International community condemns US blockade of Cuba for the 30th year in a row

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 4 (NNN-ACN) — The international community again backed Cuba at the UN General assembly by overwhelmingly voting the island-sponsored resolution entitled “Necessity to End the Economic, Commercial and Financial Blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”With 185 votes in favor of the Cuban resolution,…

Cabinet welcomes Spanish visit and Ethiopia-Tigray peace talks

PRETORIA, Nov 4 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Cabinet has welcomed the Official Visit to South Africa by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, last month. Cabinet believes that the visit solidified the already strong relations between the two countries. The Spanish Minister for Industry,…

Peru, Germany sign negotiations act to face climate change

BERLIN (Germany), Nov 4 (NNN-ANDINA) — In joint work to face climate change, Peruvian Environment Minister Wilbert Rozas signed the final act of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Development Cooperation between the Governments of the Republic of Peru and the Federal Republic of Germany. The bilateral agreement titled Alliance for Climate “is a…

Peru’s FA Min: President to promote investments for Peru at APEC

LIMA, Nov 4 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Cesar Landa said that the participation of President Pedro Castillo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, to take place in Thailand this month, will increase confidence in Peru and strengthen ties with the Asia-Pacific region. In remarks to RPP Noticias, he stressed that…

South Africa: Police discover bodies of 19 drowned illegal miners

FacebookTwitterWhatsAppFlipboardLinkedInRedditEmailShareTony Webster/Wikimedia Commons(File photo)3 NOVEMBER 2022Scrolla (Johannesburg)By Everson Luhanga JOHANNESBURG, Nov 3 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Gauteng police have confirmed that bodies of 19 suspected zamazamas (illegal miners) have been discovered in Krugersdorp, a mining town west of Johannesburg. Sources on the scene said that the men drowned while working in the mines…

Brazilian police disperse road blockades

Wednesday, November2nd2022 – 10:40 UTCFull article0 comments BRASILIA, Nov 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian law enforcement officers were summoned to disperse the numerous roadblocks mounted by lorry drivers and other supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro who insisted Sunday’s elections had been tampered with and that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory was a…

Tanzania aims at 90% clean energy: Pres Samia

PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 3 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan announced a fresh sweeping climate package aiming to widen access and use of clean energy by between 80 and 90 percent during the next 10years. The new codified state plan includes a 12-months grace period…

US judge sentences Parkland school shooter to life in prison without parole

FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida), Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who killed 17 people in a shooting attack on a high school in Parkland, Florida in 2018, was formally sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole. A jury recommended the death penalty but later issued a verdict of…

France had hottest month of October since 1945:Meteo-France

People enjoy themselves at the seaside in Nice, southern France PARIS, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — October 2022 was the hottest month of October in France since 1945, with an average temperature of 17.2 degrees Celsius, the French national meteorological service Meteo-France said on Wednesday. The average temperature this October was…

Arab League summit concludes, calling for joint action to tackle challenges

ALGIERS, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The 31st Arab League (AL) Summit concluded here on Wednesday with the adoption of the Algiers Declaration which calls for joint action to tackle the regional and global challenges. The declaration warned of the risks brought by changing international situation posed to Arab national security…