Covid-19: Bolivia to return to face-to-face classes

LA PAZ, March 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Schools in Bolivia return to in-person classes on Monday, with biosecurity measures in place to avoid the spread of COVID-19, Deputy Minister of Education Bartolome Puma announced. On Feb. 1, most Bolivian schools began the year with a mixture of distance, face-to-face and hybrid…

Covid-19: Tunisia may see new wave in May – minister

TUNIS, March 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian Health Minister Ali Mrabet warned that his country may witness a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in May. The progress of fighting the virus does not justify laxity on the preventive measures, the minister told Mosaique FM, a private radio station. He also…

Kenya’s polls heat drives jitters up the Northern Corridor as US expressed concern over political uncertainty

NAIROBI, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US spy agencies have expressed concerns over the political uncertainty around the Aug 9 General Election in Kenya, warning that any disruptions in East Africa’s largest economy will not be healthy for regional stability.Kenya, which is a strategic ally of the US in the…

Somalia faces crippling lack of funds to tackle drought crisis – UN

Internally-displaced Somalis wait for food at a distribution point in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The crisis in Somalia is predicted to worsen in the coming months as drought ravages the country and relief agencies struggle to raise funds for adequate humanitarian response.And the UN is warning that the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Talks to continue despite deadly strikes

KYIV, March  15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia and Ukraine conducted fresh talks on Monday in an effort to end Moscow’s devastating war, despite deadly strikes on a Ukrainian television tower, the capital and a pro-Moscow separatist region. On the 19th day of the invasion, the fourth round of talks made no…

Chad military gov’t, opposition groups hold peace talks in Qatar

Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi (R) greets Chad’s Prime Minister Albert Pahimi Padacke at the start of the Chad peace talks DOHA (Qatar), March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chad’s military government and dozens of opposition groups have started peace talks in Qatar as a first…

US violence: Woman stabs man during date in revenge for Qassem Soleimani killing – Police

Nika Nikoubin, 21 CARSON CITY (Nevada, US), March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman stabbed her date whom she had met online in retaliation for the 2020 death of an Iranian military leader killed in an American drone strike, police said. Nika Nikoubin, 21, has been charged with attempted murder, battery…

Presidents of Bolivia, Peru discuss bilateral issues while in Chile

SANTIAGO (Chile), March 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Presidents Pedro Castillo Terrones of Peru and Luis Arce Catacora of Bolivia held a private meeting in Santigo de Chile on the sides of Gabriel Boric Font’s inauguration to discuss the possibility of supplying Peru with LPG, among other issues. Castillo and Arce talked…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Argentine fisheries industry exports hit by the conflict

BUENOS AIRES, March 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine are intensifying and biting, with consequences for the Argentine fishing industry, mainly because Russian importers are rejecting shipments as the Rubble, last week, had devalued almost 75%. Although there is some flexibility for shipping transporting food…

St Helena/South Africa flights will resume March 26, Jamestown

JAMESTOWN (St Helena), March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The St Helena government has announced the resumption of Airlink flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and St Helena island commencing March 26. The Airlink service has been discontinued since March 20, 2020 because of the pandemic. The resumption also means a monthly inter-island…