US storm: Massive blizzard hits California and Nevada

LOS ANGELES, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A massive blizzard is continuing to batter parts of California and Nevada in the western United States. It has shut major roads and ski resorts in the two states, and left more than 15,000 customers without power. The snowstorm is especially severe in the mountainous…

US VP Kamala Harris issues sharp rebuke of Israel over ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza

SELMA (Alabama, US), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US vice-president Kamala Harris has bluntly called out Israel for not doing enough to ease a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza as the Biden administration faces increasing pressure to rein in its close ally while it wages war with Hamas militants. Harris, speaking on Sunday in…

South Africa, Netherlands recommit to cooperation in water and sanitation sector

PRETORIA, March 4 (NNN-SANEWS) — The governments of South Africa and the Netherlands have undertaken to explore more cooperation opportunities in the water and sanitation sector in order to strength the existing relations between the two States. The two countries made the undertaking when Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu…

Nicaragua drags Germany to ICJ for ‘facilitating Israel’s genocide’ in Gaza

THE HAGUE, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaragua has sued Germany at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for funding Israel and cutting aid to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the court announced.The Latin American country accused Berlin of violating international law in its continued funding for Tel Aviv and…

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa reroutes flight due to airport threat

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa HARARE, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa abandoned a trip to Victoria Falls on Friday due to an anonymous threat of attack against the country’s airports, his spokesperson said.On Friday morning, Zimbabwe airport authorities were made aware of an email sent through Fastjet Airline…

Burkina Faso says 170 dead in village ‘executions’

OUAGADOUGOU, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 170 people including women and children have been “executed” in attacks on three villages in Burkina Faso, a public prosecutor has said.Aly Benjamin Coulibaly appealed for witnesses to help find those who attacked Komsilga, Nordin, and Soro.Separately, the army warned of the increased risk of…

Several countries extend oil cuts to boost prices

VIENNA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moscow, Riyadh and several other OPEC+ members on Sunday announced extensions to oil production cuts first announced in 2023 as part of an agreement among oil producers to boost prices following economic uncertainty.    The plan to extend cuts to mid-2024 comes on top of previous…

US Congress leaders announce partial budget deal

WASHINGTON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US congressional leaders announced a funding deal on Sunday for a large section of the federal budget, which both chambers will seek to pass before a deadline later in the week.    Over five months into the fiscal year, the divided Congress still has not approved…

Haiti violence: Thousands of inmates escape prison amid deepening violence

Violence has surged in Haiti in recent days PORT-U-PRINCE, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 people have been killed as thousands of inmates escaped the main prison in Port-au-Prince in deepening gang violence designed to remove Prime Minister Ariel Henry from power. Gangs led by Jimmy Cherizier, a former…

US wildfires: Historic Texas fire threatens to grow as the cause remains under investigation

HOUSTON (Texas, US), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The largest wildfire in Texas history has burned more than 1.1 million acres in nearly a week as dry winds and high temperatures on Sunday fueled the blaze, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least two people in the state’s Panhandle. Several wildfires that…