World Without Hunger Summit: Kenyan Pres Ruto urges global action to address food security
President William Ruto ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia), Nov 8 (NNN-KBC) — President William Ruto has called for global action to address…
2024 on track to be warmest year on record: UN WMO
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Meteorological Organisation is warning that 2024 could be the warmest year on…
Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Come hell or high water, nations must urgently scale up climate adaptation efforts, the…
China-LatAm civilization dialogue held in Lima
LIMA, Nov 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — The 2024 Forum on Dialogue between the Civilizations of China and Latin America and the…
South Africa’s G20 Education Working Group Presidency to focus on skilling young people
PRETORIA, Nov 8 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s G20 Education Working Group Presidency will focus on equipping young people with skills…
Heavy rains kill 5 in Panama
PANAMA CITY, Nov 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Heavy rains caused by a recent tropical depression have killed at least five people,…
Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm, causing power system to collapse
HAVANA, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Rafael slammed into Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon before losing some strength as…
Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF
BRASILIA, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought…
US presidential election: VP Kamala Harris gives defiant concession after stunning Trump win
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Donald Trump’s crushing presidential victory heralded a new era of uncertainty in the United States…
Brazil: Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years – govt
BRASILIA, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President…