Four killed, 35 injured in German motorway bus accident

BERLIN, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were killed and around 35 injured when a bus overturned on a German motorway near Leipzig on Wednesday, police said. The bus came off the A9 motorway in the morning between Wiedemar and the Schkeuditzer Kreuz junction. Police had earlier announced the death…

France-Brazil relations: Presidents Macron, Lula hail defense ties at submarine launch

 ITAGUAI (Brazil), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Emmanuel Macron and counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday celebrated the launch of Brazil’s third French-designed submarine, which will help secure thecountry’s immense coastline, dubbed the “Blue Amazon.” The two men highlighted the importance of their countries’ defense partnership during a…

Freed Nigerian schoolchildren reunited with families: governor

ABUJA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over 130 Nigerian schoolchildren freed following a mass kidnapping have reunited with their families and were expected to return home on Thursday, a state governor’s spokesperson said. Gunmen abducted the children from their school in northwestern Kuriga village on March 7, prompting national outcry about…

US violence: 4 dead, 5 injured; suspect arrested in ‘senseless’ violence in Rockford, Illinois

ROCKFORD (Illinois, US), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were killed and five others were wounded in and near Rockford, Illinois, in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.” Some of the victims, including a woman who fled a home invasion in Winnebago County and…

Puerto Rico declare dengue fever a public health emergency, more than 500 cases reported

SAN JUAN, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic as the number of dengue fever cases continues to skyrocket in the U.S. territory.  According to Puerto Rico’s Department of Health, at least 549 cases have been reported so far and more than 340 people have been hospitalized. “As…

Peru’s coffee exports exceed US$132 million in first two months of 2024

LIMA, March 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian coffee exports exceeded US$132 million, from January to February this year, 66% higher than the figure in the same period last year (US$79.8 million), according to Sierra y Selva Exportadora, an institution attached to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). According to preliminary…

Peru declares state of emergency in 70 districts due to heavy rains

LIMA, March 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Executive Branch has declared a state of emergency in 70 districts across various regions in the country for 60 calendar days, due to the impact of the damage caused by heavy rains. The measure was made official by a supreme decree published on Wednesday…

Son of former Guinea-Bissau president jailed in US for drug trafficking

HOUSTON (Texas, US), March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for involvement in a transnational heroin trafficking conspiracy, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday. Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, 52, planned to use the proceeds to…

Kenya: Four people killed in blast near police station

MANDERA (Kenya), March 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — An explosion at a small hotel near a police station in north-eastern Kenya killed four people on Monday (Mar. 25). The blast took place in the town of Mandera, which is on the border with Somalia. The town’s police chief Samwel Mutunga said that…

Mozambique: About 50,000 affected by torrential rain in southern region

MaAPUTO, March 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — At least four people have died and around 50,000 have been affected by the heavy rain that has been falling, since Sunday morning, in southern Mozambique. According to the head of the National Department of River Basin Management, Agostinho Vilanculo, who was speaking on Monday,…