PRD Candidate Leads Vote Intentions in Panama

PANAMA CITY, Feb 19 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) candidate, Laurentino Cortizo, leads vote intention to occupy the presidency of Panama, a survey revealed on Monday. According to a survey carried out by StratMark Consultores, S.A for the May 5 general elections, Romulo Roux, of the Democratic Change…

Pres Evo Morales Regrets Accident that Killed 22 in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Feb 19 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Bolivia´s President, Evo Morales, lamented a traffic accident that killed at least 22 people on the Oruro-Potosi highway, and instructed the police to strengthen controls on companies and drivers of inter-departmental public transport. “We are very sorry for the road accident that killed…

Brazil seeks compensation over EU curb on steel

BRASILIA, Feb 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil said it wants the European Union (EU) to compensate it for curbing imports of its steel products. Brazil’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy, and Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply issued a joint statement on the import tariff imposed earlier this month, saying the government…

UN hopes phase one of Hodeidah redeployment in Yemen quickly implemented

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expects the implementation of the first phase of Hodeidah troop withdrawal “will be carried out immediately” by the Yemeni warring parties, a UN spokesman said. “There’s always the need to have real impetus to implementation on the ground, and we…

Vanuatu still estimating damages caused by Cyclone Oma

Vanuatu islanders survey the damage wreaked by Cyclone Pam Photo courtesy Unicef Pacific SUVA, Feb 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Vanuatu government will respond soon to the destruction left behind by cyclone Oma over the weekend, according to Vanuatu director of National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) Abraham Nasak. Nasak said NDMO…

Nigeria: Pres Muhammadu Buhari vows to deal with vote riggers after election postponed

ABUJA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has ordered the police and military to be “ruthless” with vote-riggers, following the last-minute postponement of the general election. He also called the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) incompetent and ordered an investigation into why the vote was delayed.…

Pakistan urges UN to intervene over Kashmir tension with India

Pakistan’s attorney general Anwar Mansoor Khan, right, greets Deepak Mittal, the joint secretary of India’s Foreign Ministry, as he present oral arguments at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands. India is taking Pakistan to the United Nations’ highest court in an attempt to save…

Indonesia submits bid to host 2032 Olympics

JAKARTA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, after winning praise for hosting last year’s Asian Games, though it could face competition from India and a joint bid by North and South Korea. Indonesia’s ambassador to Switzerland submitted a letter from President Joko…

Ukraine reports first measles death as cases soar

KIEV, fEB 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s capital has seen its first death from measles in a major outbreak, the health ministry said. A 57-year-old woman died in hospital of complications from the highly infectious illness, health ministry spokeswoman Maryna Dadinova said. Eight people, including two children, have died of measles…

Don’t abandon us, Kurds tell Europe as Syrian war enters last stage

PARIS, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top Kurdish official has called on Europe not to abandon Syrian Kurds once the battle against the Daesh group is over and to help set up an international force to protect them from Turkey. European powers “have a political and moral responsibility” to the…