Sudanese women footballers tackle hurdles to play the game

KHARTOUM, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s women’s football team is yet to win a match, but members say they have scored a victory by overcoming challenges including discrimination and a coup to play the game.    “The girls are still taking their very first steps in international football,” said coach…

US envoys held energy talks with Venezuela’s President Maduro: White House

WASHINGTON, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The White House said that a US delegation held weekend talks in Venezuela with the government of President Nicolas Maduro that included a discussion of energy supplies — as Washington looks for ways to reduce its imports of Russian oil.Venezuela’s opposition also said it had…

Mexico: Players ‘get death threats’ after football brawl

MEXICO CITY, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Players for one of the Mexican football teams whose weekend match was marred by clashes between rival fans have received death threats, their club said.   Fighting broke out just after the hour mark of Saturday’s game between Queretaro and Atlas at La Corregidora…

Brazil: Petrobras share prices plunge after Pres Bolsonaro criticism

BRASILIA, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shares in Brazilian oil company Petrobras plummeted more than seven percent Monday after President Jair Bolsonaro criticized the organization’s pricing policy in the face of rising crude prices due to the war in Ukraine.   The far-right leader, who has a habit of targeting the…

Firefighters battle blaze in London tower block

LONDON, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 125 firefighters battled a blaze at a tower block housing apartments and offices near the City of London, as burning debris fell to the ground. Police evacuated the high-rise building, after the Monday fire erupted on its 17th floor and sent thick smoke…

‘No witnesses’ to implicate MH17 suspect, Dutch court told

The defendant’s lawyers Sabine ten Doesschate and Boudewijn van Eijck prepare for the pleadings in the Schiphol Judicial Complex in Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands THE HAGUE, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dutch lawyers representing a suspect accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 said that no witnesses exist who could…

Covid-19: First mRNA manufacturing facility to be set up in Kenya

NAIROBI, March 8 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and Moderna have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the first mRNA manufacturing facility in Africa. Moderna is building this state-of-the-art mRNA facility in Africa with the goal of producing up to 500 million doses of vaccines each year. The Company anticipates…

Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover, UN says

GENEVA, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more than 80 per cent of them by a group affiliated to Daesh, a UN report shows, underscoring the scale of the insurgency faced by the new rulers. It is the first…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: More than 1.7 million Ukrainians have fled to Central Europe, UN says

PRZEMYSL (Poland), March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1.7 million Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion have so far crossed into Central Europe, the United Nation’s refugee agency said, as thousands more streamed across the borders. Poland – which has the largest Ukrainian community in Central Europe – has received more than 1 million Ukrainian…

US fails to get China to back UN text against North Korea

Military equipments are seen during a military parade to commemorate the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea UNITED NATIONS, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and European allies on the United Nations Security Council failed on Monday to convince China and Russia to back a text…