Peru: 13 regions experienced economic growth in 2023

LIMA, April 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — Despite the 0.55% decline of the Peruvian Economy in 2023, 13 regions witnessed growth in their gross domestic product (GDP), Scotiabank stated in its weekly report. However, three of them: Madre de Dios (0.1%), Ucayali (0.2%), and Ica (0.4%) showed marginal expansion. Last year, Moquegua‘s growth (27%) stood out due to Quellaveco’s superlative…

Peru: New state ministers sworn in

LIMA, AprIL 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte has administered the oath of office to six State Ministers, in a ceremony held at the Government Palace. The Head of State swore in Walter Ortiz Acosta as Interior Minister replacing Victor Torres in the post; Morgan Niccolo Quero Gaime as the new Minister of Education…

Russia says it arrested four more Moscow attack plotters

MOSCOW, April  2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s FSB security service said that four people arrested over a foiled “terror” plot had provided money and arms for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall last month. More than 140 people were killed when gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall venue on…

UK says Channel crossings on small boats hit a record this winter

LONDON, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Channel arrivals on small boats to the UK hit a record in the first quarter of 2024 with a nearly 42 percent rise over last year, the interior ministry said. British officials processed 5,373 migrants landing on the shores of southeast England in the first…

Greece hit again by high temperatures, Saharan dust

 ATHENS, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thick clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara once again covered Greek skies Monday, especially Athens and Thessalonika, with temperatures rising as high as 31øC (88øF). The dust storms, which had already affected Greece last week as well as regions such as Switzerland and…

Russia ends rescue operations for 13 trapped miners

MOSCOW, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian emergency workers on Monday ended a rescue operation at a mine in the country’s Far East where 13 workers have been trapped for two weeks, state media reported.A landslide on 18 March at the Pioneer gold mine in Russia’s Amur region near the Chinese border…

Germany gives controversial green light to cannabis

BERLIN, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany on Monday became the biggest EU country to legalise recreational cannabis, despite fierce objections from opposition politicians and medical associations. Under the first step in the much-debated new law, adults over 18 are now allowed to carry 25g of dried cannabis and cultivate up…

Venezuelan defense chief warns against possible violence ahead of elections

CARACAS, April 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Violent assassination attempts to cast a pall over Venezuela will be on the rise in the lead-up to the July 28 presidential elections, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez warned. “As we approach July 28, the violent and fratricidal attempts that try to plunge the country’s…

US gun violence: At least 7 minors, aged 12 to 17, injured after downtown Indianapolis shooting

INDIANAPOLIS, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven minors between the ages of 12 and 17 were injured in a shooting late Saturday night in downtown Indianapolis, where a large group was gathered near a mall, authorities said. Police officers were on patrol when they heard shots fired near the Circle Centre…

Brazil: At least four dead after bus hits Easter procession

 BRASILIA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four people have died after a bus rammed into an Easter Sunday procession in Brazil’s northeast Pernambuco state, the governor said. “My condolences to the worshippers and families of the victims of the hit-and-run that occurred during the procession in Jaboatao, which caused…