Russia-Ukraine conflict: Leave the country if you can to save energy – Ukraine Power boss Timchenko

Maxim Timchenko says people should leave if they can to help Ukraine save power  KYIV, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The head of Ukraine’s biggest private energy firm says people should consider leaving the country to reduce demand on the country’s power network. “If they can find an alternative place to stay…

Peru: Jorge Chavez International Airport resumes operations following runway accident

LIMA, Nov 21 (NNN-ANDINA) — Jorge Chavez International Airport resumed normal operations following an accident at the runway on Friday, which left two firefighters dead, according to the Peruvian Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC). In a statement posted on social media, the MTC noted that passengers were already at the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN nuclear chief denounces strikes on Ukraine power plant

KYIV, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s atomic watchdog chief on Sunday denounced “targeted” strikes at Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, calling for a “stop to this madness”, as Kyiv and Moscow traded blame. Ukraine meanwhile dismissed Russian accusations that it had executed surrendering soldiers. “The news from our team…

Ebola: Uganda on the right track in fight against epidemic – UNICEF

Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng KAMPALA, Nov 21 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Uganda is on the right track and doing well in its fight against the Ebola epidemic, UNICEF representative in Uganda Dr Mohamed Munir Safieldin has said. “Uganda is doing well and it has the expertise, which helped in West Africa…

Mexico authorizes Cuba’s Soberana vaccines for emergency use

MEXICO CTY, Nov 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Mexico’s Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) on Sunday authorized Cuba’s Soberana and Soberana Plus homegrown vaccines for emergency use in adults.     In a statement, COFEPRIS explained that they have distinctive names: recombinant protein of the receptor binding domain of the…

Kenya: Residents evacuated as building on the verge of collapsing in Ruiru

NAIROBI, Nov 21 (NNN-KBC) — Occupants of a residential building in Ruiru, Kiambu County have been forced to evacuate after a five-storey building they were living in developed cracks and said to be sinking. The residents of the building located near Ruiru Police Station were ordered to move out by…

US violence: Pres Biden says another community in America “torn apart by gun violence”

People react after a mass shooting at the Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden said that “yet another community in America has been torn apart by gun violence” in the wake of the Colorado Springs attack. At least five people…

West African countries mull standby force to suppress region’s insurgencies

ACCRA, Nov 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Seven member states of the Accra Initiative, a West African security cooperation initiative, are considering setting up a standby military force to deal with armed insurgencies within the region, a Ghanaian minister said. Albert Kan Dapaah, the Ghanaian National Security Minister, disclosed this at a…

Russia: Warehouse fire kills 6 in central Moscow

MOSCOW, Nov 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Six people died Sunday in a huge fire that broke out in a flower warehouse on the Komsomolskaya Square, downtown Moscow. The six victims had yet to be identified. Russia’s TASS news agency said the fire broke out in a flower warehouse at roughly 3…

M23 rebels: Pres Tshisekedi’s problem ahead of 2023 DR Congo elections

President Felix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, Nov 21 (NNN-GNA) — President Felix Tshisekedi broke the jinx in DR Congo politics by becoming the first president to come to power in a peaceful transition. He is however under no illusion that next year’s election is an easy task for a country that has…