Brazil Senate votes in justice minister to high court

 BRASILIA, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved the appointment of Justice Minister Flavio Dino, a strong ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to a seat on the Supreme Court, which is often at loggerheads with the legislative branch. Dino’s nomination sailed through the Senate on…

Update; At least 16 dead in motorway pile-up in Venezuela – fire brigade

 CARACAS, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 16 people died and six more were seriously injured after a cargo truck rammed several cars on a highway in Venezuela, the country’s fire chief Juan Gonzalez said on Wednesday. “So far there are 16,” Gonzalez said when asked about the death toll…

Rwanda: presidential election set for July 15, 2024

KIGALI, Dec 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Rwandans are set to go to the polls on July 15, 2024, to elect their next deputies and president, with current head of state Paul Kagame up for a fourth term, the Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday. Paul Kagame, 66, has been the de facto…

Panama Canal drought hitting world trade

PANAMA CITY, Dec 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Global trade through the Panama Canal is being severely disrupted by a drought affecting the man-made corridor, which could force shippers to choose other, more costly routes, it was reported. The historic waterway in Central America connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans handles about…

Wages protest: Employees close hospital in southern Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Employees closed on Wednesday the Saint-Antoine de Jérémie hospital, the largest of its kind in the Grand Anse Haitian department, in protest for back wages. Workers left only the maternity ward operational, while they paralyzed other services of the health center. Rallies were held…

Pres Ruto commends Kenyan diaspora for role in country’s economic growth

NAIROBI, Dec 14 (NNN-KBC) — The Government appreciates the role played by Kenyan diaspora in the economic growth of the country, President William Ruto has said. He said the Government attaches great importance to its citizens living abroad and appreciates the close bonds they maintain with their motherland. At the…

AfDB approves 89-mln-USD loan to Tunisia to improve wastewater quality

TUNIS, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of 81.9 million euros (89.08 million U.S. dollars) to Tunisia to improve wastewater treatment for agricultural reuse and enhance its climate resilience, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Wednesday. The Treated Wastewater Quality Improvement Project…

8 killed in multiple crash in Venezuela

CARACAS, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people were killed and 14 others injured in a multiple crash on the highway connecting the Venezuelan capital of Caracas with the coastal city of Guarenas, authorities confirmed Wednesday. The multiple collision involved 17 vehicles and led to a fire, Vice Minister…

EU leaders welcome change of government in Poland

Donald Tusk BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top representatives of the European Union have reacted favourably to the change of government in Poland after former opposition leader Donald Tusk was chosen by parliament as the country’s prime minister.“Your experience and strong commitment to our European values will be precious…

Cameroon army rescues kidnapped, ‘tortured’ students; school officials still missing after Anglophone separatists attack

Two school officials are still missing after the attack YAOUNDE, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight male students who had been abducted by suspected separatists from a school in the war-torn Anglophone north-west region of Cameroon have been freed, authorities say.Abdoullahi Aliou, a local administrator, said the armed men stormed the school…