Peru declared health emergency due to avian influenza

LIMA, Dec 1 (NNN-ANDINA) — The National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA) has declared a health emergency throughout the country for a period of 90 calendar days, in response to the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic or backyard birds. The declaration was made official by Directorial Resolution No. 0180-2022-MIDAGRI-SENASA, published…

Maria Kolesnikova: Jailed Belarus opposition figure in intensive care after surgery

Maria Kolesnikova MINSK, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The jailed Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova has been taken from prison and placed in intensive care in hospital, her allies say. They say Kolesnikova, 40, is in a serious but stable condition in the eastern city of Gomel after having surgery on Monday. She…

US state visit: French Pres Macron blasts industrial subsidies for “super aggressive” against French competitors

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron fired an undiplomatic volley at his American hosts on the first day of a state visit to Washington, telling lawmakers Wednesday that US industrial subsidies are “super aggressive” against French competitors. “This is super aggressive for our business people,” he told…

‘Triple-dip’ La Nina could continue into March: UN

GENEVA, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The exceptionally-long La Nina, which has worsened drought and flooding around the globe, is set to continue into February or even March, the United Nations warned. The current La Nina weather phenomenon — the cooling of surface temperatures which can cause widespread impacts on global weather conditions —…

NYC to start forced hospitalization of mentally ill homeless people

NEW YORK, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York will start involuntarily hospitalizing mentally ill people who live in the street or on the subway, Mayor Eric Adams said. “If severe mental illness is causing someone to be unsheltered and a danger to themselves, we have a moral obligation to help them get the…

Trial in 2016 Ivory Coast attack set to get underway

ABIDJAN, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen people go on trial in Ivory Coast on Wednesday accused of involvement in one of West Africa’s bloodiest militant attacks — a machine-gun assault on a beach resort in 2016 that left 19 dead. But only four of the 18 will be physically present for the long-awaited proceedings…

Increase in cholera cases in Haiti, 223 deaths

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 29 (NNN-TELESUR) — Cholera has killed 223 people in the country, according to the Haitian Ministry of Health and Population (MSPP). The health authority said that since Oct 2, 1,003 confirmed cases of cholera have been reported, as well as 11,889 suspected cases. Of the total number of…

UNHCR urges Malawi against forcing refugees return to overcrowded camp

The Dzaleka Refugee Camp in central Malawi BLANTYRE (Malawi), Nov 29 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says it “deeply regrets” Malawi’s decision to force about 8,000 refugees living in rural and urban areas back to the overcrowded Dzaleka refugee camp. Malawi’s minister of homeland security last week said…

Somalia: Police end Al-Shabaab deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali security forces have ended a siege by Al-Shabaab militants who attacked a hotel in Mogadishu overnight, a police spokesman said. At least eight civilians, six soldiers and one militant were killed in the siege, according to police. Authorities said they managed to rescue 60…

Nigerian president reiterates support for stability in West Africa

ABUJA, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated the country’s commitment to bolstering peace, security, and political stability in West African countries. Efforts are being made by the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore order in Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso, the…