French lawmakers pass Bill banning social media for under-15s

PARIS, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French lawmakers have passed a Bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time. The lower National Assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian attack damages UNESCO-listed Kyiv monastery

KYIV, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian drone and missile attack has damaged parts of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine’s most famous religious landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ukraine’s culture ministry said. The attack took place during the night between Friday and Saturday, the ministry said. “A preliminary visual inspection revealed…

Over 1,000 people evacuated after landslide in Sicily

ROME, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 people were evacuated in Sicily after a four-kilometre section of cliff crumbled during a storm, leaving houses perched perilously on the edge, authorities said. Land was continuing to give way due to rain that has soaked the area in recent days, said the mayor of…

Greece: 3 bodies found after biscuit factory explosion in central Trikala city

ATHENS, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Three bodies were found after an explosion at a food factory in the central Greek city of Trikala, while two workers remain missing, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday. The explosion occurred in the early hours of Monday at the “Violanta” biscuit factory and…

Spain remembers the dead a week on from rail tragedy

MADRID, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — People in the southern Spanish towns of Huelva and Adamuz held ceremonies Sunday a week on from the rail disaster that killed 45 people, many of them from the area. Last Sunday’s crash between two high-speed trains happened near the village of Adamuz in the…

Tanzania, Norway seek stronger carbon trading

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 26 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA and Norway have agreed to continue strengthening their cooperation in the area of carbon trading, as part of advancing joint efforts on environmental protection and sustainable development. The agreement was reached following talks between the Permanent Secretary in the Vice-President’s Office, Dr Richard…

50 missing as boat capsizes in Mediterranean

ROMe, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — A boat carrying 51 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean recently, with one confirmed alive and 50 still missing, local media reported. The only survivor was rescued by a merchant ship and transported to a hospital in Malta for treatment. According to the survivor, the boat…

Germany gun violence: 5 injured after shots fired in central Berlin

Police officers work near the scene of a shooting in Berlin BERLIN, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Five people were injured after shots were fired in an apartment in central Berlin on Sunday, German media BILD reported. German news agency dpa said the incident occurred at around 5 p.m. local time…

South Africa: Transnet partners with Belgian port entities to modernise local ports

DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Transnet has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges International (PoABI) and the Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center (APEC) to modernise South Africa’s port system, enhance operational efficiency, and strengthen regional trade competitiveness. The agreement establishes a framework…

South Africa to host special WEF Summit in 2027

DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has announced that South Africa will host a Special World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit in 2027. Speaking at the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Lamola said that as Africa’s most industrialised economy…
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