Brazilian-developed COVID-19 vax begins clinical trials

BRASILIA, Nov 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Volunteers were given their first injections of SpiN-Tec MCTI UFMG, a vaccine against COVID-19 developed in Brazil “with national technology and inputs” and “financed with resources from Brazilian institutions,” according to Agencia Brasil. Brazil’s Research and Scientific Training Secretary Marcelo Morales administered the first dose…

Argentina’s Lower House passes zero-alcohol for drivers bill

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s Lower House has passed a zero-alcohol-while-driving bill which still needs to go through the Senate to become a fully enforceable norm. As per the new wording approved by 195 lawmakers, rejected by 19, and which also had 4 abstentions, the acceptable amount of…

Tanzania keen on SGR implementation

Prime Minister Majaliwa DODOMA (Tanzania), Nov 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa said that the government will ensure that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project is built to agreed-upon standards and completed on time. He stated that the railway’s construction is progressing well in all sections and that the…

Tanzania: State clears air on Precision Air crash

Precision Air plane wreckage DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRELIMINARY investigation into the Precision Air crash in Lake Victoria early this month claiming 19 lives shows that the accident was a result of weather condition that changed suddenly while the plane was preparing to land, it has been…

Haitian police academy chief shot dead

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Haiti’s National Police Academy was shot dead in a gang-plagued part of the capital Port-au-Prince, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the violence-torn Caribbean nation. Harington Rigaud “was shot in the head not far from the academy,” said police…

Somali forces kill 15 al-Shabaab militants, foil attack

MOGADISHU, Nov 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — Somali security forces backed by international partners killed 15 al-Shabaab militants in a sting operation carried out in southern Somalia on Friday. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, that the 15 al-Shabaab militants…

Brazil school shooting toll rises to four after teacher’s death

A police officer stands guard as locals gather outside the police station where the perpetrator of two school shootings is being held in Aracruz, Espirito Santo State, Brazil BRASILIA, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a twin school shooting in Brazil rose to four Saturday after a teacher…

Venezuela opens tourism offices in Russia, Mexico, Cuba and Iran

CARACAS, Nov 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Venezolana de Turismo announced the opening of commercial offices in Russia, Mexico, Cuba and Iran in the framework of the International Tourism Fair (FITVen), held in Anzoategui state on its third day on Saturday.     This initiative seeks to position the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela…

UNESCO will support Chile after fire in Rapa Nui national park (Easter Island)

PARIS, Nov 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — UNESCO announced a donation of almost 100,000 dollars to assess the damages caused in early October by a fire in the Chilean national park Rapa Nui (Easter Island), declared a World Heritage Site.     In a statement, this organization devoted to education, science and culture…

Covid-19: First shipment of Cuban vaccine arrived in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Nov 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The first shipment of the Cuban Covid-19 vaccine Abdala, consisting of 4,092,500 doses that will be administered to adults are already in Mexico, the Public Health Ministry announced.     The drug arrived Friday after it was approved for emergency use by the Federal Commission…