Russia-Ukraine conflct: Nato says Poland probably hit by Ukrainian missile

BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that a missile which killed two people in Poland on Tuesday was probably Ukrainian. “Most likely this is a Ukrainian air defence missile,” he said as investigations continued into the blast near the Ukrainian border. But he stressed that Russia…

UN Population Fund appeals for over US$100 mln to protect women, girls in Horn of Africa

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched an appeal for US$113.7 million to scale up life-saving reproductive health and protection services for women and girls in the Horn of Africa. An unprecedented drought in the region has left more than 36 million people needing urgent…

Libya, Tunisia sign agreements on trade, transportation cooperation

TRIPOLI, Nov 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya and Tunisia on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation between the two countries. The MoU was signed by the Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Hwej and the Tunisian Minister of Trade and Export Development Fadhila Rabhi, said a…

Argentina sees 88 pct year-on-year inflation in October as Brazilian market raises inflation forecast to 5.82 pct in 2022

BUENOS AIRES/BRASILIA, Nov 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina registered 88 percent year-on-year inflation in October, with prices rising 6.3 percent for an accumulated 76.6 percent spike in prices so far this year, the National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC) said. The goods and services that saw the biggest jump in price,…

Chile announces 1st monkeypox death

SANTIAGO, Nov 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chile recorded its first monkeypox death of an elderly man with underlying pathologies, who was diagnosed on Sept 29, the Ministry of Health announced. In a Wednesday statement, the ministry explained that the man had pre-existing medical conditions and a weakened immune system. On June…

US: 25 injured after wrong-way vehicle plows into police recruits on training run in California

LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Los Angeles County sheriff’s recruits were critically injured Wednesday morning when a man driving a Honda CRV plowed into a large group during a training run in South Whittier, authorities said. The crash occurred near the sheriff’s STARS Center training academy, near Mills…

Namibia moves to trade white rhinos for conservation purposes, trophy hunting only

WINDHOEK, Nov 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Namibia, joined by Botswana, has submitted a proposal to transfer the population of southern white rhinoceros of Namibia from Appendix I to Appendix II specifically to allow for trade in live animals for conservation purposes and trophy hunting only. This was revealed by Romeo Muyunda,…

Civilian casualties in South Sudan’s Equatoria region drop 23 pct in third quarter: UN

An UNMISS officer discusses with farmers to help prevent conflict between community in Kworijik, South Sudan UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Civilian casualties in South Sudan’s Equatoria region dipped 23 percent in this year’s third quarter from the same period in 2021, a UN spokesman said. Farhan Haq, the…

European Parliament holds forum against US Cuba blockade

HAVANA, Nov 17 (NNN-ACN) — The European Parliament is holding a forum on the effects of the US blockade of Cuba, attended by two deputies of the Island’s legislature, namely Félix Martínez Suárez, president of the Economic Commission, and Enrique Alemán Gutiérrez, who is also an academic and religious scholar.Two…

Havana and Washington confirm validity of bilateral migration accords

HAVANA, Nov 17 (NNN-ACN) — Migration talks between Cuban and US authorities proved the validity of bilateral accords aimed at pursuing regular, safe and orderly migration between the two countries, said Cuban deputy foreign minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.The diplomat headed the Cuban delegation to the round of migration talks…