Five Argentine tourists killed in Mexico road crash

 CANCUN (Mexico), Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Argentine tourists were killed in Mexico on Sunday when their vehicle collided with a van whose Mexican driver also died in the crash along a popular stretch of coastline on the Yucatan Peninsula, local authorities said. The head-on collision occurred in the early…

Spain: Fire at retirement home kills two women; injured 18

Rescue workers at the scene of a fire at a retirement home in Madrid MADRID, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire that broke out in a nursing home here early Sunday killed two women and injured 18 others, Spanish emergency services said. The blaze broke out at around 7 am…

Brazilian President winds up official working visit to Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 19 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Brazilian President Inácio Lula da Silva concluded Sunday his official visit to Ethiopia, which included participation in the 37th African Union Summit and bilateral meetings with several African leaders. Lula met with counterparts from Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and Libya, as well as the…

85 pct of Bolivian towns on alert due to downpours

Bolivia under orange alert as many rivers might overflow LA PAZ, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Most of Bolivia is on alert due to torrential rains that have left 85 percent of its municipalities at risk of flooding and other natural disasters, Deputy Civil Defense Minister Juan Carlos Calvimontes warned. With…

Lassa fever kills 10 in Nigeria

ABUJA, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Lassa fever has killed at least 10 people in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Ebonyi since the beginning of the year, health authorities said. The outbreak has prompted urgent collaborative efforts by the government and relevant partners to stem the spread of the highly infectious disease,…

Venezuela and Cuba to further deepen bilateral cooperation

HAVANA, Feb 19 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Venezuelan ambassador Orlando Maneiro expressed their governments’ willingness to further strengthen bilateral relations of cooperation and exchange during a meeting in Havana.Rodriguez welcomed the Venezuelan diplomat at the foreign ministry, where they praised the excellent state of links between…

UK: Ukraine visa schemes to be extended by 18 months

Ukraine visa schemes to be extended by 18 months LONDON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas, the British government has announced.Since the invasion, the second anniversary of which is next week,…

UN staffers cannot be tried over Congo deaths – Italian judge rules

Officials prepare to load the bodies of the slain Italian ambassador to DR Congo ROME, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Italian judge has ruled that two employees of a UN agency cannot be tried over the deaths of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), his bodyguard…

Nigeria power subsidy ‘unsustainable’ – Power minister

ABUJA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s Power minister Adebayo Adelabu has said the country can no longer sustain the power subsidy.Adelabu said that subsidising the cost of electricity had resulted in the government owing a debt of 1.3 trillion naira to power generating companies and an additional $1.3bn to gas…

Sudan crisis: Warring parties turn to sabotage, destroy crucial installations

KHARTOUM, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s war is turning into economic sabotage as rival factions seek to undercut one another, leading to the clearest sign that a winner from this conflict would still bear the loss.Ten months since the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces (Saf) launched…