World’s biggest floating university back in Kenya

The ship takes students to different countries, teaching them about their histories and cultures MOMBASA (Kenya), Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The cruise ship MV World Odyssey, which hosts a sailing university campus, has docked in the coastal Kenyan town of Mombasa.The vessel allows undergraduate students, recent university graduates and students…

Four astronauts splash down after Axiom private mission

    WASHINGTON, Feb  10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An all-European quartet of astronauts, including Turkiye’s first, splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday morning, completing Axiom Space’s third private mission to the InternationalSpace Station.        The Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) was the company’s first launch where all three paid seats…

Plane crashes on Florida Highway, killing 2, Authorities say

NAPLES (Florida, US), Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A small plane carrying five people crashed on Interstate 75 near Naples, Florida., on Friday afternoon, exploding in flames and killing two people, according to officials. They said that three of those onboard were able to get out of the plane. The plane,…

Icelanders race to repair damage after volcano damage

REYKJAVIK, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Icelanders were working to get hot-water supplies fixed in thousands of houses a day after a third volcanic eruption in two months, as experts said the tremors had eased. Repairs on the network – which is also a source of heating – went on overnight in…

From Poland to Spain, Europe’s farmers ramp up protests

BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe’s farmers have ramped up protests against EU measures and rising prices, with roads blocked in Poland, Hungary, Spain and Belgium. In western POLAND some 1,400 tractors took part in a protest in Poznan and roads were blocked across the country. For the fourth day in…

Sudan crisis: Tens of thousands of children could die without more aid – UN

GENEVA, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The war raging in Sudan could leave over 700,000 children severely malnourished this year, the UN said, warning tens of thousands could die unless aid was dramatically increased. The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF urged the world to stop turning a blind eye to the…

Four killed, one injured in shooting at market in Georgia; gunman detained

Georgian police stand guard in central Tbilisi TBILISI, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gunman killed four people at a market in the southeastern Georgian city of Rustavi, before being detained by police, the Black Sea nation’s interior ministry said on Friday.It said the suspect – identified only as a man…

Malawi lifts visa restrictions for 79 countries

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera LILONGWE, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawi has removed visa restrictions for travellers from 79 countries in an effort to boost tourism and trade in the country.The Homeland Security Minister Ken Zikhałe, in a gazette notice on Wednesday, amended the immigration regulations – effectively lifting visa barriers…

Togo legislative elections set for April

LOME, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Togo will hold legislative and regional elections on April 13, the government announced Thursday night on state television.  President Faure Gnassingbe had vowed more than a year ago to hold polls within 12 months. The last legislative elections, in 2018, were boycotted by the opposition, which denounced “irregularities” during…

Tanzania’s tourism earnings jump to 8.25tri/-, Bunge told

Tourism DODOMA, Feb 9 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’S tourism sector has earned the country 3.3 billion US dollars (about 8.25tri/-) as of December last year, thanks to the Royal Tour film starred by President Samia Suluhu Hassan. According to the Parliamentary Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Tourism, the earnings are equivalent…