103 million people forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR

GENEVA, Oct 30 (NNN-NEWVISION) — The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, and events seriously disturbing public order globally surged to 103 million in the first half of 2022, meaning that one in 77 people on Earth is forcibly displaced,…

Destructive flooding affects millions of people in Africa: UN

GENEVA, Oct 30 (NNN-NEWVISION) — More than 3.4 million displaced people and their hosts are in dire need of aid following the recent destructive flooding in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon, the UN refugee agency warned. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Olga Sarrado told…

Algeria jails journalist over ‘false news’ about dates

ALGIERS, Oct 30 (NNN-NEWVISION) — An Algerian court has jailed a journalist convicted of “spreading false news” in an article about date fruits allegedly tainted with banned pesticides, his newspaper said. Belkacem Houam was handed a year-long prison sentence, most of it suspended, but he will spend two months behind…

13 African countries report 6,883 monkeypox cases in 2022: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 30 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Some 13 African countries have reported 6,883 monkeypox cases since the start of 2022, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to data released by the Africa CDC, 173 deaths and a case-fatality ratio of 2.5 percent have also…

Tanzania sets aside US$3.4 mln for training 139 medical specialists

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 30 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Tanzanian health authorities said the government has set aside 8 billion Tanzanian shillings (about US$3.4 million) for training 139 medical specialists. Ummy Mwalimu, the health minister, said the training of the medical specialists under the government scholarships was aimed at filling the shortage…

Central America advocates energy transition

SANTO DOMINGO, Oct 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ministers of Environment and Energy from Central America and the Dominican Republic ratified their commitment to the energy transition to renewable energy sources.     In a press release, the Ministry of Environment announced that at a meeting headed by the Minister of Environment of…

Brazil presidential runoff: Lula and Bolsonaro close campaigns in southeastern Brazil

BRASILIA, Oct 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The campaigns of candidates Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro chose capitals in southeastern Brazil to close on Saturday their last political events before the runoff slated for Sunday.     Lula, Workers’ Party (PT) candidate, will lead from 16:00, local time, the so-called…

Cuba is preparing Citizenship Act

MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay), Oct 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuba is preparing a Citizenship Act and working on the promotion of relations with emigrants, a senior official of the Cuban Foreign Ministry said here.     This was announced by General Director of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad (DACCRE), Ernesto Soberon. It was…

ELN rebels in Colombia frees a person and hands him over to the ICRC

BOGOTA, Oct 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) handed over a person it was holding to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).     The ICRC confirmed to the press today that a humanitarian mission received the person Saturday in a rural area of Magdalena Medio. After…

Homicides increase in Chile this year

SANTIAGO, Oct 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Investigative Police (PDI) of Chile reported that so far 753 homicides were registered in the national territory, 33.5 percent more compared to the same period of 2021.     According to the report, most of the cases occurred in the north of the country, in…