North Korea presses ahead with weapons development despite sanctions: UN report

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea pressed ahead with the development of its nuclear and missile programs last year despite international sanctions, according to a confidential United Nations report. Pyongyang is under major sanctions over its weapons programs, including a ban on exports of coal, iron, lead, textiles,…

Covid-19: Brazil registers 197,442 more cases

BRASILIA, Feb 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 197,442 COVID-19 infections and 1,308 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its nationwide counts to 26,473,273 and 631,802 respectively, the National Council of Health Secretaries said Saturday. Sao Paulo, the most populous state in Brazil with 46 million inhabitants, has so far…

Tanzania’s ruling party marks 45th anniversary with impressive feats

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tanzania’s ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) on Saturday marked its 45th anniversary with its chairperson, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, highlighting achievements made by the party. Addressing the east African nation from Mara region, Samia Suluhu said Tanzania has made impressive socio-economic, political…

DR Congo: Four hurt in bomb blast in busy market in Beni city

BENI (DR Congo). Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were hurt when a bomb exploded at a busy market Saturday in the city of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, police said, days after the US embassy in the capital Kinshasa warned of a possible attack. Local police…

Covid-19: Austria’s total infections surpass 2 mln mark

A staff member checks 2G certifications at a bookstore in Vienna, Austria VIENNA, Feb 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The total number of COVID-19 infections reported in Austria since the start of the pandemic has exceeded 2 million, according to data from the Austrian Interior Ministry. The 2-million mark was crossed on…

Austria: 9 killed in 2 days after third deadly avalanche

VIENNA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Austria warned of “considerable” risk of avalanches in the west of the country after nine people were killed within 24 hours. Police said eight people died in three separate incidents in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol on Friday. In one avalanche near…

Kenya launches council to guide trade with UK

The current EPA in Kenya covers trade in goods and development cooperation NAIROBI, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya has unveiled the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) Council in an effort to facilitate trade with the UK.The current EPA covers trade in goods and development cooperation.Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Industrialisation, Trade, and…

WFP: Hunger stalks 20m in East Africa as 2030 nears

Internally-displaced people wait for food at a refugee camp near Mogadishu, Somalia ADDIS ABABA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Food insecurity continues to stalk East Africa, with four countries counting 19.5 million people in its population among those feeling the severity of its bite.The situation is exacerbated by conflict and famine…

AU Summit: Palestinian PM urges African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh urged the African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status as heads of state from the 55-member body met for a two-day summit. “Israel should never be rewarded for its violation and for the apartheid regime it does impose on…

Morocco boy found dead in tragic end to well ordeal

RABAT, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moroccan emergency crews found a five-year-old boy dead at the bottom of a well late Saturday in a tragic end to a painstaking five-day rescue operation that gripped the nation and beyond. “Following the tragic accident which cost the life of the child Rayan Oram,…