UNDP supports Peru’s APEC presidential administration

LIMA, Jan 24 (NNN-ANDINA) –The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday expressed its support for Peru’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s presidential administration during 2024. UNDP Resident Representative in the South American country, Bettina Woll, affirmed this position at the meeting held with APEC Peru 2024 officials today. Likewise, Woll expressed her support for the…

Peru: Tourism sector generates positive expectations for 2024 – Minister Mathews

MADRID (Spain), Jan 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Mathews on Tuesday highlighted the progress registered by domestic and inbound tourism during 2023, which had a favorable impact on Peruvian economy. “Inbound tourism (in Peru) jumped from 2 million foreign visitors in 2022 to 2.5 million in…

Human Rights Watch warns of Senegal repression ahead of elections

DAKAR, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Human Rights Watch denounced Senegal for repressing opposition leaders, media and civil society, in a report published weeks before the West African nation holds presidential election. HRW highlighted numerous concerns in its report. “President Macky Sall’s promise to hold free and fair elections is at…

EU under pressure to defuse farmers’ anger

BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU agriculture ministers will discuss how to resolve European farmers’ growing discontent as Brussels scrambles to address the issue ahead of elections this year. Europe’s farmers are in revolt. The fury has led to road blockages and tractor parades in the past few weeks, with…

Guatemala court issues 800-year prison term to drug lord over 2008 massacre

 GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Guatemala sentenced an accused drug lord on Monday to 808 years in prison over the massacre of 15 Nicaraguans and one Dutch citizen in 2008, a judicial source said. The court handed down the sentence against Rigoberto Danilo Morales for taking…

Venezuela arrests 32 in alleged plot to kill Pres Maduro

CARACAS, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan authorities have arrested 32 civilians and soldiers after a months-long investigation into their alleged part in a US-backed conspiracy to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, theprosecutor’s office said. All suspects have “confessed and revealed information about the plans,” Attorney General Tarek William Saab told reporters…

Sudan crisis: Up to 15,000 dead in war-plagued Darfur town, UN experts say

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A single town in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region has seen 10,000 to 15,000 people killed since April, with paramilitaries allied with Arab militias potentially committing crimes against humanity there, according to a UN report. Fighting has raged since last spring between army chief Abdel…

Ecuador nabs wanted narco, president says crackdown bearing fruit

QUITO, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador announced the arrest of a wanted cocaine trafficker from neighboring Colombia, as President Daniel Noboa said his government’s crackdown on gang violence was starting to bearfruit. Carlos Arturo Landazuri Cortes, a “high-value target,” was captured overnight after months of investigations and intelligence work, Ecuador’s…

Denmark’s oldest writing found on 2,000-year-old knife

 COPENHAGEN, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Archaeologists in Denmark have found a small knife inscribed with runic letters dating back almost 2,000 years, the oldest trace of writing found in the country, the Museum Odense said. Runic letters, called runes, are the oldest alphabet known in Scandinavia. They were in use…

Peru: President Boluarte grabbed by protester at public event

LIMA, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A protester violently grabbed Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday during an event in the southern Ayacucho region, where 10 people were killed in mass anti-government demonstrationsmore than a year ago. TV footage of the assault showed Boluarte in traditional clothing surrounded by a crowd…