Cuban government checks recovery work after Hurricane Ian

 HAVANA, Dec 30 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban authorities, including President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, met to review the pace of recovery in regions affected by Hurricane Ian on Sept 27, with emphasis on the need to keep an eye on and constantly update the numbers to confirm whether progress has been made…

Peru’s President thanks Ecuadorian counterpart for support towards presidential transition

LIMA, Dec 30 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte spoke with her Ecuadorian counterpart, Guillermo Lasso, over the phone to thank him for his support towards the presidential transition and rule of law in Peru. Likewise, the Head of State expressed appreciation for Lasso’s willingness to promote regional support towards the democratic…

President of Peru: No impunity in case of deaths during protests; assured 2024 elections will be clean, honest, transparent

LIMA, Dec 30 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte affirmed that no impunity will be tolerated in the case of people who died during the protests that took place in various regions across Peru. Likewise, the Head of State underscored that the Government will provide all the necessary facilities to the Public…

Brazilian football icon Pele is dead

BRASILIA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian football icon has passed away at the age 82.Regarded by many as the greatest footballer ever, Pele whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento died on Thursday after years of battling kidney and prostate problems.The Brazilian football icon is the only footballer in…

German bank loans Morocco 56m USD for water projects

Dec. 27, 2022 4:42 p.m. Signing of an agreement between Morocco’s ONEE and KfW RABAT, Dec 29 (NNN-MAP) — Germany’s state-owned KfW Development Bank and Morocco signed on Tuesday three loan agreements worth 52.6 million euros for water projects. The agreements were signed by Abderrahim El Hafidi, general director of…

Bolivia charges key opposition leader with ‘terrorism’

Bolivian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Luis Fernando Camacho LA PAZ, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivian police arrested Luis Fernando Camacho, the governor of the economic powerhouse Santa Cruz region, on “terrorism” charges, setting off street clashes between his supporters and security forces. “We inform the Bolivian people that…

Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict: Flights resume between Addis Ababa and Mekelle

MEKELLE (Tigray, Ethiopia), Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Families wept and kissed the tarmac at the main airport in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as they reunited after being kept apart by war for more than 18 months. The emotional scenes followed the resumption of commercial flights between the federal capital Addis…

South Sudan sends peacekeeping troops to DR Congo

JUBA, Dec 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday bid farewell to more than 700 peacekeepers to be deployed in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kiir told the troops to stick to the mission, maintain discipline and stay away from criminal activities. “I want…

Brazil’s public security force to safeguard Lula’s presidential inauguration

BRASILIA, Dec 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security has authorized the deployment of the National Public Security Force to safeguard the presidential inauguration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slated for Sunday. The force, an elite group comprising various public safety forces, including military and civilian…

Covid-19: Cubans ramp up precautions amid increasing daily cases

HAVANA, Dec 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mariana Benitez, an engineer from Havana’s El Cerro district, has heightened precautions against COVID-19 while commuting to work. Wearing a face mask, the 53-year-old carefully chooses well-ventilated means of transportation and avoids rush hours. “The pandemic is under control for the moment, but we have…