Brazil: Tornado kills 5, injures 130 in Parana state

BRASILIA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tornado killed at least five people and injured around 130 when it swept through parts of a town in southern Brazil on Friday, authorities said. The twister overturned cars and damaged homes in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguacu, in Parana state, the…

Cop30: Brazilian Pres Lula invites other countries to support TFFF initiative

BELEM (Brazil), Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — Upon launching the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) during the Climate Summit in the Amazon city of Belém, in the State of Pará, on Thursday afternoon, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited other nations to support the initiative. “Forests are worth…

SADC affirms its strong development partnership with Germany

GABORONE (Botswana), Nov 8 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Federal Republic of Germany have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership during the latest round of bilateral negotiations on development cooperation, held on Nov 5-6 at the SADC Secretariat Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana. Co-chaired by Elias Magosi, the…

Bosnia: New fatality pushes retirement home fire toll to 13

The burnt facade of a nursing home where a deadly fire broke out in the north-eastern Bosnian city of Tuzla SARAJEVO, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Another person has died from injuries sustained in the fire that broke out at the retirement home in Tuzla, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), on…

Pres Trump says no US officials to attend upcoming G20 summit in South Africa

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — US President Donald Trump said that no US officials will attend G20 summit scheduled to be held in South Africa late this month. Trump again claimed on his Truth Social platform that Afrikaners, a minority in South Africa, “are being killed and slaughtered, and their…

Hurricane Melissa claims at least 75 lives, impacts nearly 5 mln people in Caribbean

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — Hurricane Melissa has claimed at least 75 lives and impacted nearly 5 million people in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, one week after landfall in the Caribbean, a UN spokesperson said. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, said in a daily briefing that…

US returns 232 irregular migrants to Cuba

 HAVANA, Nov 8 (NNN-ACN) — At midday on Thursday, 232 irregular migrants returned to Cuba through Jose Marti International Airport, deported by U.S. authorities in compliance with bilateral migration agreements.According to the Ministry of the Interior’s (Minint) Facebook page, the operation included 42 women, one minor, and 189 men, and…

AU rejects Trump threat, urges dialogue with Nigeria

The African Union Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to Nigeria’s sovereignty ADDIS ABBA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Union Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to Nigeria’s sovereignty, religious freedom, and the rule of law in response to recent statements by the United States suggesting Nigerian complicity in attacks against…

South Africa develops innovation roadmap to transform agriculture sector

PRETORIA, Nov 8 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), is developing a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Roadmap for Agriculture.   According to the department, this strategic initiative will enhance institutional coordination,…

Ethiopia accused of drone attacks in Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Tigray People’s Liberation Front on Friday accused the government in Addis Ababa of launching drone strikes against the region in northern Ethiopia, in breach of a peace deal. In a statement, the group, whose forces waged a bloody war against the Ethiopian federal…