El Salvador reports alarming increase in Covid-19 cases

SAN SALVADOR, Nov 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — El Salvador is facing an alarming increase in Covid-19 cases, especially due to the proliferation of the variant ‘Hellhound’ (BQ.1.1), health experts said.     Recent reports indicate that the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) detected over 3,700 cases in just one week of November (13-19),…

Cuba ready for municipal elections on Sunday

HAVANA, Nov 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuba is ready to hold municipal elections on Sunday in which the population will elect local authorities among 26,746 candidates chosen in town hall meetings.     The president of the National Electoral Council (CEN, in Spanish), Alina Balseiro, called on the more than eight million…

Russia, Azerbaijan talk about peace agreement with Armenia

MOSCOW, Nov 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, respectively, had a telephone conversation for the second time this week to address trilateral agreements that also include Armenia, the Russian government reported on Saturday.     According to the official Kremlin website, in the…

Kenya: Cholera death toll rises to 10 in Kayole county

NAIROBI, Nov 27 (NNN-KBC) — Eight more people have succumbed to cholera in Kayole, Nairobi County raising the death toll from the waterborne disease to ten in the last two weeks in the locality. Local administration and officials from County Government of Nairobi have urged locals to exercise caution while…

Namibia to intensify fight against wildlife crime during festive season

WINDHOEK, Nov 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Namibia will step up efforts against wildlife crime in the country during this year’s festive season, an official said. Romeo Muyunda, spokesperson of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), said Namibia has observed that in the past poachers took advantage of the festive…

Landslide on Italian island leaves one dead, others still missing

ROME, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One woman died and a dozen people were still missing Saturday after heavy rains caused a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia, a local official said. A wave of mud and debris swept through the small town of Casamicciola Terme in the early hours…

UN wildlife conference ends with protection for 500 species

PANAMA CITY, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An international conference on trade in endangered species ended in Panama, with protections established for over 500 species. The measures were approved by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known by its initials as CITES. The conference…

US eases Venezuela oil sanctions after gov’t, opposition ink deal

MEXICO CITY, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela after the government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition signed a broad ‘social accord’ to create a UN-administered fund to provide humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan people. The agreement signed on Saturday in Mexico…

Thousands march in Spain to demand end of violence against women

MADRID, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid and Barcelona in marches to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.Protesters, many wearing purple, marched down the Gran Via in Madrid’s city center carrying banners and chanting “no is no, anything…

Ebola cases slow in Uganda ahead of December holiday festivities

People disinfecting shoes in Mubende, Uganda KAMPALA, Nov 27 (NNN-GNA) — The next three weeks are crucial in Uganda’s containment of Ebola following a drop in new infections for the first time in 10 days.If the trend persists, the country could enjoy “freer” Christmas holidays after nearly two months of…