Nicaragua breaks off relations with the Netherlands

MANAGUA, Oct 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The government of Nicaragua broke off bilateral relations with the Kingdom of the Netherlands due to its reiterated interventionist and neocolonialist position, a diplomatic note informed Saturday. According to the text, the Netherlands offended Nicaraguan families with threats and suspension of works for the…

Ebola: Ministry of Health cautions Kenyans against cross border movement

NAIROBI, Oct 2 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyans have been advised to minimize movement along the Western border after Ebola outbreak in Uganda. The Ministry of Health maintained it has heightened surveillance and screening at all points of entry. “We appeal to Members of the public to minimize their movements in and…

Greece-Bulgaria gas pipeline starts commercial operation

SOFIA, Oct 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Greece-Bulgaria gas pipeline, the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), started commercial operation on Saturday, according to ICGB AD, owner and operator of the IGB. The IGB connects with the Greek national gas transmission system and the Trans-Adriatic gas pipeline (TAP AG) in the area of…

Hurricane Ian: Death toll jumps to dozens in US

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — As of Saturday evening, more than 30 people have been reportedly confirmed dead in the United States due to Hurricane Ian, including 28 in the southeasternmost state of Florida. Tallies from US news houses are much higher, with the count of NBC News reaching 77…

Czech gov’t parties win Senate elections

PRAGUE, Oct2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The leading government coalition party, the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), won the most seats in this year’s Senate elections, according to official results published by the Czech Statistical Office on Saturday. The ODS, headed by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, won eight out of 27 seats, followed…

PM’s party wins Latvian parliamentary elections: exit poll

A child poses for a photo in Riga, Latvia RIGA, Oct 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’ center-right party New Unity on Saturday won the Baltic country’s parliamentary elections, an exit poll conducted by the research center SKDS showed. The party took an estimated 22.5 percent of the…

Cuba and Vietnam sign ten business agreements

HAVANA, Oct 2 (NNN-ACN) — The Cuba-Vietnam Business Forum held on Friday as part of the program of the official visit of Prime Minister Manuel Marrero wrapped up with the signing of ten agreements, including memorandums of understanding, letter of intent and supply and distribution contracts.Inaugurating the event, which was…

Cuba receives electrical material from Mexico to repair damage caused by Hurricane Ian as Angola donates medical supplies to Cuban Hospital

HAVANA, Oct 2 (NNN-ACN) — A solidarity cargo from Mexico arrived in Cuba with electrical material destined for the recovery of the province of Pinar del Rio (westernmost Cuban province), the most affected by the passage of Hurricane Ian, which on Tuesday hit that territory with category three on the…

Ghana: One confirmed dead following floods in Ofoase-Ayirebi

ACCRA, Oct 2 (NNN-GNA) — One person has been confirmed dead following heavy rains in Ofaose-Ayirebi in the Eastern Region.The major parts of Ghana have witnessed persistent rains over the past few days leading to flash floods in several communities across the country.In the case of Akokoase in the Ofoase-Ayirebi…

Military coup: Burkina Faso junta accuses France of ‘aiding’ ousted leader to launch ‘counter-offensive’

Officer Kabre of the MPSR addressed the Oct 1 press briefing on RTB OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 2 (NNN-GNA) — The Captain Ibrahim Traore-led military junta in Burkina Faso have dragged France into the Sept 30 coup that toppled Lt. Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. According to a statement read on national TV,…