Backlog of vessels with Ukrainian grains waiting for inspection in the Black Sea

ISTANBUL (Turkiye), Oct 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — With nearly 100 grain-laden ships reaching towards the horizon off Istanbul, the U.N. official overseeing exports from Ukraine is asking Russia and other parties to end “full-blown” inspections of outgoing vessels to ease the backlog. Ukraine has exported more than 6.8 million tons of…

President Samia cherishes Tanzania-China friendship

Tanzania and China flags DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 15 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has lauded the long friendship and continued support China has been extending to Tanzania. Samia made the remarks during the handing over and launching of a modern Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) College, located…

Cuban educational system suffers from the US blockade: Ministry of Education

HAVANA, Oct 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The 1.6 million students currently studying from preschool to pre-university in Cuba and its 250,000 teachers, suffer effects of the US blockade on the island every day in their classrooms. This was denounced at a press conference in this capital by Grisel Moya, Director…

Hurricane Julia damage in Nicaragua exceeds 300 million dollars

MANAGUA, Oct 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The damage caused after the passage of Hurricane Julia through Nicaragua exceeds 300 million dollars, official sources confirmed. After a meeting of the national damage assessment commission created to quantify the losses and additional costs caused by Julia, it was learned that this preliminary…

Pres Putin proposes Russia as venue for Armenia-Azerbaijan talks

ASTANA, Oct 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is participating in the Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States, invited the leaders of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and Armenia, Nikol Pashinian, to meet in Russia. Putin stressed that the meeting can be held in any Russian city, anywhere,…

10 civilians killed in attack in central Mali: army

BAMAKO, Oct 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Malian Armed Forces (FAMas) have blamed Macina Katiba, a jihadist group, for an attack that left ten civilians dead on Thursday in central Mali, the Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces (Dirpa) said. According to a DIRPA statement, the attack…

Nigeria to resume Abuja-Kaduna train service with security measures installed

ABUJA, Oct 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigeria will resume train services between the capital city Abuja and the northern city Kaduna after security measures were installed, Minister of Transportation Mu’azu Sambo said. The train service was suspended after a passenger train en route to Kaduna from Abuja was attacked by gunmen…

Armed youth groups renew deadly clashes in South Sudan: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A UN spokesman said that peacekeepers in South Sudan are gravely concerned about the fighting between two armed Dinka youth groups in the country’s north. Deadly clashes between the Dinka Ngok and Dinka Twic Mayardit youth in the border area between the Abyei administrative…

Rising prices lead to growing civil unrest in Haiti: UN

GENEVA, Oct 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Rising food and fuel prices have led to growing civil unrest in Haiti, the World Food Programme (WFP) and other UN agencies warned Friday. Jean-Martin Bauer, country director in Haiti for the WFP, told a press briefing via video link that the country is facing…

US shooting: Pres Biden decries mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA/AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden urged Congress on Friday to pass a ban on assault-style weapons, which he called a “commonsense action to get weapons of war off our streets” in the wake of a shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina. “For the lives we’ve lost and the…