US gun violence: Governor bans carrying guns in Albuquerque after 11-year-old killed

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ALBUQUERQUE (New Mexico, US), Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced a new public health order that, she said, will prohibit people from carrying firearms, either open or concealed, in Albuquerque and throughout Bernalillo County for the next 30 days, regardless of…

Global food prices down 2.1 pct in August: FAO

ROME, Sept 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The benchmark index of international food commodity prices has declined 2.1 percent compared to July, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.    The prices of rice, however, surged by 9.8 percent in August to a 15-year high compared to a month earlier. The…

US wildfires: Number of missing from Maui wildfire falls sharply to 66

HONOLULU (Hawaii, US), Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of missing persons following the massive wildfire that leveled a town on the island of Maui last month has fallen from 385 to 66, Hawaii Governor Josh Green said Friday. Green made the announcement one month after the fire that destroyed…

South Africa: Deputy President calls on social partners to tackle joblessness, climate change

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on social partners to work with government to deal with the country’s pressing issues, especially unemployment and climate change.    The Deputy President took to the podium at the National Economic Development Labour Council’s (NEDLAC) 28th Annual…

South Africa observes Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

PRETORIA, Sept 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Department of Health in collaboration with various local and international stakeholders will spend the month of September creating awareness of the impact of cancer in children and their families around the country.  According to the department, it has collaborated with the likes of…

Update: Powerful earthquake rocks Morocco, killing at least 290

RABAT, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes. The Interior Ministry said the number constituted a preliminary death toll and that 153 people had been…

Panama to step up expulsions of US-bound undocumented migrants

PANAMA CITY, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama said it would step up expulsions of US-bound migrants who enter its territory illegally through the perilous Darien jungle on the border with Colombia. The country’s national director for migration Samira Gozaine told reporters steps would be taken to “progressively” increase the number…

Almost 50 people missing after deadly Brazil cyclone; 41 dead, 223 injured

BRASÍLIA, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian rescue workers were searching for almost 50 people still missing after a devastating cyclone unleashed torrential rain and flooding in the south of the country. Five days after the cyclone, which left 41 dead, the country is taking stock of a rising toll, with…

6.8-magnitude quake strikes Morocco: USGS

CASABLANCA (Morocco), Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Morocco late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, causing people to flee their homes in a panic. The quake hit 71 kilometres southwest of Marrakesh at a depth of 18.5 kilometers at 11:11 pm. It sent debris flying…

Peru fosters conservation of tropical forests through debt swap with US

LIMA, Sept 9 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru promotes the conservation of tropical forests and environmental projects through debt swap for an amount exceeding US$19 million, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) disclosed. The MEF —representing the Republic of Peru within the framework of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act (TFCCA) of the…