flight between Shanghai and Athens at Athens International Airport, Greece ATHENS, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Drawing on the direct air links between Athens, the capital of Greece, and Beijing and Shanghai in China, Athens International Airport (AIA) counts on a return…

1 child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021: UN

A gravedigger prepares to bury the coffin of a baby who died of COVID-19, at a cemetery in Bandung, Indonesia UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5 and 24 years lost…

Security situation in Sahel has worsened: UN envoy

Displaced people wait in line for food distribution in Gorom-Gorom, Burkina Faso. UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The security situation has deteriorated in large parts of West Africa and the Sahel despite efforts by national security forces and international partners, said a UN envoy. In the past six months,…

US: Texas executes former cop who had hitman kill his wife

   WASHINGTON, Jan 11, 2023 (BSS/AFP) – A former US police officer convicted of hiring the hitman who killed his wife almost 30 years ago was executed Tuesday after a last minute legal battle, Texas authorities said. Robert Fratta, 65, had been scheduled to be put to death Tuesday evening, but a…

Ecuador reports human infected with bird flu

QUITO, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador reported on Tuesday its first case of a human being infected with bird flu, weeks after the globally-spreading disease was detected on poultry farms in the South American country. “The first case of influenza A-H5 (bird flu) was confirmed in a nine-year-old girl in the…

UK and Japan to sign major defence deal as PM Kishida visits London

LONDON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will sign a “hugely significant” new defence agreement when the pair meet in London on Wednesday, Downing Street said. The two leaders will also discuss Japan’s current presidency of the G7 and “the need to…