Peru crisis: 12 dead, 38 injured in latest clashes between supporters of ousted former president Castillo and security forces

LIMA, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 people died in Peru as protesters trying to storm an airport clashed with security forces in the latest violent spasm of a month-old political crisis. This new chapter of bloodshed took place in the southeastern city of Juliaca, in the Puno region, an…

Mexico’s Lopez Abrador hosts Biden, Trudeau for ‘Three Amigos’ summit

 MEXICO CITY, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada are expected to set aside simmering trade tensions and pursue deeper economic integration at talks on Tuesday that will also coversecurity and migration. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will host his US counterpart Joe…

US: California reels from ‘endless’ storm onslaught, 14 dead

 LOS ANGELES (California, US), Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday, the latest bout of extreme weather that has left 14 people dead and prompted evacuation of a star-studded town home to Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle.   Fierce storms caused flash flooding, closed…

World Bank cuts 2023 world growth to 1.7% in ‘sharp, long-lasting slowdown’

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global growth is expected to slow “perilously close” to recession in 2023, the World Bank said, slashing its economic forecast on high inflation, rising interest rates and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Economists have warned of a slump in the world economy as countries battle soaring…

Over 3.3 million people in Ethiopia’s Tigray receive humanitarian aid: UN

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 7 (NNN-NEWVISION) — More than 3.3 million people in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray region have received humanitarian aid since early October, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The OCHA, in its latest Ethiopia situation update, said humanitarian partners have assisted…

Mali junta leader pardons all 49 Ivorian soldiers – Minister

BAMAKO, Jan 7 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Mali’s junta leader on Friday pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers whose arrest in July triggered a bitter diplomatic row, a government spokesman said, just a week after the courts sentenced them. “Colonel Assimi Goita… granted a pardon with full remission of sentences to the 49…

Kenya-Germany sign trade deal to facilitate technological growth

NAIROBI, Jan 7 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and Germnany are set to improve trade volumes and technology exchange for the benefit of their citizens.  This is after trade talks between the President of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Richard Ngatia and the Mayor of the City of…

DR Congo: M23 rebels withdraw from captured military camp in NE Rumangabo

A military base at Rumangabo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) GOMA (DR Congo), Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) officially handed over the Rumangabo military base they seized in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in October, to the military force…

US violence: Democratic officials’ homes, offices shot in New Mexico state

State Sen. Linda Lopez points to bullet holes in the garage door of her home in Albuquerque, N.M. HOUSTON, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Five local Democratic elected officials’ homes or offices have been shot in a string of gunfire over the past month in Albuquerque, the largest city of southwestern…

Venezuelan president appoints new FM, state oil company chief

CARACAS, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appointed Yvan Gil as the new foreign affairs minister and Pedro Tellechea as the new president of state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. “It’s a great responsibility. I’m sure he will perform with great professionalism,” Maduro said of Gil on…