Argentine league game delayed after explosives thrown on pitch

ritten ByVishal Tiwari Grenades thrown and explode on pitch prior to Rosario Central vs Newell’s Old Boys clash BUENOS AIRES, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Clasico Rosarino between Newell’s Old Boys and Rosario Central in Argentina was delayed on Sunday after fans threw “bombs” onto the pitch and damaged it,…

Update: Belgium mourns after car kills six in carnival crash

LA LOUVIERE (Belgium), March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgium mourned on Sunday after a car ploughed into a crowd of early morning carnival-goers, killing six people and injuring dozens of others, but the authorities ruled out an act of terrorism.   The tragedy took place around 5:00 am as the carnival…

Covid-19: 17.3 million Kenyans so far vaccinated – Health Ministry

NAIROBI, March 21 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced that a total of 17,327,143 vaccines have been administered across the country. The latest figures indicating the government is on course and will most likely surpass the 60 percent of the population targeted for vaccination by the end of…

Kenya-Korea sign MoU to develop Konza Smart City

NAIROBI, March 21 (NNN-KNA) — The Korea Trade-Investment and Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of the Economic Innovation Partnership Programme (EIPP) with Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA). The three-year partnership aims at facilitating the consultation and co-operation between Kenya and South Korea by establishing a…

South Sudan atrocities: UN to probe 142 individuals

GENEVA, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN experts have drawn up a list of 142 people to be investigated over gross human rights abuses in South Sudan. Their alleged crimes included massacres, torture, abductions, detentions, looting, burning of villages and forced displacement – as well as rape and sexual violence, the…

Six killed after car drives into crowd in Belgium

BRUSSELS, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least six people have been killed after a car drove into a crowd in southern Belgium. The incident happened in the small town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, about 50 km south of the capital Brussels. The car reportedly drove at high-speed into a group of around…

US: Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya – Report

WASHINGTON, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

IMF Board to discuss Argentina $45 billion deal on March 25

 WASHINGTON, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund announced that its board of directors will discuss Argentina’s $45 billion agreement on Friday, the final step of approval after two years of negotiations. If approved, it would be Argentina’s 22nd IMF program and the latest chapter in the country’s tumultuous…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Pres Biden to travel to Poland to discuss Ukraine crisis – White House

WASHINGTON, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to meet with President Andrzej Duda for discussions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House said.   “The President will discuss how the United States, alongside our Allies and partners, is responding to the…

Brazil’s top court lifts ban on Telegram after content removal

BRASILIA, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Supreme Court judge who had ordered messaging app Telegram blocked in Brazil reversed the ruling Sunday, after the tech company complied with an earlier decree to make changes to the platform. “Considering that the (court’s requested changes) were fully attended to, I revoke the…