Greece launches rescue effort in flooded villages

ATHENS, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greek rescue teams used divers, lifeboats and helicopters to reach dozens of villagers in central Greece, as the death toll from the Storm Daniel rose to six. The fire service announced that they had found the bodies of two elderly women, as well as a…

Bongo critic named interim PM in post-coup Gabon

New prime minister: Raymond Ndong Sima LIBREVILLE, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabon’s military rulers appointed Raymond Ndong Sima, a prominent opponent to ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba, as interim prime minister following the country’s coup on Aug 30. Ndong Sima, a 68-year-old Paris-educated economist, served as prime minister under Bongo…

Death toll in southern Brazil from devastating cyclone climbs to 40

BRASILIA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a powerful tropical cyclone that wreaked havoc in southern Brazil has risen to 40 and may climb further as more victims are discovered, authorities said. Officials in Rio Grande do Sul state said 3,575 people have been displaced and nine are…

UK yoga class mistakenly reported as ‘mass killing’

Mass killing or meditation? UK authorities were alerted by a concerned member of the public LONDON, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK police descended on a yoga class in central England after a member of the public spotted people lying on the floor and reported a “mass killing”. Officers rushed to…

South Africa: NGO to free 2,000 captive rhinos from breeding farm

 JOHANNESBURG, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The conservation non-profit organisation African Parks has announced plans to free 2,000 southern white rhinos that are currently confined at Platinum Rhino, the world’s largest rhino farm in South Africa. The NGO made the announcement after buying the 7,800-hectare rhino-breeding farm, which is in the…

Bulgaria and Turkey streets turn to rivers in deadly floods

 SOFIA/ISTANBUL, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flooding caused by heavy rain has led to at least 10 deaths in Bulgaria, Turkiye and Greece. In BULGARIA, pictures from the Tsarevo area show fast moving floodwaters deep enough to submerge cars. Authorities there said two men and a woman died – the woman’s…

UK: King Charles III thanks public year after mother’s death

LONDON, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — King Charles III on Friday thanked the public for their support in his first year as monarch, as he marked the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. “In marking the first anniversary of Her late Majesty’s death and my Accession, we recall with great…

PromPeru drives strategies to increase arrival of European tourists

LIMA, Sept 8 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru remains one of the favorite destinations for European tourists. The Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Export and Tourism (PromPeru) reported that, according to the latest international arrival figures, there were 1,327,666 foreign tourists from January to July. Out of this total, 192,049 were European…

President Boluarte calls for working in unity for Peru’s development

CHANCHAMAYO (Junin region, Peru), Sept 8 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte called on central jungle authorities and population to continue working together to achieve development in Peru. Along these lines, the Head of State asked that development proposals for Pichanaqui and Junin region be presented. “You can rest assured that we will…

Mexico: Top court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

MEXICO CITY, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion across the conservative Latin American country, moving in contrast to the United States where federally guaranteed abortion rights were overturned last year. The court said on social media “that the legal system that penalizes abortion in the Federal Penal…