Peru: Eight regions break export records

LIMA, Feb 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) and the Ministry of Foreign Trade-Tourism (Mincetur) announced that eight Peruvian regions, located outside Lima, broke export records during 2023, deeming this fact as valuable, considering the difficult year that has passed. The regions that displayed this great performance were: Apurimac, Arequipa,…

Mexico: Seven bullet-riddled bodies found in abandoned car in the state of Veracruz

 COATZACOALCOS (Mexico), Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican police found seven bodies, including those of a minor and two women, in an abandoned car in the state of Veracruz. The bodies had multiple bullet wounds and were found in the municipality of Acultzingo, the state prosecutor’s office said. Acultzingo has long…

Spain apartment block inferno toll rises to 10

VALENCIA (Spain), Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish rescue teams found a tenth body at an apartment block ravaged by an inferno which erupted two days ago in the eastern port city of Valencia. “This morning … a new body was found,” the regional authorities in Valencia said. “The number of…

South Africa: Last chance to register to vote

PRETORIA, Feb 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africans who are eligible to vote have just a few hours left to register or update their information before the voter’s roll closes. Voter registration for the 2024 General Elections will close at midnight, which is the day of proclamation of the General Election…

Spain says goodbye to panda family, awaits new pair from China

MADRID, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — A zoo in Spain’s capital Madrid hosted a farewell party on Thursday to bid goodbye to its beloved panda family of five who will soon return to China. Panda couple Bing Xing and Hua Zui Ba, accompanied by their three Madrid-born cubs Chulina, You You…

Bolivian President urges to regionalize fight against drugs

A man arrested during an operation in which 8.776 tons of cocaine were seized LA PAZ, Feb 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, urged to internationalize the fight against drug trafficking at the opening of the XXIV Coordination Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean…

Four Colombian police officers die in helicopter crash

BOGOTA, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Four Colombian police officers died after their helicopter crashed over the town of Caramanta, in northwest Colombia’s department of Antioquia, officials confirmed. The helicopter was covering the Caucasia-Medellin-Tulua route when it disappeared from the radar, General William Rene Salamanca, the head of the National Police,…

Algeria, Mauritania launch free trade zone project

ALGIERS, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Algeria and Mauritania on Thursday launched a free trade zone project located in the Algerian westernmost province of Tindouf, near the two countries’ border, the official Algeria Press Service news agency reported. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and visiting Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani attended…

G20 consensus on two-state solution for Israel-Palestine

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Foreign ministers at the G20 group of nations meeting in Brazil were of one opinion on the need for a two-state solution as the only path to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell…

Spain: 4 dead as fire ravages residential block in Valencia

VALENCIA (Spain), Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four people have died in a huge fire that gutted a multi-storey apartment block in Spain’s eastern port city of Valencia, with another 14 people injured. The toll could rise, with 19 people missing, a source on the city council said. The…