UK: Man arrested for crashing car into Buckingham Palace gates

LONDON, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Officers arrested a man who crashed a car into the gates of London’s Buckingham Palace over the weekend, police said. The Metropolitan Police said the car “collided with the gates” of the royal residence at 02:30 GMT on Saturday. Armed officers arrested the man at…

Brazil leads the world in exports of seven food commodities

BRASILIA, March 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil has become the global leader in the export of at least seven food commodities, following on a report distributed by BTG Pactual to its clients this week. According to the bank, Brazil has become the world’s largest exporter of soybeans (56% globally), corn (31%), coffee…

Caricom deeply involved in finding solution to Haiti’s crisis

GEORGETOWN, March 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — As Haiti’s future looks more uncertain by the hour with Prime Minister Ariel Henry unable to return to the country and gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier technically ruling in parts of Por-au-Prince, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is seeking to play a leading role in the…

International Chamber of Commerce ICC rules in favour of Tanzania

PARIS, March 10 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE PARIS-based International Chamber of Commerce-(ICC) has ruled in favour of the Tanzanian government in a case filed by the Petroleum Bulk Procurement Agency (PBPA) and the Attorney General against United Arab Emirates based Alchemist Energy Trading DMCC for breaching contract. The ICC delivered the…

Portugal votes with centre-right poised to oust Socialists

 LISBON, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Voters in Portugal go to the polls Sunday in an early election that could see the country join a shift to the right seen across Europe after eight years of Socialist rule. Final opinion polls published Friday show the centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) narrowly ahead…

Protesters set fire to two patrol cars in southern Mexico

 MEXICO CITY, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Demonstrators set fire to two patrol vehicles in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero on Saturday during protests over the recent death of a student at the hands of police. The vehicles were burned on a highway in the municipality of Tixtla, about 20…

Clean Cooking Agenda: Tanzanian President Samia pledges collaboration

President Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, March 10 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has pledged to collaborate with Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment) and the Ministry of Energy to ensure effective realisation of the clean cooking agenda in the country. The Head of State said that as a…

Tanzania: Nine dead after eating turtle meat

Turtle meat is considered an exotic food in Zanzibar, but if consumed frequently, it can lead to death due to chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning. ZANZIBAR, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of children and an adult died after consuming turtle meat on Pemba Island, Zanzibar. According to local…

Sudan’s warring parties welcome UN resolution for Ramadan ceasefire

KHARTOUM, March 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Sudan’s warring parties have welcomed the UN Security Council’s resolution that urged an immediate halt to hostilities during Ramadan. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing appreciation for the resolution but outlined four conditions for its implementation. These conditions encompassed the withdrawal of the…

UN envoy urges unified government to lead Libya to elections

TRIPOLI, March 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Abdoulaye Bathily, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, emphasized the urgent need for electoral law implementation and forming a unified government to pave the way for elections in the country. During a meeting with four High Council of State (HCS) members, Bathily addressed Libya’s…