Japanese media celebrate arrival of Satsuma mandarins imported from Peru

TOKYO (Japan), Aug 11 (NNN-ANDINA) — With great enthusiasm, Japanese media announced the presence of Satsuma mandarins imported from Peru on the shelves of some supermarkets in the Asian country. The introduction of this fruit to the Nipponese market holds a special significance, as it was in 1940 that Japanese immigrants incorporated…

UK to host global energy security summit in early 2024

LONDON, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain will host an international energy security summit next year, the government announced on Thursday, inviting big oil-producing nations and companies but focusing also on net zero. The London Energy Security Conference, set for early 2024, will concentrate on shoring up supplies and making the…

US accuses Sudan of threatening to expel UN mission

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States accused Sudan of having threatened to expel the United Nations mission from the war-torn country if the UN envoy, already in Khartoum’s crosshairs, speaks before the Security Council on the atrocities of the conflict. During a session devoted to Sudan and…

US violence: Utah man who threatened Pres Biden shot and killed in FBI raid

SALT LAKE CITY (Utah, US), Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Utah man who made threats against Pres Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents on Wednesday, just hours before a visit by the US president to the western state. The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that a suspect…

Nine dead, 30 hurt in Cameroon coach crash: authorities

YAOUNDE, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine people were killed and 30 hurt when a coach overturned in Cameroon, the governor of the northern region of Adamaoua said. The vehicle left the capital Yaounde on Tuesday for Ngaoundere some 450 kilometres to the north when it overturned around noon Wednesday at…

Niger coup d’etat: Coup leaders form new govt – decree

NIAMEY, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The military leaders in Niger who seized power in a coup last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing…

US wildfires: Hawaii town ‘destroyed’ by wildfire, at least 36 dead

 KAHULUI (Hawaii, United States), Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned a historic Hawaiian town to ashes, officials said, as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport. The fires began burning early Tuesday, scorching thousands…

Update: Ecuador’s Pres Lasso declares state of emergency after killing of presidential candidate

QUITO, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency for 60 days throughout the country after the shooting murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. “The Armed Forces as of this moment are mobilized throughout the national territory to guarantee the security of citizens, the tranquility…

Netherlands seized record 8 tonnes of cocaine from Ecuador: prosecutor

 THE HAGUE, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dutch authorities seized over eight tonnes of cocaine discovered in a container ship from Ecuador, the nation’s largest ever seizure of the drug, prosecutors said.    The drugs, valued at an estimated 600 million euros, were concealed in a container carrying bananas that had…

Eleven missing after eastern France fire

STRASBOURG (France), Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven adults were unaccounted for following a fire in lodging at a care centre for troubled young people in eastern France, authorities said Wednesday. The local fire service said they were alerted about the blaze in the town of Wintzenheim at around 6:30 am and…