Cameroonian PM urges citizens to embrace peace in restive Anglophone region

Source: Xinhua| 2021-10-07 03:05:45|Editor: huaxia Y Reuters 2 minute read AOUNDE, Oct 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute urged citizens in the country’s restive Anglophone region of Northwest to embrace peace, saying that it’s the foremost prerequisite for the development of the region. “I bring to you a…

Peru’s president announces resignation of PM

Peru’s Prime Minister Guido Bellido (C)  LIMA, Oct 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peru’s President Pedro Castillo announced the resignation of Prime Minister Guido Bellido to preserve the “governability of the country” mired in political tension since Bellido took office on July 29. “Today I have accepted the resignation of the president…

Mexico: Fiery road crash kills 3 migrants in Gulf Coast, 20 injured

MEXICO CITY, Oct 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least three migrants were burned to death and about 20 others were injured in a fiery road crash early Wednesday in Mexico’s Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, the National Immigration Institute (INM) said. Among the victims were Honduran, Haitian and Guatemalan migrants, the…

Post-Brexit crisis: EU vows to fix UK-France fishing row

French fishermen threaten to blockade Brexit Britain BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Commission aims to make sure that French fishermen will be issued licenses needed for them to continue to operate in the territorial waters of the United Kingdom (UK) and Jersey, a Commission spokesperson said as tensions…

EU confirms commitment to Western Balkans enlargement but sets no date

European Council President Charles Michel (C), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa KRANJ (Slovenia), Oct 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) is committed to the integration of the Western Balkans, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the conclusion…

Study reveals huge scale of sexual abuse by French Church

Victims put up with isolation, shame and guilt PARIS, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 216,000 children and teenagers may have been victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France since the 1950s, according to an investigative commission.If victims in other institutions run by the Church are included, the…

Russia: Pres Putin decrees Father’s Day to honour men’s role in raising children

Vladimir Putin, Russian President MOSCOW, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the establishment of a Father’s Day to increase the appreciation of men in the family, the Kremlin announced.The 68-year-old, who has two adult daughters, decided by decree that the day is to be celebrated every…

State Department reveals number of nuclear arsenal in the US in 2020

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US administration revealed that the United States (US) had 3,750 nuclear warheads as of Sept 30, 2020, reversing former President Donald Trump’s decision to rank the numbers on the nuclear arsenal.“The United States is releasing newly declassified information on the US nuclear arsenal to…

Covid-19: Zimbabwe extends lockdown, but bars re-open – Information Minister

So far 3,117,895 people have taken the first dose of a vaccine in Zimbabwe HARARE, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe extended its Covid-19 lockdown by a further two weeks, but licenced bars will be allowed to re-open to fully vaccinated patrons.Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa told journalists following a Cabinet meeting…

Covid-19: Uganda’s education minister blocks reopening of international schools

Uganda’s First Lady and Education Minister, Janet Museveni KAMPALA, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda’s Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, who is also the country’s First Lady, has rejected pleas by the Belgian ambassador to reopen international schools before the end of the year.The envoy had made the request…