Portugal: Luis Montenegro appointed prime minister

LISBON, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Centre-right leader Luis Montenegro was appointed prime minister of Portugal on Wednesday night, but will have to form a coalition government and grapple with a growing far right after his party’s narrow victory in parliamentary elections. The 51-year-old lawyer and veteran parliamentarian succeeds the Socialist…

Finland is the happiest country in the world again: World Happiness Report

HELSINKI, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Finland takes the crown as the happiest country in the world for the seventh consecutive year.  Today’s annual World Happiness Report ranks self-reported happiness scores for nearly 150,000 people in over 140 countries. Other Nordic countries are onto something and place in the top 10, with Denmark at no.…

South Africans urged to participate in the upcoming May 29 elections

CAPE TOWN, March 21 (NNN-SANEWS) — Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Thembi Nkadimeng, has urged South Africans to vote in the upcoming elections. “Your vote is not merely a mark on a ballot paper; it is a voice – a voice that speaks volumes, resonating with the hopes, dreams…

South Africa: Black industrialists are job creators, wealth generators and agents of change – Pres Ramaphosa

JOHANNESBURG, March 21 (NNN-SANEWS) — Despite facing immense challenges, black industrialists have persevered, defying the odds and breaking barriers to create thriving businesses and contribute significantly to the nation’s economic development. “Today, we celebrate the power of empowerment. Empowerment that has not been handed out as charity but earned through…

World Bank forecasts recovery for Peru’s economy, driven by higher mining production

LIMA, March 21 (NNN-ANDINA) — The World Bank has estimated that the Peruvian economy will see a recovery this year, supported by increased mining production. According to the latest report “Global Economic Prospects,” presented on Wednesday at the University of Piura (UDEP), Peru’s GDP growth rate will be 2.5% this year and 2.3%…

Russian rescuers scramble to save 13 trapped under gold mine

MOSCOW, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian rescuers were scrambling to save 13 workers trapped inside a giant gold mine near the Chinese border for a second day on Wednesday, as officials warned of a “difficult situation”.  Russia has said the miners have been stuck since Monday after a rockslide covered…

Irish PM Leo Varadkar announces shock resignation

    DUBLIN, March  21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Leo Varadkar on Wednesday announced that he was stepping down as Ireland’s prime minister and leader of the Fine Gael party in the governing coalition, citing “personal and political” reasons. Pundits called the surprise move, just 10 weeks before Ireland holds European Parliament and local elections, a…

Sudan among ‘worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory’: UN

        UNITED NATIONS, March  21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After nearly a year of war, Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history, the United Nations warned Wednesday, slamming the international community for lack of action. Fighting between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has…

11 students from top Kenyan university killed in bus crash

 NAIROBI, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of them and injuring 42 seriously, police said. The accident occurred at 5:50 pm Monday at Maungu, 360 kilometres from the…

Rescue work underway after 13 people trapped in Russia’s mine accident

VLADIVOSTOK (Russia), March 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Rescue work is underway to clear the transport slope and restore communications following a rockslide on Monday night that trapped 13 people at the mine in Russia’s Far East region, local authorities said on Tuesday. The accident happened in the Zeya district in the…