US: Listeria outbreak sickens 5, kills 3 in Washington

WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A deadly outbreak of infections from Listeria is under investigation by state and local officials in Washington. As of late Saturday five patients had been identified. All five required hospitalization and three have died, according to the Tacoma-Pierece County Health Department. All of the patients…

Canada: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Nova Scotia

Three months of rain fell in just 24 hours in some areas Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada), July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people in Canada, including two children, have been reported missing in flooding caused by torrential rains in Nova Scotia, police have said. Officials say the heaviest rains to hit…

US gun violence: Security guard shot, killed at NW Portland hospital; suspect killed in traffic stop in Gresham

PORTLAND (Oregon, US), July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A security guard was fatally shot inside a Northwest Portland hospital Saturday morning, and police say the accused shooter was killed during a traffic stop in Gresham later that afternoon. Officers were called out just before 11 a.m. on reports of someone seen with…

Russia: Four killed after hot water pipe bursts in Moscow shopping mall

MOSCOW, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall in western Moscow, officials said. The city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said some of those injured had suffered burns and that emergency services were working at the…

Peru: New explosion recorded at Ubinas Volcano

GENERAL SANCHEZ CERRO (Moquegua region, Peru), July 23 (NNN-ANDINA) — A strong explosion was registered at Ubinas Volcano —located in Peru’s southern Sanchez Cerro province, Moquegua region— on Saturday morning. It was accompanied by the release of ash and gases that reached a height of 3,300 meters, the National Volcanological Center of the Geophysical…

Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory: scientists

LONDON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is “unprecedented”. According to the UN, Dangerous heatwaves sweeping Europe could break further records. The international media has reported that it is…

Gambia finds Indian cough syrups killed 70 infants

BANJUL, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A government taskforce in The Gambia announced Friday that four cough syrups imported from India were responsible for the deaths of at least 70 children from kidney failure last year. Health Minister Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh told a press conference that there were failings in…

Tanzania promises good management of Canadian health funds

DODOMA, July 22 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzania has pledged good management of funds released by the Canadian government for the improvement of maternal health services, newborn’s, children and youth. Minister for Health Ummy Mwalimu made the statement posted on her verified Twitter account @ummymwalimu, stating that Canada is a major contributor…

Tanzania: Govt to hasten National Communication strategy

Nape Nnauye DAR ES SALAAM, July 22 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Tanzanian government is resolving to hasten rolling out of the national communication strategy. The move seeks to ensure that critical information and messages are relayed and conveyed from reliable sources. It is also aimed at doing away with misreporting and…

Kenya anti-government protests: Manufactures losing Ksh 2.8B daily, KAM says

NAIROBI, July 22 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya manufacturing sector is losing a staggering Ksh 2.86 billion on a daily basis as a result of the continued anti-government protests. The Kenya Association of Manufacturers Chairperson Rajan Shah says protests have led to a significant blow to the manufacturing sector, with businesses bearing…