Caribbean countries to set up a regional ferry network

GEORGETOWN, Jan 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, announced that his country, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago have jointly agreed to set up a ferry company to boost inter-regional travel. According to the President, the establishment of the service between these nations will provide enormous opportunities…

Brazil to build museum in memory of coup attempt

BRASILIA, Jan 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Government of Brazil will build the Museum of Democracy, in the Esplanade of the Ministries, central area of this capital, in memory of Jan 8, 2023 coup attempt. According to a press release from the Ministry of Culture, the work is expected to…

CAF announces Air Cote d’Ivoire as official carrier partner for AFCON 2023

Air Cote d’Ivoire plane ABIDJAN, Jan 7 (NNN-GNA) — The Confederation of  African Football (CAF) has announced Air Cote d’Ivoire as official carrier sponsor for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.The partnership between the football body and the airline would play a vital role in facilitating the transportation of…

US accident: 2 dead, 9 injured in 35-vehicle pile up along California’s I-5 west of Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD (California, US), Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed and nine others were hospitalized after a 35-vehicle pile up Saturday morning on a foggy portion of Interstate 5 west of Bakersfield, Kern County fire officials said. A closure remains in place Saturday night on southbound Interstate 5 between…

Somalia signs law ‘nullifying’ Ethiopia-Somaliland port pact

MOGADISHU, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s president has signed a law “nullifying” a contentious agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland in a largely symbolic gesture of his government’s displeasure over the deal to grant port access. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said the law voided the “illegal” pact giving landlocked Ethiopia long-sought…

US adds 216,000 jobs as hiring picks up, unemployment steady

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US job growth surged unexpectedly in December, government data showed, wrapping up a solid year for the labor market even as voters remain gloomy about the economy ahead of November’s presidential election. The world’s biggest economy added 216,000 jobs in the final month of 2023…

Somalia: Ground and air operation target Al-Shabaab base in Central Mudug region

MOGADISHU, Jan 7 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Somali government forces backed by local clan militia engaged in a heavy battle with Al-Shabaab in the southern Mudug region, military sources and residents said. An airstrike was reported coincided with the ground operation targeted Jeeh village, where Al-Shabaab fighters were re-grouping to launch an…

Brazil: Significant drop in Amazon deforestation reported

BRASILIA, Jan 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Deforestation alerts in the Amazon fell by 50% in 2023, according to a report from the Deter system released by Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE), with data collected until Dec. 29 in an area of 5,152 km². It was the lowest rate since 2018,…

Dengue kills yet another patient in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Health authorities in the Argentine province of Corrientes (northeast) confirmed the death of a patient who had tested positive for dengue, thus increasing the number of fatalities to three this summer. The 42-year-old victim had been admitted to the Hospital de Campaña Escuela Hogar…

UK announces Europe’s first high-tech uranium fuel plant

LONDON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain intends to become the first European country to produce an advanced uranium fuel that is currently commercially available only from Russia, the government announced Sunday. The UK government said it would invest 300 million pound ($382 million) building a high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) programme…