Ecuador prison riots leave 2 dead, 18 injured

QUITO, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least two people have been killed and 18 injured in a series of clashes this week between rival criminal rings at the Litoral Penitentiary in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil, police said. Clashes broke out Tuesday and continued through Thursday after police began…

Update: Cubans celebrate UN vote against US embargo

HAVANA, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cubans celebrated the overwhelming support they received from the international community at a United Nations vote condemning the US trade embargo against the Caribbean nation. In the Cuban capital, hundreds of people gathered at University of Havana’s campus to demand the lifting of the six-decade-long…

Tunisian gov’t prioritizes reform of public institutions

TUNIS, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Tunisian government has made it a current priority to reform all public institutions without exceptions. “The reform program presented by Tunisia to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) depends on an approach based on the government’s study of the state of public institutions, case by…

French Parliament stopped over ‘racist’ remark

PARIS, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French parliament was brought to a halt after an MP shouted “They should go back to Africa” as a black colleague talked about immigration. Grégoire de Fournas, a member of National Rally (RN), said later his remark had not been aimed at Carlos Marten Bilongo,…

Canada might enter mild recession: economic statement

OTTAWA, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Canadian government released its 2022 Fall Economic Statement on Thursday, warning that the country is likely to enter a mild recession in the first quarter of 2023. According to the statement, the Department of Finance has developed a “downside scenario” that considers the impact…

Ecuador: Police arrest at least 28 persons after attacks in two provinces

QUITO, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ecuadorian Interior Minister Juan Zapata said that at least 28 people have been arrested in Ecuador after a series of attacks rocked the two coastal provinces of Guayas and Esmeraldas on Monday night and Tuesday morning, which left five policemen dead. The arrests were made…

Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Humanitarians ready Tigray relief convoys as war stops – UN

People queueing for food in Ethiopia’s Tigray UNITED NATIONS, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Humanitarians in northern Ethiopia seek the green light to resume aid convoys following the peace accord announcement ending almost two years of war, a UN spokesman said. “Our colleagues are in contact with the government of Ethiopia…

Sudan registers record trade deficit in 9 months amid deepening economic crisis

KHARTOUM, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan has registered a record trade deficit of US$3.5 billion in the first nine months this year, amid signs of a deepening economic crisis. “The deficit in the trade balance reached its highest level during the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2022, recording…

UN says hunger crisis in South Sudan escalating amid climate change, conflict

JUBA, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The hunger and malnutrition crisis in South Sudan has escalated, fueled by climate-induced disasters like flooding alongside civil strife, the United Nations agencies said. The World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

UN chief calls for renewal of Ukraine grain deal, progress at COP27

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the renewal of the Ukraine grain deal, and for the application of the same spirit of multilateralism at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, or COP27. At a press encounter, Guterres called for the renewal of…