UK zoo names rare white rhino ‘Queenie’ for Elizabeth II

Queenie the rhino was born in the Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens in southern England LONDON, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over her record-breaking reign, Queen Elizabeth II has had many things named after her. Joining the list is a rare white rhino newly born in a British wildlife park. “Queenie”…

Tanzania: Hundreds of Masai ready to leave conservation area

DAR ES SALAAM, March 13 (NNN-KBC) — Hundreds of Masai people have volunteered to leave their homes in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) after the government asked the pastoralists to relocate because the rising human population was putting pressure on wildlife. More than 450 people from 86 households have expressed…

Kenyatta and Odinga: Foes-turned-allies in race for Kenya Presidency

NAIROBI, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s ringing endorsement of his long-time opponent Raila Odinga on Saturday for the country’s August 2022 presidential elections draws a line under decades of bitter public rivalry. Both men were born to fathers who played a key role in Kenya’s struggle for…

CoviD-19: Brazil reports 45,020 new cases, 389 more deaths; Argentina just 2,986 new cases, 71 deaths

BRASILIA, March 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 45,020 new COVID-19 cases and 389 related deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its total caseload to 29,350,134 and national death toll to 654,945, the Ministry of Health said. Many cities and states eased masking and social distancing requirements this month after…

UN urges for stopping violence in Sudan, restoring stability in Darfur region

Displaced Sudanese women wait for the arrival of the World Food Programme aid in Nyala, capital of South Darfur KHARTOUM, March 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations mission in Sudan called on the Sudanese authorities to work to stop violence in all parts of the country and restore stability in…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Britons to get £350 a month to open homes to Ukraine refugees

Britons opening their homes to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion will receive a payment of £350 per month LONDON, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Britain will pay people to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion as the government moves to deflect anger over its response to the fastest-growing refugee crisis…

Tens of thousands march for the climate in France

Protesters hold placards and a banner reading “A mandate for the climate” during a “Look up” march to urge governments to act against climate change and social injustice in Paris PARIS, March 113 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people protested across France on Saturday to call for more attention…

US violence: Two employees injured in stabbing attack at New York’s Museum of Modern Art

People were evacuated from the Museum of Modern Art where a stabbing occurred NEW YORK, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man stabbed two employees inside the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Saturday afternoon, leaping over a reception desk to attack them after he was denied entrance for…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: EU eyes more Ukraine arms aid, big Russia sanctions

VERSAILLES (France), March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union on eyed an extra 500 million euros in military support for Ukraine and fresh sanctions on Russia, as Moscow’s war spurred vows to bolster the bloc’s defences.    EU leaders meeting for a summit in France’s Palace of Versailles described Moscow’s…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Alarm grows over Mariupol as Russia squeezes Kyiv

             KYIV, March  13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian forces upped the pressure on Kyiv and pummelled civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities, amid fresh efforts to get aid to the devastated port city of Mariupol.        Russian strikes destroyed the airport in the town of Vasylkiv, south of Kyiv,…