Ethiopia and Sudan to reinforce security on common border

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) informed on Wednesday that they agreed to work with the military institutions of Sudan to reinforce security on the border between the two countries.     According to the press release posted on Facebook, the decision came during a…

Canada: 8 teen girls met in social media charged with murder in Toronto stabbing death

TORONTO, Dec 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Canada is nowadays shocked after police reported that eight teenage girls – who apparently met on social media – have been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 59-year-old man in Toronto.     According to police, the eight girls were arrested near…

Chile: Over 1,000 birds dead of H5N1 virus

SANTIAGO, Dec 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) is currently affecting Chilean territory, where local Agriculture Ministry reported more than a thousand birds dead.     There are currently confirmed cases in Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta and the Atacama region. In statements to the El Mercurio TV…

Japan, UNICEF donate medical equipment to Cuba

HAVANA, Dec 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — As part of a project promoted by Japan and UNICEF to strengthen health capacities to fight off Covid-19 in Cuba, a medical equipment donation was sent on Wednesday to a Cuban health institution.     Lidia and Clodomira polyclinic, based in Havana’s Regla municipality, received brand-new…

Panama closes 2022 with increasing number of irregular migrants

PANAMA CITY, Dec 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The director of the National Migration Service (SNM) of Panama, Samira Gozaine, confirmed that 2022 will close with the passing through the country of more than 245,000 irregular travelers on their way to the United States.     In statements to the press, the official…

Somalia: Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine, says UN

A child receives treatment for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported centre in Dollow, Somalia. MOGADISHU, Dec 22 (NNN-UNNS) — Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned, citing the latest Integrated Food Security Phase (IPC) analysis. …

President Ruto: Greening Kenya will boost fight against climate change

President Ruto launches the National Programme for Accelerated Forestry and Rangelands Restoration in Ngong’ Hills Forest, Kajiado County, NAIROBI, Dec 22 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto has said it is time for humanity to step up and make the earth inhabitable. Speaking in Ngong’ Hills Forest, Kajiado County, during…

At least two dead after boat accident in south Nigeria

ABUJA, Dec 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — An official said that at least two people died and three others went missing after two boats rammed into each other on a river in the southern state of Delta on Tuesday. Ima Niboro, a spokesperson for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said in…

Deputy UN chief calls for urgent international support for Haiti

Gang violence in Port-au-Prince, forced nearly 8,500 women and children to flee their homes in just two weeks UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday called for urgent international support for Haiti. “There is an urgent need for international support and solidarity. Now is…

Nearly 1,200 migrants rescued off Tunisian coast

TUNIS, Dec 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisia’s Maritime Guard rescued about 1,200 irregular migrants off the country’s eastern coast in the past 48 hours, Tunisian National Guard announced. The rescue operations took place during the two nights of Monday to Tuesday and Tuesday to Wednesday, after having foiled 49 attempts of…