Requirements for Venezuelan citizens interested in traveling to Peru – Pres Vizcarra

LIMA, June 10 (NNN-ANDINA) — President Martin Vizcarra has announced that only Venezuelan citizens who hold passports and humanitarian visas will be allowed to enter Peruvian territory starting June 15. Venezuela’s citizens residing in the Bolivarian country, who wish to travel to the Andean nation, must request humanitarian visas at…

Africa: 149 African Migrants Evacuated From Libya to Italy

TRIPOLI, June 1 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The U.N. refugee agency says it has evacuated 149 refugees and asylum-seekers from the strife-torn Libyan capital of Tripoli and brought them to safety in Italy. UNHCR transported the evacuees to a site near Rome, it said. The evacuees — from Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan and…

Cruise line Carnival seeks dismissal of U.S. lawsuits over Cuba docks

HAVANA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cruise line Carnival Corp is asking a U.S. court to dismiss lawsuits that claim the company profited from confiscated Cuban property, the first such cases brought since the Trump administration made them possible this month. Two U.S. citizens who claim to hold titles to the…

Protesters set fire to U.S. Embassy in Honduras in second day of demonstrations

TEGUCIGALPA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters torched the access gate to the U.S. Embassy in the Honduran capital on Friday during a second day of major protests against President Juan Orlando Hernandez. The protesters set fire to the entrance of the building in downtown ​​Tegucigalpa with about a dozen tires…

Smoking laws save 15,000 lives of Brazilian children: study

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — A series of restriction laws to make closed spaces smoke-free have resulted in a reduction of 15,000 in the number of child deaths in Brazil from 2000 to 2016, according to a study published on Friday. Several Brazilian states implemented laws against smoking…

Over 90,000 flee homes due to Tripoli fighting: UN

UNITED NATIONS, June 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations said that the number of people who have fled their homes because of the fighting in Libya’s capital Tripoli over the past two months has surpassed 90,000. This week alone saw 8,000 people displaced, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN…

South Africa to enhance relations with Malawi

PRETORIA, June 1 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Peter Mutharika on his re-election for a second term as the president of Malawi. In a statement, South Africa said the strong bond of friendship, historical bilateral ties and a shared vision for progress would remain the bedrock of the…

UN to cut 1,000 troops from Somalia force

UNITED NATIONS, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Security Council decided to cut 1,000 troops from a regional peacekeeping force in Somalia, despite a rise in attacks by the Al-Shabaab militia in Mogadishu. The council voted unanimously to draw down the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), but left the…

Brazil withdraws diplomatic invite to Venezuelan opposition envoy

BRASILIA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil withdrew an invitation to the envoy for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó to present her diplomatic credentials, she said on Friday. The former generals making up nearly a third of Bolsonaro’s cabinet have been wary of provoking Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, warning against moves…

Algerians rally for change despite dozens detained

ALGIERS, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Large crowds of Algerians on Friday took to the streets of the capital, where dozens were detained ahead of the latest protest two months after leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned. Demonstrators filled avenues in central Algiers chanting slogans against a push to hold presidential elections in…