Nigeria gunmen free abducted children in northwest

KANO (Nigeria), Nov 7 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Gunmen who abducted a group of children working on a farm in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state have freed the hostages, the police has said. Dozens of gunmen on motorcycles on Sunday last week seized children harvesting crops for a fee on a farm outside Mairuwa…

War on drug trafficking and homicides in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Nov 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The war on drug trafficking has shown some results in the number of detainees, drugs and drug outlets seized, but also has an impact on increased homicide cases, as reported by Uruguayan Interior Ministry after reporting 43 murders in May and 38 in October.    …

United Nations allocates funds to fight famine in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Nov 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The United Nations allocated 17.4 million euros to Somalia to help people in need of food due to a prolonged drought.     The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, stated that assistance is necessary since millions of human beings could die of starvation…

Cuba will participate in China’s International Imports Fair

 HAVANA, Nov 7 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba will take part at China’s Fifth International Imports Exhibit with a virtual pavilion promoting major export products and services.Cuban ambassador to Beijing Carlos Miguel Pereira told PL news agency that the Cuban sample includes products such as coffee, rum, cigars and lobsters, as well…

Peru: Monkeypox vaccination starts Nov 7 in Lima, Callao

LIMA, Nov 7 (NNN-ANDINA) — The vaccination process against monkeypox begins on Monday, Nov 7. It will serve as one more tool to protect citizens against this infection present in various parts of the world, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) has announced. “This November 7, we will launch the vaccination process, prioritizing the population…

Kenya Airways pilots extend strike

NAIROBI, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya Airways pilots extended their strike forcing further flight cancellations as the company warned of disciplinary action against anyone participating. Thousands of passengers were stranded as a result of the strike by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA), which earlier said that no Kenya Airways…

Tanzania: 19 killed after plane plunges into Lake Victoria; bodies identified

Bodies of Lake Victoria plane crash victim identified LAKE VICTORIA (Tanzania), Nov 7 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The death toll from Sunday’s plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania has jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said, after the Precision Air flight with dozens of passengers aboard plunged into water while…

Precision Air accident: 3 confirmed dead

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 6 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THREE people aboard the Precision Air plane that plunged into Lake Victoria on approach to Bukoka airport have died, a senior government official told members of the press on Sunday. Kagera Regional Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Issessanda Kaniki confirmed the death toll, which…

Update: 26 passengers rescued after plane crashes into Tanzania’s Lake Victoria

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Twenty-six passengers have been rescued from a plane that crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania’s northwestern Kagera region on Sunday morning, said a local official. The Kagera regional commissioner, Albert Chalamila, said the plane flying from the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar…

At least one killed after tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma

A woman walks on a farm as the funnel cloud of a tornado is seen in the background in Greenview OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least one person has been killed and dozens injured after tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, leaving homes and buildings demolished.Tornadoes…