Nigeria: Pres Tinubu forms team to find solutions to ailing economy

ABUJA, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has formed a taskforce to come up with emergency solutions to try and fix the country’s ailing economy.The prices of food and fuel have shot up but many are struggling as their wages are not keeping up with the changes.The severe…

Russia to invest $16.4 bln in seaside resorts: Deputy PM

NOVO-OGAREVO (Russia), March 29 (NNN-TASS) — About one and a half trillion rubles ($16.4 bln) will be invested in the development of seaside resorts in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said at a meeting on tourism chaired by President Vladimir Putin. “We need five [rubles] for every one ruble.…

Latin America, Caribbean set for record dengue season

WASHINGTON, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latin America and the Caribbean should prepare for their worst dengue season ever, as global warming and the El Nino climate phenomenon fuel the mosquito-borne epidemic, a UN health agency warned.    In less than three months in 2024, regional health authorities have already tallied more…

Ecuador: 3 killed, 6 injured in prison riot

QUITO, March 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — Three inmates were killed and six others injured in a riot at Ecuador’s second-largest penitentiary, the Guayaquil regional prison, the national prison management service SNAI said Thursday. “After four hours of clashes, on Wednesday at 11 p.m. local time (0400 GMT Thursday), the security forces…

Train crash: Greek gov’t survives no-confidence motion

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses the Greek Parliament in Athens ATHENS, March 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Greek government survived a no-confidence motion tabled by the opposition over the handling of a series of crises and challenges, including a deadly train accident with 57 fatalities last year. A total of…

Colombia expels Argentina’s diplomats after Milei calls Petro ‘terrorist’

Colombian President Gustavo Petro BOGOTA, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentinian diplomats to the Andean nation, with the Colombian foreign ministry citing “denigrating” comments by Argentinian President Javier Milei about Colombian President Gustavo Petro.In a statement published on Wednesday, the ministry said “the Argentinian president’s…

Spanish Counterintelligence Report clears Morocco of espionage accusations

MADRID, March 29 (NNN-MAPS) — A report from the Spanish counterintelligence center, operating under the auspices of the Spanish Government’s Presidency, has absolved Morocco of any accusation of espionage and interference in Spain’s internal affairs.This report unequivocally puts to rest all suspicions and accusations directed at the Kingdom of Morocco…

French MPs condemn 1961 massacre of Algerians in Paris

A commemorative plate dedicated to the victims of the massacre was unveiled in 2019 PARIS, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French National Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning the 1961 Paris massacre of Algerians.Some historians say up to 300 protesters were killed when police broke up a demonstration in…

Humanitarian orgs raise alarm on heat as summer nears

WASHINGTON, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Extreme heat is one of the most deadly problems from climate change even though it receives less attention than other knock-on effects like hurricanes and flooding, two of the world’s leading humanitarian organizations warned Thursday.   The year 2023 was the hottest on record, with rising…

South Africa electoral body bars ex-president Zuma from May election

JOHANNESBURG, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s electoral commission said on Thursday it had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from standing in the May 29 general election.   “In the case of former president Zuma, yes, we did receive an objection, which has been upheld,” commission president Mosotho Moepya told reporters,…