French Pres Macron calls for dialogues between Armenia, Azerbaijan

French President Emmanuel Macron greets Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian at the Elysee Palace in Paris PARIS, Sept 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — French President Emmanuel Macron called for the resumption of dialogues between Armenia and Azerbaijan to solve their ongoing border conflict. Speaking at a press conference with visiting Armenian Prime…

Venezuela-Colombia border formally reopens

Venezuelans carrying bags of food and other products they bought at a supermarket in San Jose de Cucuta, Colombia CARACAS, Sept 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The border between Venezuela and Colombia was formally reopened Monday, after a symbolic act led by Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan ministers at the Simon…

Italy’s right-wing coalition scores broad victory in parliamentary elections

ROME, Sept 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — A right-wing coalition scored a broad victory in Italy’s general election to form a new parliament on Sunday, official results showed Monday evening. As vote counting concluded in 99 percent of polling stations across the country, nationalist Brothers of Italy was put at 26 percent…

2,423 monkeypox cases confirmed in Peru

LIMA, Sept 27 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported that the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Peru has risen to 2,423. In a tweet, Minsa stated that cases were reported in Metropolitan Lima (1,879), Lima Provinces (29), Callao (169), La Libertad (117), Arequipa (100), Ucayali (17), Lambayeque (16), Piura…

Peru: President proposes creation of national disaster risk map

LIMA, Sept 27 (NNN-ANDINA) — President Pedro Castillo on Monday raised the urgent need for Peru to have a national disaster risk map, which contains information and allows identifying the infrastructure that collapsed in all sectors across the country, so that the State can rapidly intervene. “Peru needs to have a…

Update: Death toll from Russian school shooting climbs to 13

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 13 people were killed, including seven children, in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk on Monday, TASS news agency reported, citing the Russian Investigative Committee. According to the committee, 14 children and seven adults were injured in the…

9 killed in Russian school shooting

The shooter also wounded 20 other people before turning the gun on himself. (AP pic) MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (XINHUA/TASS) — At least nine people were dead, including five children, after a gunman opened fire in a school in the central Russian city of Izhevsk, investigators said Monday.  “Nine people were…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Venezuela joins Mexico’s initiative for ceasefire in Ukraine

CARACAS, Sept 26 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Venezuelan Government of Nicolás Maduro subscribed to the negotiating table formulated by Mexico to put an end to tensions between Russia and Ukraine, a conflict that has been active for seven months since Feb 24. The Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Rafael Faría…

Family Code: Nearly six million Cubans participated in referendum

HAVANA, Sept 26 (NNN-TELESUR) — The president of the National Electoral Council, Alina Balseiro, told the press that up to 5pm local time, 5,806,078 citizens had voted out of the more than 8.4 million summoned in this popular referendum. Balseiro explained that the information would continue to be processed since…

Venezuela to offer hot air balloon flights to boost tourism

CARACAS, Sept 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela will offer hot air balloon flights from December to boost tourism, said Transportation Minister Ramon Velasquez Araguayan. “In December, we will activate hot air balloon flights in Venezuela’s tourist destinations,” he said on Twitter, where he also posted a video about the flight trials.…