Lima 2019: Peruvian medal-winning Para athletes to receive apartments too

LIMA, Aug 18 (NNN-ANDINA) — Just like the 39 Peruvian medalists who reached the podium at the latest edition of the Pan American Games in Lima, their fellow Para athletes who win medals at the Parapan American event will be rewarded with a modern, specially-designed apartment at the Athletes Village located in…

Cameroon: 2-week power outage paralyzes capital; power company says three months to restore electricity

People are now resorting to generators for power. YAOUNDE, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Businesses, media and hospitals in Cameroon’s capital have been brought to a halt because of an unprecedented power failure that has gone on for nearly two weeks. The government has ordered the electric company, ENEO, to restore…

Gabon: Pres Ali Bongo makes first live public appearance after stroke

Gabonese President Ali Bongo attends a wreath-laying ceremony in Libreville LIBREVILLE, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabonese President Ali Bongo has appeared live in public for the first time almost 10 months after suffering a stroke, walking with a stick as he attended ceremonies in the capital, Libreville.The 60-year-old, whose every…

Eight killed in Ukraine hotel fire

KIEV, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight people were killed and ten wereinjured in a hotel fire in Ukraine’s port city of Odessa early Saturday,emergency services said. The fire broke out at 1.34 am in the southern city’s Tokyo Starhotel. Some 65 firefighters backed by 13 emergency vehicles put out the…

Venezuelans caught smuggling gold into Dominican Republic

CARACAS/SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 18 (NNN-TELESUR) — Six Venezuelans were arrested on Friday in the Dominican Republic for possible links to a gold smuggling ring, and are now in the process of being extradited.  Two Dominican Republic nationals involved in the operation were also captured. Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab said that…

Update: Sudan reach final power-sharing agreement

KHARTOUM, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Sudanese political crisis might be reaching its final stages following an agreement between the main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday. According to a statement from the Transitional Military Council (TMC), a final power-sharing agreement has been reached with the main opposition…

DR Congo: New drug ‘cures’ two Ebola patients, brings hope to nation

KINSHASA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new drug completely “cured” a pair of Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, supporting doctors’ claim that seeking immediate treatment can save lives. “These cases were detected very quickly. The husband was infected, he was at home for 10 days and…

Italy: Open Arms allowed to land 27 minors at the Lampedusa Port

ROME, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Defeated by international pressure and pressured by divisions in the far-right ruling class, Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini authorized on Saturday morning the landing of 27 “unaccompanied minors” from the Open Arms ship to the Lampedura port. “Against my will and in another example of my loyal collaboration, I stipulate…

Flag Day: Pres Evo says Bolivia’s flag symbolizes independent, sovereign nation

LA PAZ, Aug 18 (NNN-TELESUR) — President Evo Morales celebrated Flag Day on Saturday, emphasizing that the nation’s tri-colors—red, yellow and green—symbolize the independence of a liberated and sovereign people. “Our flag shows we are a free and sovereign people; the one that symbolizes our independence. The Bolivian tricolor is…

Cuba gets over 3 million tourists since January

HAVANA, Aug 17 (NNN-TELESUR) — Despite the United States’ attempts to limit tourism in Cuba, the country has seen three million foreign visitors between Jan. 1 and Aug. 15, Canadians making up the bulk of tourists to the Caribbean island.  The Cuban Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) said in a statement…