Peru: Trade surplus reaches US$17.401 billion in 2023

LIMA, Feb 12 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s trade balance registered a surplus of US$17.401 billion in 2023, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported on Sunday. Thus, the country’s trade balance experienced eight consecutive years of positive results and exceeded the maximum value of US$14.977 billion recorded in 2021. “Exports grew 1.5% compared to…

Death of teenager takes Senegal protest toll to three

DAKAR, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 16-year-old died following clashes in Senegal’s Ziguinchor, the third fatality in unrest after President Macky Sall postponed this month’s election, a hospital source and a local politician said. Sall’s decision to push back the Feb 25 presidential vote has plunged Senegal into one of…

Thousands in Morocco protest ties with ‘genocidal’ Israel

RABAT, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Moroccans again took to the streets of their capital to call for an end to their country’s ties with Israel, which they denounced for “genocide” in Gaza. In late 2020, Morocco established diplomatic ties with Israel under the Abraham Accords brokered by the…

Greece’s Olympic Stadium to reopen by April: prime minister

ATHENS, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Olympic Stadium in Athens, shut down last year over roof safety concerns, will reopen by April, the Greek prime minister said Sunday. “The stadium will reopen from the end of March or mid-April at the latest,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis posted on Facebook. Greece’s top sports…

Russian presidential race: Registration closes with Putin, three others as candidates

MOSCOW, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s registration of candidates for the March presidential election has closed, TASS reported on Sunday, with a list including President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to win, and three politicians who all support Moscow’s war in Ukraine.The list did not include the Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin…

Kenya: Govt exploring increasing tea earnings to match US Dollar – DP Gachagua

The Deputy President asked the judicial officers to consider the Kenyan farmer. NAIROBI, Feb 11 (NNN-KBC) — Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will meet Kenya Tea Development Agency early next week in a push to increase tea earnings for small-scale farmers in response to the appreciating US Dollar against the Kenyan…

Peru: Emergency declared in 96 districts due to heavy rains

LIMA, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency on Saturday for at least 96 districts in 15 regions of the country due to damage caused by heavy rains in recent weeks. The government’s decision, which will be in force for 60 days, allows for…

Venezuelan and Cuba expand academic exchange

 HAVANA, Feb 11 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba and Venezuela take steps to further expand academic exchange as representatives of both nations signed a MOU for Education and Scientific Collaboration between the two Higher Education ministries.The accord, signed during the 14th Universidad 2024 International Higher Education Congress, aims at revitalizing bilateral relations…

DR Congo conflict displaces about 78,000 children

Displaced people seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma GOMA (DR Congo), Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Escalating violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road…

Liberian president passes drug test

Liberian President Joseph Boakai MONROVIA, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Liberian President Joseph Boakai has tested negative for drugs and illegal substances.The Liberian leader on Wednesday underwent a drug test which he had promised to do during his address to the legislature on Jan 20, just a week after he was…