Peru: US$5.484 billion of non-mining private investment announced in recent months

LIMA, Jan 13 (NNN-ANDINA) — Economy and Finance Minister Alex Contreras reported that various non-mining investment projects (worth US$5.484 billion) in Peru have been announced in recent months. “Private investment announcements have been made in recent months, not only in mining, but also in transportation, real estate, manufacturing, and energy, among others…

Cameroon civilians suffer ‘severe impact’ of rising violence: HRW

LIBREVILLE, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions and the Far North increased in the second half of 2023 with civilians “severely impacted”, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Clashes between armed groups and government forces saw an increase in “cases of unlawful killings, abduction and raids on…

Tanzania: Industrial Park project set to revitalize economy – Industry Minister

Minister for Industry and Trade, Dr Ashatu Kijaji COAST REGION (Tanzania), Jan 12 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’S Modern Industrial Park project that is being built in an area covering 1,077 acres expects to establish 202 factories providing direct employment to about 30,000 local youths. The project is divided into 210 plots,…

Update: Zambia limits worship time to two hours to curb cholera; sale of food in churches also banned

LUSAKA, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Churches in Zambia have been ordered to limit worship time to two hours as part of measures to curb the spread of cholera. No sale of perishable and ready-to-eat foods in all churches, Ndiwa Mutelo, a senior official in charge of religious affairs, said. Worshippers…

Cuba has licensed nearly 10,000 private businesses since Sept 2021

Workers produce solar panels at a factory in Pinar del Rio, Cuba HAVANA, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba’s Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) has licensed the operation of 133 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, bringing the total number of enterprises of this type approved since September 2021 to 9,943…

US: Alaska Airlines passengers sue Boeing after door blowout

SEATTLE (Washington, US), Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 passengers have sued Boeing after a large panel blew off the aircraft Friday over Portland, Oregon, causing the cabin to depressurise. The six passengers and a family member of one of those passengers filed a proposed class-action lawsuit…

Tanzania targets 38 trillion/- investments by next year

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 12 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA aims to attract new investment projects worth 38tri/- by next year in a countrywide campaign to attract local investors. During a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Professor Kitila Mkumbo, the Minister of State in the President’s Office for Planning and Investment, announced…

US: All six crew members aboard Navy helicopter survive crash into San Diego Bay

SAN DIEGO (California, US), Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All six crew members aboard a Navy helicopter that crashed into the San Diego Bay on Thursday during routine training survived, a military official said. Commander Beth Teach, a Navy spokesperson for Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet, said the Helicopter Maritime Strike…

Global warming pushes ocean temperatures off the charts: study

PARIS, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In 2023, the world’s oceans took up an enormous amount of excess heat, enough to “boil away billions of Olympic-sized swimming pools,” according to an annual report published Thursday. Oceans cover 70 percent of the planet and have kept the Earth’s surface livable by absorbing…

UK’s Sunak says strikes against Houthis ‘necessary and proportionate’

LONDON, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US and British air strikes carried out early Friday against Houthi targets in Yemen over recent attacks on Red Sea shipping were “necessary and proportionate”, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. “Despite the repeated warnings from the international community, the Houthis have continued to carry…