Lonely Planet ranks Lima as one of world’s best gastronomic destinations for 2023

LONDON, Nov 17 (NNN-ANDINA) — Lonely Planet —the guide specializing in international travel— revealed its ‘Best in Travel’ list featuring the top destinations around the world for 2023; the Peruvian capital was included among the best places to travel and eat, Peru’s Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) said. The list by…

Nigeria’s President Buhari vows to punish killers of local chief in Imo State

 ABUJA, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Attackers who entered a Nigerian local chief’s home on false pretences before shooting him and three others dead will now face the “full wrath of the law”, President Muhammadu Buhari said. Police believe the gunmen were Biafran separatists posing as “distressed” passers-by who needed urgent…

US shooting violence: Three members of university football team killed on campus, two injured; suspect in custody

CHARLOTTESVILLE (Virginia, US), Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three members of the University of Virginia football team have been shot and killed on campus. Two others were injured in the shooting, which occurred on a bus filled with students returning from a field trip on Sunday evening. They were attacked at…

Netherlands to ban laughing gas from January

AMSTERDAM, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Dutch government is banning the use of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, amid concerns over the health risks for the growing number of young people using it. The ban, which starts in January, makes it illegal to buy, sell or own the gas.…

Exports of Chilean fruit looking at bright future ahead

SANTIAGO, Nov 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile’s Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) has reported exports this season could be “very good for everyone,” thanks to favorable weather, it was reported Wednesday. “This year we see more fruit in the field, there is a strong increase, and it can be…

Yellow Alert decreed in Chile over increasing volcanic activity

SANTIAGO, Nov 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chilean authorities have issued a Yellow Alert for the communes of Villarrica, Pucón, and Curarrehue in the region of La Araucanía, and for Panguipulli, in Los Ríos after an increase in activity by the Villarrica volcano was detected. Chile’s National Geology and Mining Service of…

Montevideo is the most expensive city in Latin America, according to study by Argentine university

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Torcuato Di Tella University together with Zonaprop, a real estate website, prepared a real estate report in which they made a ranking of the most expensive cities to live in Latin America, in which Montevideo appears as the most expensive of all. According…

Presidents Samia, El-Sisi allay fear on Tanzania’s 2,115MW hydropower project

President Samia, El-Sisi allay fear on Tanzania’s 2,115MW hydropower project SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt), Nov 10 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi have jointly reaffirmed that the quality of construction of the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant Project (JNHPP) would not be…

Tanzania, DR Congo sign deal to execute major infrastructure projects

TZ, DRC sign deal to execute major infrastructure projects DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 10 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA and DR Congo’s vision to further improve trade ties has continued to bear fruits as the two countries’ transport and works ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to begin the execution of…

Monkeypox: Panama reports 21 new cases; 3,269 cases confirmed in Peru

PANAMA CITY, Nov 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Panamanian health authorities confirmed on Wednesday 21 new monkeypox cases.     According to the Health Ministry (MINSA) latest update, all these new cases were reported by the Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies, where patients aged 25 to 29. MINSA reported that 16 of…