Mexico to bring Quito Embassy case before the ICJ

MEXICO CITY, April 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — After successfully pulling out of Ecuador all 18 members of its diplomatic mission following the breakup after Quito’s unlawful actions at the Mexican Embassy in Quito, the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced that a case would be filed before the…

US: Southwest plane makes emergency landing after Boeing engine cover falls off

A Southwest Airlines plane with 135 passengers was headed to Houston but returned to Denver International Airport on Sunday after the crew reported that an engine cover had fallen off DENVER (Colorado, US), April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Southwest Airlines flight safely returned to Denver International Airport on Sunday after…

Chinese company starts construction of modern soccer stadium in northern Tanzania for 2027 AFCON finals

An artist’s impression of the Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium in Arusha, Tanzania ARUSHA (Tanzania), April 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG) on Saturday started construction of a modern soccer stadium in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals with…

Mozambique: 91 killed after overloaded boat capsized; 34 missing; only 5 survivors

MAPUTO, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 91 people died after an overloaded boat capsized near the Island of Mozambique in Mozambique’s northern province of Nampula on Sunday, the state-run Radio Mozambique (RM) reported. The fatal victims include children, and another 34 people were missing, the report said, adding that…

France: 3 dead in Paris building fire

PARIS, April 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — Three people died on Sunday after a fire broke out in an eight-storey building in the eastern part of Paris, local media reported. According to French news channel BFMTV, the fire started at around 8 p.m. in the building located at 146 rue de Charonne…

Russia: 1 killed, 1 injured after attack on police officers in Moscow region during drug raid

MOSCOW, April 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — One police officer was killed and another wounded after being attacked on duty in the Moscow region, TASS news agency reported Sunday. The attacker assaulted employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Noginsky district of the Moscow region and fled on a motorcycle,…

Mexican embassy staff leave Ecuador after break in diplomatic ties

A police car is seen outside the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador QUITO, April 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican embassy staff departed Sunday after Mexico broke diplomatic relations with Ecuador following Ecuadorian police stormed the Mexican embassy to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who has been convicted of corruption. Mexico’s…

Cuba receives Chinese rice donation

HAVANA, April 8 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba received 68 tons of rice in the first of six shipments donated by the People’s Republic of China.Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca confirmed that this lot is part of the 20,408 tons of the grain to be sent to the island…

South Africa Police Service makes strides in crime fighting operations: Police Minister

PRETORIA, April 8 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele says combating crime through decisive police action and robust community involvement remains at the heart of policing in the country. “We all can agree that crime is [at unacceptable] levels and communities have called on the SAPS [South African Police Service]…

Peru’s exports to China increased 18-fold between 2009 and 2023

LIMA, April 8 (NNN-ANDINA) — In 2023, Peru shipped 47 agro-industrial products worth US$369 million to China, among which blueberries, grapes, and avocados stood out, the Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex) reported. “It is a huge market that offers us great opportunities. Therefore, we must make progress on the pending agenda,” said…