Peru landslide: At least 60 houses with people inside buried in Pataz province

LIMA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Part of a hill collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday, burying at least 60 homes, the government said, with harrowing images on social media showing whole apartment buildings being covered by the landslide. While casualties are yet unknown, dozens of people are feared dead after…

Somali ADF terrorist commander killed by Operation Shujaa Forces

KINSHASA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A joint operation between the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) has killed a Somali-based Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist commander Abu Aden. Abu was killed in a battle at Malulu, seven kilometers North West…

Haiti: Health workers on strike over surge in gang kidnappings

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters burned tyres and blocked roads in Haiti on the second day of a strike by doctors, nurses and other health professionals over a spike in gang-related kidnappings that have further destabilised the crisis-stricken island. The three-day strike began on Monday and included the shutting down of public…

Somalia: Nine KDF soldiers killed, five injured in IED attack

MOGADISHU, March 16 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — At least nine Kenya Defence Forces troops were killed when a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an explosive in Gherille in Gedo in Somalia. Officials said five others were injured in the incident that happened Monday afternoon. This was after the lorry…

Puerto Rico formally out of bankruptcy

SAN JUAN, March 16 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Government of Puerto Rico announced the largest public debt restructuring in US history, thanks to which the island has formally managed to avoid bankruptcy after a debt of US$ 70 billion seven years ago was beyond its repayment capacity. The US territory will…

Hackers attack Uganda gov’t social media page

KAMPALA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Efforts were being made to recover one of the government of Uganda’s social media sites after it was hacked and disabled by anonymous people. The site, belonging to the Government Citizen Interaction Centre (GCICU), was hacked on Tuesday, making it inaccessible to its administrators after…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Over 3 million Ukrainian refugees arrive in neighboring countries – UN

GENEVA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over 3 million Ukrainian refugees have arrived in neighboring countries, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said.    According to the agency, the number of people who fled Ukraine between Feb 24 and March 15 has reached 3,000,381. A total of…

Colombia: Pres Duque opens gene bank for long-term crop conservation

A person drives a tractor at the Future Seeds gene bank in Palmira, Colombia BOGOTA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s President Ivan Duque inaugurated the world’s largest genetic library for beans, cassava and tropical forages for feeding livestock, which will provide long-term crop conservation and could help shock-proof global food…

Ecuador: Indigenous communities demand end to extractive industries that damage rainforest

Leaders from indigenous communities in the Amazon basin demanded South American governments halt extractive industries that damage the rainforest PUYO (Ecuador), March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indigenous leaders from nine countries in the Amazon basin met in Ecuador on Tuesday (Mar 15) and demanded South America governments halt extractive industries which…

US gun violence: Suspect arrested in connection to shootings of homeless individuals

WASHINGTON, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police announced that they had arrested a suspect in connection to a series of shootings targeting homeless individuals in Washington, D.C. and New York City earlier this month. Gerald Brevard, 30, was believed to have committed three offenses in Washington, D.C., between March 3 and…