Covid-19: Uruguay detects presence of new Omicron subvariants

MONTEVIDEO, Dec 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uruguay’s Public Health Ministry said on Wednesday that experts have detected the presence of two new Omicron subvariants in the country, amid a wave of new COVID-19 cases. The Epidemiology Division of the Public Health Laboratory Department “has recently detected the low-frequency presence of two…

Covid-19: US hits over 100 mln cases amid another surge in holiday season

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States has officially recorded more than 100 million COVID-19 cases amid another surge in the holiday season, according to the latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The United States is the first country to have recorded 100…

Belize sends donations to victims of Hurricane Ian in Cuba

 HAVANA, Dec 29 (NNN-ACN) — Belize sent a 20-foot container to Cuba with donations for the victims of Hurricane Ian, which caused great damage after making landfall in western Cuba on Sept 27.  The shipment was arranged by the Cuba Solidarity Association through Ardelle Sabido and with the help of many…

Presidents of Cuba and Mexico pleased with state of relations; Cuba and Russia determined to deepen bilateral links

 HAVANA, Dec 29 (NNN-ACN) — The presidents of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, held a telephone conversation in which they stated their satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations. The Cuban leader reasserted to his counterpart Cuba’s profound gratitude to the Mexican people and government for…

Tension soars as main Kosovo border crossing with Serbia closed

      BELGRADE, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kosovo’s biggest border crossing with Serbia was closed on Wednesday as months of tensions again flared, prompting Washington and Brussels to urge an immediate de-escalation of tensions. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but Belgrade has refused to recognise it and encouraged…

Nigerian military probes killing of 62 civilians during Air Force airstrikes

Nigerian military chiefs ABUJA, Dec 29 (NNN-GNA) — The Nigerian military has started investigating the alleged killing of more than 62 civilians in airstrikes targeted at terrorists by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).NAF jet fighters on December 18, 2022, at Mutumji community in Maru Local Government Area of North West…

Nigerian Senate approves N819.5b supplementary budget as Pres Buhari government set to borrow more

The Nigerian senate ABUJA, Dec 29 (NNN-GNA) — The Nigerian Senate approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N819,536,937,813.This was after the consideration and approval of the report of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, chaired by Senator Barau Jibrin.Jibrin said the money was meant to complete ongoing capital…

South Africa: President Ramaphosa mourns loss of life in Boksburg blast

PRETORIA, Dec 29 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his sympathies to the families of those who died following the explosion of gas cylinders on a truck at Boksburg last week. The incident left at least 18 people dead, several others injured and caused extensive damage to homes and…

US: Deadly blizzard leaves more than 60 dead across US

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in the New York city of Buffalo has risen to 28, with thousands still without power amid a monster winter storm that has battered North America. Across the US, at least 62 people have died in weather-related incidents. While the largest death…

Ghana police warning against harmful New Year prophecies

Millions of Christians often gather in churches to hear their pastors make proclamations about the new year ACCRA, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Ghana have warned faith leaders against making traditional New Year prophecies which can cause fear, anxiety or death. The right of freedom of worship must not…