Update: US regulator orders inspections on some Boeing MAX 9 planes after emergency

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US air safety regulator announced it was grounding some Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes pending inspections, a day after a panel blew out of one of the planes over the western state of Oregon. The Federal Aviation Administration “is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing…

Covid-19 infections surge in 52 percent worldwide: WHO

GENEVA, Jan 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Covid-19 infections increased by 52% worldwide in four weeks and trend is expected to continue to grow during northern winter, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned. WHO´s latest report showed a sharp increase of 850,000 new cases of coronavirus compared to previous 28 days.…

Nigeria seeks to ban degrees from Kenya, Uganda in crackdown

The crackdown aims to protect Nigeria’s academic qualifications, education minister says ABUJA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria says it will extend the suspension of degrees accreditation to more countries, including Kenya and Uganda. This comes days after the West African country suspended the accreditation of degrees from Benin and Togo.…

Kenya: NACADA condemns attacks on journalists, police at Kettle House

NAIROBI, Jan 7 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has called for support to bring all criminal enterprises in the entertainment industry to book. In a statement following Friday evening’s attack on a group of Journalists and police officers during a NACADA…

Sudan crisis: Army chief’s call for arming civilians sparks controversy

KHARTOUM, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — The call by the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to arm civilians in a popular campaign, or the “Sudanese Popular Resistance,” to fight the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has sparked controversy and concern over involving civilians into war. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan,…

US gun violence: 18-year-old mom fatally hit by stray bullet during first night out since giving birth

18-year-old mom Shania Green GRAYSON (Texas, US), Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A teen mom, Shania Green, has lost her life after she was fatally hit by a stray bullet at a house party just a month after turning 18. It was her first night out since giving birth, her family…

South Africa: Tourism department thanks local travellers

PRETORIA, Jan 7 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Department of Tourism has thanked South Africans who have supported local establishments and boosted the tourism sector during the recent holiday period. With the decrease in the fuel price that came into effect on Jan 3, the department has encouraged citizens to take a…

Peru: President Boluarte calls for dialogue with all society sectors

LIMA, Jan 7 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s Pres Dina Boluarte called for dialogue among all sectors of society, with the aim of sitting at a work table to reach consensus for the homeland and generate agreements to help the most vulnerable citizens. Remarks were made during an event held at the Government…

US: Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air

Oxygen masks deployed during the incident, which began at 16,000 feet shortly after take-off PORTLAND (Oregon, US), Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A passenger plane lost a section of its fuselage in mid-air forcing it to make an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon. The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max…

DR Congo election: Three ministers and four Governors disqualified for fraud and violence

KINSHASA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three ministers and four governors have been disqualified from last month’s election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, because of fraud and violence. They are among 82 candidates excluded from the legislative, provincial and local elections by the electoral body. But its announcement did not…