Two French citizens killed in Haiti – Foreign Ministry

PARIS, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two French citizens have been killed in an attack in Haiti, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, without giving further details. The French embassy in Haiti was seeking more information from local authorities, the ministry said. French media reported that the…

Nigeria launches first national sex offenders register

ABUJA, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria launched its first national sexual offenders register, setting up a database of those convicted for sexual violence in a move seen as an important step towards clamping down on abuse. The “Sexual Offender Register” will contain the names of all those prosecuted for sexual…

Three die as storm front batters Greece

Torrential rains left damages in the town of Kineta, some 50 km southwest of Athens ATHENS, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people died in Greece on Monday as a storm front battered parts of the country, causing flooding and landslides, officials said. The bodies of two men were recovered after…

Thousands of sheep feared dead in Romania capsize

Only 32 of 14,600 sheep have been saved  BUCHAREST, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of sheep are feared dead a day after a vessel overturned off the Romanian coast, leading to renewed calls for a ban on the controversial sea transport of livestock. The Queen Hind, bound for Saudi Arabia…

Colombia expels 59 Venezuelans who took part in protests

BOGOTA, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia said it is expelling 59 Venezuelans for taking part in street protests, as conservative President Ivan Duque gathered with business and labor leaders in a bid to quell violent anti-government protests. Demonstrators planned another big march on Monday despite Duque’s launch of a national…

UN Security Council asks for credible elections in Somalia

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Security Council on Monday asked for peaceful, inclusive, credible and transparent one-person-one-vote elections in Somalia. Holding such elections would be a historic step in the rebuilding of Somalia and would assist the country’s continued democratic development, said the Security Council in a press…

Nigeria vows to end HIV scourge by 2030: Health Minister

ABUJA, Nov 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigeria is determined to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, in line with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS vision, the country’s Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said. The minister restated Nigeria’s commitment to achieving viral suppression through what he called “detection, treatment and suppression”…

Portugal welcomes UNESCO’s ratification of World Portuguese Language Day

LISBON, Nov 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa welcomed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s proclamation of May 5 as World Portuguese Language Day, Lusa News Agency reported. “I’m very happy,” Rebelo de Sousa was quoted as saying. “It is the recognition of a…

Man nabbed on suspicion of manslaughter over Essex lorry container deaths

39 bodies were found in this lorry trailer in Essex LONDON, Nov 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — A man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals that were found in a refrigerated lorry container in October in Essex in southeast England. British…

Over 20,000 people rally for higher salaries for Croatian teachers

ZAGREB, Nov 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Over 20,000 Croatian teachers and their supporters gathered on Monday at the capital’s main square, demanding higher salaries and better working conditions. Early last month, Croatian teachers embarked on “circular strike”, which has seen them striking on different days in different counties. They complain that…