Amid devastation and mud, Brazil buries victims of cyclone

BRASILIA, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Families in southern Brazil on Saturday began to bury victims of a cyclone that left at least 42 dead and affected some 150,000 people, many of whom lost their homes or faced isolation from landslides that washed away roads and bridges. In the cemetery of…

Venezuela’s Pres Maduro says seeking China’s help to join BRICS

BEIJING, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking Beijing’s support to join the recently expanded BRICS group of emerging economies, as he makes a state visit to China. The BRICS bloc — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — agreed at their annual summit last month…

US gun violence: Philadelphia officer charged with fatal shooting of motorist

Eddie Irizarry  PHILADELPHIA (Pennsylvania, US), Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Philadelphia police officer has been charged with murder after footage showed him fatally shooting a 27-year-old motorist in his car last month. Eddie Irizarry was killed while sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle holding a knife, say prosecutors.…

Greek floods: PM Mitsotakis warns of very unequal battle with nature

 ATHENS, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescuers in central Greece are trying to reach hundreds of people trapped by floods that have left villages submerged and 10 people dead. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said Greeks face “a very unequal battle” with nature. Rivers have burst their banks, while homes and…

Morocco earthquake death toll rises above 2,000

Rescuers have been searching through rubble RABAT, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Morocco has soared to more than 2,000, with a similar number of injured. The interior ministry says more than 1,400 have serious injuries, and the heaviest casualties are in provinces just…

Update: At least 820 killed in Morocco quake as World leaders offer solidarity

MARRAKESH (Morocco), Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 820 people have died in a devastating earthquake that struck near Morocco’s tourist hotspot of Marrakesh, authorities said Saturday, updating an earlier toll of more than600. Another 672 people were injured, including 205 in a critical condition, the interior ministry said, after…

Chile: Pres Boric and former presidents sign declaration against dictatorship

SANTIAGO, Sept 9 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font and his four living predecessors signed a so-called “commitment for democracy” document as the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état that brought General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte to power between 1973 and 1990 looms over. The present and past heads of…

Argentine President assures Chile a natural gas supply through 2024

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 9 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández said his country would guarantee the supply of natural gas to neighboring Chile until Dec. 31, 2024, it was reported in Buenos Aires. With Bolivia’s production declining, South America is looking to Vaca Muerta as a possible source, it was…

Venezuela: Pres Maduro to visit China “and other friendly countries”

CARACAS, Sept 9 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuela’s National Assembly gave the green light for President Nicolás Maduro to leave the country on an international tour of “friendly” nations, it was reported in Caracas. The Legislative Branch unanimously approved a request for the head of state to be absent for more than…

Tanzania to vaccinate over 3 million children against polio

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 9 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The Health Ministry is set to vaccinate over 3,250,000 Tanzanian children under the age of eight against polio. During a four-day campaign expected to start on Sept 21, this year, children born from 2016 will be immunized with nOPV2 vaccine. The campaign’s objective…