Venezuela-Cuba charter flight, this is just the first step

HOLGUIN (Cuba), March 18 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The general manager of the Panama-based travel agency Belraysa Tours & Travel Group S.A., Jorge Guerra, assessed as positive the four-day experience in Cuban territory with a FAM Group from Venezuela. In this Familiarization Group (FAM Group), some 60 tour operators and 19…

Libyan presidential council stresses support for UN to push forward elections

TRIPOLI, March 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi, on Sunday stressed the council’s support for the efforts by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to push forward the holding of national elections. Al-Lafi made his remarks during a meeting with Abdoulaye Bathily,…

15,000 join women’s empowerment race in Addis Ababa

ADDIS ABABA, March 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — The women’s empowerment-themed five-kilometer road race attracted more than 15,000 participants on Sunday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The race, held under the theme “Promote investment in women: Accelerate progress,” is part of the International Women’s Day celebrations and highlights the contribution of Ethiopian…

Cuban Deputy Premier winds up working visit to Türkiye

ISTANBUL, March 18 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Ricardo Cabrisas wound up a working visit to Turkiye where he met with local authorities on ways to enhance bilateral economic and cooperation relations.As part of his working agenda, Cabrisas met with Finance Minister Mehmet…

Russian presidential election: Pres Vladimir Putin wins with 87.97% of the vote, first official results show

MOSCOW, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his grip on power though thousands of opponents staged a noon protest at polling stations. The early result means Putin, 71, will easily secure a new six-year term that would enable him to…

Haiti crisis: UN maternity aid looted in Port-au-Prince as crisis deepens

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A container carrying essential items for newborn babies and their mothers, including resuscitators and other critical supplies, was looted in Port-au-Prince, aid agency UNICEF said in a statement, as gang violence and a humanitarian crisis worsened in the Haitian capital.In addition to maternity and neonatal…

Sudan crisis: Army and RSF in heavy clashes close to capital

KHARTOUM, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy fighting has erupted in the Sudanese city of Bahri between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Bahri, also known as Khartoum North, is one of the three adjoining cities that make up the capital area.The army said it had repelled a major…

Tanzania revives plan to tarmac highway through Serengeti

A herd of Wildebeests at Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve DAR ES SALAAM, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Tanzanian government is seeking approval of Unesco to upgrade roads inside Serengeti National Park in the north after its earlier plan to construct a tarmac road across…

US gun violence: 2 people killed, 5 others wounded in Washington, DC, shooting, police say

WASHINGTON, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting in Washington, DC, early Sunday morning, police said. The shooting was reported around 3 a.m. near the intersection of 7th and P St., Northwest, near the Kennedy Recreation Center, according to the Metropolitan…

Climate protesters under fire in Europe: UN expert

GENEVA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Environmental activists are increasingly facing hostility across Europe, a UN expert said, warning that the very right to protest was “at risk” in countries usually considered beacons of democracy. Michel Forst, the UN special rapporteur on environmental defenders, said in an interview this week that he was deeply…