Mexico to offer support for migrants targeted by Texas new law, says FM

MEXICO CITY, March 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexico will provide support for undocumented Mexican migrants targeted by a new law in the U.S. state of Texas that threatens them with imprisonment if they refuse to be deported, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said. “We are going to protect, first of all,…

UN General Assembly declares 2025 as int’l year of peace, trust

UNITED NATIONS, March 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution to declare 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust. The resolution calls on the international community to resolve conflicts through inclusive dialogue and negotiation in order to ensure the strengthening of peace…

Record number of UK children in poverty: government

LONDON, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More children are living in poverty across the United Kingdom than ever before, according to official government figures released Thursday.    Previous studies have shown that growing social inequalities in the G7 nation have hit children’s health and rising numbers are forced to use food banks.  …

Ethiopian security forces arrest 50 suspects for plotting armed violence

ADDIS ABABA, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian security forces have announced the arrest of 50 suspects for plotting armed violence and terrorist activities in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, and its surroundings.The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force said in a statement that the apprehended suspects are members of…

Nigeria: Pres Bola Tinubu bans foreign trips by government officials

Pres Bola Tinubu ABUJA, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will introduce a three-month ban on ministers and other government officials from going on publicly funded foreign trips.Tinubu’s chief of staff said the move was prompted by the president’s “concerns about the rising cost of travel expenses” by…

South Africans called to observe International Down Syndrome Awareness Day

PRETORIA, March 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has called on South Africans to observe International Down Syndrome Awareness Day which is concurrent with the commemoration of Human Rights Day.  Down syndrome is a naturally occurring chromosomal arrangement that has…

South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa calls to build “a society of equals”

SHARPEVILLE (Gauteng, South Africa), March 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to strive for a society of equals, “where none may claim dominance over another, where there is neither privilege nor disadvantage”. Speaking at the official Human Rights Day commemoration in Sharpeville, the President…

Lima’s airport will help Peru become trade and tourism hub in Latin America: Pres Boluarte

LIMA, March 22 (NNN-ANDINA) — After inspecting the progress made in the upgrade of Jorge Chavez International Airport, Pres Dina Boluarte affirmed that this improvement will allow it to serve 40 million passengers in 2025 and will help Peru become a trade, logistical, and tourism hub in Latin America. “We’ve just verified…

Central Bank: Peru’s non-traditional exports up 1.1% in 2023

LIMA, March 22 (NNN-ANDINA) –Peru’s non-traditional exports amounted to US$18.424 billion in 2023, up 1.1 compared to 2022, mainly explained by the increase in the price of farming products (11%), the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR) reported. “Besides, higher export volumes of fishing products (giant squid) stood out in the first…

Fossil fuels to become as unpopular as cigarettes: Brazil energy minister

 HOUSTON (Texas, US), March  22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fossil fuels will eventually be seen as just as unhealthy as cigarettes, according to Brazil Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, who oversees the South American country’s balancing act a giant of both renewables and oil. “The energy transition will happen one way or the other, but it…