Improving numbers in tourism still below Cuban gov’t’s projections

HAVANA, April 28 (NNN-ANSA) — Cuban tourism authorities have confirmed 128,159 foreign travellers had visited the country for leisure purposes during March of 2022, which represented 58.7% of the Government’s projections. Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Tuesday said there had been growth compared to 2021. He added the current month of…

Peru declares H3N2 epidemiological alert; 22 cases and 1 death reported so far

LIMA, April 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peru’s Health Ministry (Minsa) issued an epidemiological alert in light of the growing number of Influenza A (H3N2) cases in Ayacucho, Piura, and Lima. With the Ministry’s declaration, additional sanitary measures regarding detection and control of the disease can be implemented by the affected jurisdictions.…

US shooting: Four killed in Mississippi; suspect found dead in convenience store after standoff with police

Broadway Inn Express motel. The Broadway Inn Express motel BILOXI (Mississippi, US), April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people including a motel owner and two employees were killed in a shootout at a motel in Mississippi’s Gulf Coast late Wednesday, authorities said. The suspect involved in the shootout was later killed in a standoff…

UK: Queen Elizabeth’s son Prince Andrew loses freedom of the city of York for associating with sex offenders

YORK (United Kingdom), April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prince Andrew was on Wednesday stripped of his status as a freeman of the city of York because of his associations with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. At an extraordinary meeting of York City Council in northern England, councillors voted…

US marine released in prisoner swap with Russian drug trafficker

WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former US marine held in a Russian jail since 2019 has been released in a prisoner swap. US and Russian officials confirmed on Wednesday that Trevor Reed is on his way back to the US. In exchange, Russia’s foreign ministry secured the release of…

At least 1 killed in Chilean storms

SANTIAGO, April 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least one person was killed by storms in Chile, while dozens of others were affected and over 140 houses were damaged, the Interior Ministry’s National Emergency Office confirmed Wednesday. The death occurred in the southern region of La Araucania, after a tree fell on…

Four astronauts blast off towards the International Space Station

The quartet comprise three US astronauts and one Italian CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida, US), April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three US astronauts and one Italian have blasted off from Earth for the International Space Station (ISS), which will be their home for the next several months.The US astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines…

Cuba approves cryptocurrency services, requires central bank license

HAVANA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Cuban central bank issued regulations for virtual asset service providers, after giving a nod last year to the personal use of cryptocurrencies, a move some experts said could help the Communist-run Caribbean island skirt stiff US sanctions. Cryptocurrencies, which allow financial operations to be carried…

Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela’s Maduro government unlikely to be invited to regional summit: US

The Cuban foreign minister accused the US of pressuring regional governments to block Cuba from participating in the summit WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government are unlikely to be invited to the US-hosted Summit of the Americas to be held in June in Los…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Canada lawmakers vote unanimously to label Russia’s acts in Ukraine as ‘genocide’

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau OTTAWA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously to call Russia’s attacks in Ukraine a “genocide”, with members of parliament saying there was “ample evidence of systemic and massive war crimes against humanity” being committed by Moscow. The Canadian House of Commons’ motion said war crimes…
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