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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first deputy speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, met here Tuesday with members of the UN Sanctions Committee for Libya on the Libyan ccisis. The meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the Cabinet branch of the Parliament in the capital [...]

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Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece and African countries are poised to forge closer ties on various fields and Greece has a growing and active interest in Africa, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Tuesday during his meeting in Pretoria with the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Commitments made last year at a landmark UN conference to transform education globally must be translated into action, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his message to mark the International Day of Education. He called on countries to deliver education systems “that can support equal societies, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister and Director General for Africa and the Middle East, Kansuki Nagoka, Tuesday delivered a written message from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba. The message was delivered during a meeting on Tuesday evening [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The steering committee of the referendum and general election started its work Monday at the headquarters of the Independent Authority for the Management of Elections (AIGE) in Bamako, an official source told PANA here. This is part of the preparations for the proper holding of the various [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of Burundi (ISTEEBU) has published the Household Consumer Price Index (CPI), which shows that average inflation in 2022 was +18.9%, compared to 8.3% the previous year, due mainly to food prices, which rose by 24.5%. Bread and cereals contributed to [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade of the National Unity Government, Mohamed al-Haweij, inaugurated on Monday the Italian companies' dealers' exhibition at the Tripoli International Fair. Some 35 companies are taking part in he exhibition organized by the "Luminous Palm" Company, in partnership with the Libyan-Italian [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COID-19) was recorded in Libya but reported only one new infection out of 43 samples tested, representing a positivity rate of 2.3% between 16 -22 January, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Tuesday. According to a statement by [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch Tuesday reviewed the logistical preparations for the visit of a high-level Italian delegation led by Italian Prime Minister Giorga Meloni to Libya. The delegation comprises the Italian Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Interior, as well as a [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy and Ambassador of the United States to Libya, Richard Norland, Tuesday reaffirmed his country's support to the Libyan Presidential Council in its national reconciliation efforts and the progress it has made through the preparatory forums held recently. A preparatory forum for the General Conference [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as issued on Tuesday by the Bank of Tanzania: Currency                 Buying                 Selling Burundi Franc          2.2                      2.2165 Euro                      2,501.782  [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency                                 Buying           Selling US Dollar                                  59.75        [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Monday attributed the death of a 65-year-old woman to COVID-19. They also indicated that the patient was vaccinated and suffered from several comorbidities. Four other patients, carrying the virus, were admitted to hospital for treatment. -0- PANA NA/MA 24Jan2023 [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite recent progress towards eliminating trans fat from food, some five billion people remain unprotected from its harmful impacts, thus increasing their risk of heart disease and death, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday.  Industrially produced trans fat – commonly found in packaged foods, baked [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amid worsening security, economic, and humanitarian crises, the third Lake Chad Basin High Level Conference has begun, aimed at addressing a range of long-standing issues and the needs of the population, including some 11 million people, who are in need of assistance. The UN describes the conference as [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that it would need $2.54 billion across its operations this year to help a record number of people facing disease and starvation.  In its appeal, the WHO said that a staggering 339 million people now need humanitarian assistance globally.   Dr. Tedros [...]

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