IAEA clears Uganda to build nuclear power plant in phased approach

KAMPALA, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has cleared Uganda to start building a nuclear facility for power generation, a visiting top official of the agency said here. According to a State House statement issued here, Aline Des Cloizeaux, IAEA’s director in charge of Nuclear Power…

UN refugee agency welcomes Libya’s release of migrants

TRIPOLI, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday welcomed the release of illegal migrants from detention in Libya’s capital city Tripoli. “UNHCR welcomes the decision by the authorities to authorize the transfer of 59 men, women and children out of Ain Zara detention…

Russian FM visits Algeria to mark 60th anniversary of ties

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) in Algiers, Algeria, ALGIERS, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, as the two countries marked the 60th anniversary of the official ties. The bilateral relations…

Russia refuses to attend Human Rights Council session

Red Square in the city of Moscow, capital of Russia MOSCOW, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia will not participate in the special session of the UN Human Rights Council on “the deterioration of the human rights situation in Ukraine”, Russian diplomacy spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced Tuesday.“The Russian delegation will not…

UK Parliament: Prince Charles delivers Queen’s Speech for the first time

Prince Charles LONDON, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took centre stage amid the pomp and pageantry of the opening of parliament on Tuesday, replacing the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth who missed the grand set-piece event with health issues.With the queen forced to withdraw for the…

Tanzania to ease pump pain with $43m fuel subsidy; seeks World Bank, IMF loans

Tanzania will spare motorists and households high pump price increases in June DAR ES SALAAM, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania will spare motorists and households high pump price increases next month after the government announced a Tsh100 billion ($43 million) fuel subsidy on Tuesday.Speaking in Parliament, Energy minister January Makamba…

UN calls for independent probe into religious violence in Ethiopia

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in Geneva GENEVA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet denounced a recent deadly Christian-Muslim violence in Ethiopia and called for an immediate probe into the incidents.“I am deeply distressed by the recent violent clashes…

WHO studies whether COVID-19 has role in child hepatitis mystery

The WHO was first informed on April 5 of 10 unexplained hepatitis cases in Scotland, detected in children under the age of 10. — Reuters pic GENEVA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The WHO said that 348 probable cases of hepatitis of unknown origin had been identified, as studies into the…

Honduran ex-president Hernandez pleads not guilty in US, decries treatment

People gather in front of the United States federal courthouse where Hernandez appeared on Tuesday NEW YORK, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, with chains around his ankles, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to US drug and weapons charges in Manhattan federal court while his lawyer complained…

Mexican president threatens to boycott Biden’s Americas summit

MEXICO CITY, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he would skip a Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June unless Washington invites all countries in the region. If US President Joe Biden’s administration excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the talks, Mexico…