Kirsty Coventry becomes first female and first African president of IOC
Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech after being elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) COSTA NAVARINO…
Water-rich Brazil becoming ever drier, report warns
BRASILIA, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil is home to 12 percent of Earth’s freshwater reserves, much of it in the…
South Africa: President takes ‘dim view’ on US visit seeking Cape secession
PRETORIA, March 21 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa takes a “very strong dim view” of a proposed visit to the…
Russia to hold talks with US in Riyadh on March 24: Kremlin
MOSCOW, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian and US officials will hold talks on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on Monday (March 24),…
Canada new PM Carney to call April 28 snap election: govt source
OTTAWA, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call snap elections on Sunday,…
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Responsibility For Ballistic Missile Attack On Israel
SANAA, Mar 21 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, early this morning, claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on southern Tel…
Zionist Army Starts “Ground Activity” In Northern Gaza
JERUSALEM/GAZA, Mar 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist military said yesterday, its forces had begun ground operations in northern Gaza, while…
Haiti police fire tear gas at protesters demanding protection from gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents in a neighborhood of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, protested to demand protection against gangs. Armed…
Ecuador calls for security help from US, European troops against drug gangs
President Daniel Noboa QUITO, March 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s president has called for the United States, Brazil and European nations…
Pres Maduro announces return of 306 Venezuelan migrants from Mexico
CARACAS, March 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the return of 306 migrants from Mexico on Thursday…