World Bank to provide 6 bln USD to support Cote d’Ivoire

ABIDJAN, April 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Bank (WB) announced Thursday a portfolio of 6 billion U.S. dollars to support the inclusive development of Cote d’Ivoire through accelerating economic growth, energy transition and finance. The package covering 62 projects was unveiled here by Hiroshi Matano, executive vice-president of the Multilateral…

Dengue kills over 1,000 people in Brazil so far this year

BRASILIA, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) –Dengue fever has killed over 1,000 Brazilians so far this year while other 1,531 deaths are under investigation, federal authorities admitted Wednesday. The Health Ministry’s Arbovirus Panel said 1,020 deaths from the disease have been recorded whereas the total number of casualties from the same…

Malta’s new president takes office

Malta’s new president Myriam Spiteri Debono waves to the crowd on the balcony of the Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta VALLETTA, April 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Malta’s new president Myriam Spiteri Debono was sworn in as the 11th President of Malta on Thursday, following a unanimous parliamentary resolution. She took her oath…

14 killed in head-on minibus-tractor collision in southwest Bolivia

LA PAZ, April 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — A total of 14 people were killed when a minibus and a tractor-trailer collided head-on Thursday on a highway that links the Bolivian departments of Oruro and Potosi, local authorities said. “The driver of the tractor-trailer, which was transporting salt from Potosi, presumably fell…

Tunisia rescues 1,335 undocumented immigrants over past 24 hours

TUNIS, April 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisia’s maritime guards rescued 1,335 undocumented immigrants during the past 24 hours from sinking boats after they foiled 31 illegal immigration attempts, the Tunisian National Guard announced in a statement on Thursday. The operations were carried out by National Guard units in the eastern province…

Russia: Governor of Murmansk region in serious condition after being stabbed in stomach

MOSCOW, April 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Governor of Russia’s Murmansk region Andrei Chibis, who was stabbed in the stomach after a meeting in the town of Apatity on Thursday, is in a “serious condition”. Chibis, 45, is in a serious condition and is being operated on in the intensive care unit,…

UN allocates 12 mln USD for victims of gang violence in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, April 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has released 12 million U.S. dollars to help Haitians affected by gang violence, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday. The funds from the world body’s Central Emergency Response Fund will help provide…

UN considers US blockade on Cuba as a serious violation of human rights

HAVANA, April 5 (NNN-ACN) — Experts of the UN Human Rights Council described the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba as a violation of international law and of the human rights of Cuban people.According to the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex by its Spanish acronym) on its…

Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa

People walk home after fetching water from a well, in Pumula East township, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe HARARE, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 24 million people in southern Africa face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity due to drought and floods, an aid group has warned, as experts say the situation risks…

Child survivor of crash that killed 45 flies home to Botswana

The eight-year-old was hospitalised with serious injuries LIMPOPO (South Africa), April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An eight-year-old girl, the only passenger who survived after a bus plunged off a bridge in South Africa, has left hospital and flown back to her home country.Forty-five pilgrims were travelling from Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, to…