50 missing as boat capsizes in Mediterranean

ROMe, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — A boat carrying 51 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean recently, with one confirmed alive and 50 still missing, local media reported. The only survivor was rescued by a merchant ship and transported to a hospital in Malta for treatment. According to the survivor, the boat…

Germany gun violence: 5 injured after shots fired in central Berlin

Police officers work near the scene of a shooting in Berlin BERLIN, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Five people were injured after shots were fired in an apartment in central Berlin on Sunday, German media BILD reported. German news agency dpa said the incident occurred at around 5 p.m. local time…

South Africa: Transnet partners with Belgian port entities to modernise local ports

DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Transnet has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges International (PoABI) and the Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center (APEC) to modernise South Africa’s port system, enhance operational efficiency, and strengthen regional trade competitiveness. The agreement establishes a framework…

South Africa to host special WEF Summit in 2027

DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has announced that South Africa will host a Special World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit in 2027. Speaking at the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Lamola said that as Africa’s most industrialised economy…

More than 640,000 people affected by catastrophic Mozambique floods

Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique MAPUTO, Jan 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique has affected more than 640,000 people, authorities say, with more than half of those in Gaza province.The regional capital, Xai-Xai, is submerged and fears of hunger and disease are mounting.Local authorities are coordinating with the country’s relief…

Two Tanzanians arrested in Kajiado with elephant tasks worth Ksh.14M

Two Tanzanian nationals who have been arrested NAIROBI, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Tanzanian nationals have been arrested in possession of 20 elephant tusks at the Namanga Border Post in Kajiado County.The two suspects, identified as Imani Manasse Musumbwe and Jinaoneka Kyenya, were intercepted by the Kajiado Investigation Team working…

US aircrash: Private jet carrying 8 people crashes at Bangor, Maine, airport, FAA says

BANGOR (Maine, US), Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A private jet carrying eight people crashed on takeoff from Bangor, Maine, Sunday evening, according to the FAA. The extent of their injuries is not known, a source briefed on the incident said. The plane is a Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet. The…

Woman, boy drown off Greece after migrant boat sinks

ATHENS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A boat carrying over 50 migrants sank off the Greek coast, killing a woman and a boy and leaving three others missing, the coastguard said Sunday. “Fifty migrants have been rescued and are being cared for by the authorities,” after the accident off the island…

EU and Ecuador wrap up talks on sustainable investment deal, EU’s first SIFA with Latin America

BRUSSELS (Belgium), Jan 25 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The European Union and Ecuador have concluded negotiations on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA), in what Brussels is portraying as the bloc’s first such deal with a Latin American country. In a Commission statement, the EU said the agreement is designed to make…

Brazil is expecting 353 million tons from the 2025/26 grains’ harvest

BRASILIA, Jan 25 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil is heading for a new record production of its 2025/26 grains harvest, mainly soybeans, maize sorghum, sunflower, according to the latest survey by Conab, the country’s agriculture supplies company. Overall the harvest is expected to reach 353.1 million tons, 0.3% higher than the previous…