US: COVID hospitalizations are on the rise, could signal ‘late summer wave,’ says the CDC

WASHINGTON, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is rising this summer in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hospitalizations of people with the virus are up 10%, per CDC data — the sharpest increase since December 2022. More than 7,100 patients with COVID…

Peru chosen as venue for 31st AIAMP General Assembly

PUNTA CANA (Dominican Republic), July 31 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru was unanimously chosen as the venue for the 31st Ordinary General Assembly of the Ibero-American Association of Public Ministries (AIAMP) in 2024. Peru’s Attorney General Patricia Benavides gained support at the plenary session, following a proposal based on the defense of Ibero-American Public Ministries’…

Kenya says ready to lead multinational force in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya is ready to lead a multinational force in Haiti and will deploy 1,000 police officers to the strife-torn Caribbean nation once its offer is accepted, the foreign minister said. Gangs control around 80 percent of the Haitian capital, and violent crimes such as…

Niger coup d’etat: ECOWAS bloc give coup leaders a week to cede power

Demonstrators gather in support of the coup in the capital Niamey carrying signs reading ‘long live Niger, long live Russia’ and ‘France must leave’ ABUJA (Nigeria)/NIAMEY, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) –West African countries have imposed sanctions on Niger’s new military leaders, threatening to use force if they fail to reinstate ousted…

Third firefighter dies battling massive blazes in Canada

MONTREAL, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A firefighter has died battling one of the massive blazes devastating Canada’s forests this year, British Columbia’s premier announced. It marked the third death of a firefighter during this devastating wildfire season. “I am devastated to learn that we have lost another wildfire fighter. My…

Canada: Plane crash in Rocky Mountains kills 6

 OTTAWA, July 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — A small plane crashed in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary, Canada on Friday night, killing six people, media reported.  Police said five passengers and one pilot were onboard the aircraft, which left the Springbank Airport around 8:45 p.m. for Salmon Arm, British Columbia and…

Pres Putin, several African leaders attend Russian naval parade

 SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia), July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised Russia’s navy in an address at an annual warship parade in Saint Petersburg, which he attended accompanied by several African leaders. The military display took part as Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine stretches into its second year and…

Eight dead, 10 hospitalised after hurricane in Russia: official

MOSCOW, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight people including three small children died in Russia when trees crashed into a lakeside campsite during a storm described as a “hurricane”, authorities said. Several hundred people camped in a national park in Mari El, a Russian region located along the northern bank of…

UK strikes: Railways hit by latest staff walkout

LONDON, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rail workers in Britain held their latest strike over pay and conditions on Saturday, as more than a year of walkouts on the country’s train network grinds on. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union working for train operating companies staged the day-long…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin taking African Peace Initiative proposals into consideration

ST. PETERSBURG (Russia), July 29 (NNN-SANEWS) – – Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured the seven African leaders involved in the African Peace Initiative that he has carefully reviewed their proposals and is genuinely committed to addressing the issue at hand. Putin was speaking in St. Petersburg on Friday evening…