China FM Wang Yi lands in Kenya amid optimism Beijing will extend more infrastructure support to Nairobi

NAIROBI, July 22 (NNN-KBC) — Beijing’s topmost diplomat Wang Yi arrived in Kenya Friday night for a three-day official visit of the East African country. Wang Yi, now serving as a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and as the Director of…

At least 6 dead, 53 injured in bus-truck collision in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, July 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least six people were killed and 53 others injured in a collision between a bus and a cargo truck in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, the local Attorney General’s Office said Friday. The accident occurred at about 1:00 a.m. local time on…

Aircrash: Small plane crash kills 5 politicians in Colombia

BOGOTA, July 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — A small plane crashed in central Meta department Wednesday, killing five members of Colombia’s Democratic Center party along with the pilot, said the country’s civil aviation authority. The party identified the victims as former senator and ambassador Nohora Tovar and her husband, Guillermo Perez, the…

No survivors in Alaska helicopter crash

JUNEAU (Alaskia), July 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — No survivors were found after a helicopter crashed in the US state of Alaska Thursday night, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials. Four people were onboard a Bell 206L-4 craft operating out of Maritime Helicopters in Homer, a private charter company,…

Sudan crisis: Medics whipped in Khartoum after convoy attacked – MSF

MSF medics treating war-wounded across Sudan – and over the border in Chad where many from Darfur are fleeing  KHARTOUM, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Medics in Sudan’s capital have been beaten and whipped by armed men who attacked their convoy, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says. A medical team…

July 23: The candidates in Spain’s general election

MADRID, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain votes Sunday in an early general election which polls suggest no party will win with enough votes to govern alone, making post-ballot alliances necessary. Here are the main candidates vying for power: – The incumbent PM: Written-off politically several times in the past, incumbent…

Around 2,000 young penguins wash up dead on Uruguay coast; death a mystery

MONTEVIDEO, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 2,000 penguins have appeared dead on the coast of eastern Uruguay in the last 10 days, and the cause, which does not appear to be avian influenza, remains a mystery, authorities said. The Magellanic penguins, mostly juveniles, died in the Atlantic Ocean and were…

Panama says migrant numbers keep surging

PANAMA CITY, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of migrants passing through Panama on the way to the United States keeps climbing, far outpacing the record numbers reached in 2022, a top authority said. “Today we add 227,000 migrants who have passed through our territory, and this month we are…

Peru protest: “United everything, disunited we all lose” – Pres Boluarte

CALLAO (Peru), July 22 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte called for the unity of all Peruvians, with the aim of boosting the country’s development. “Let’s move the stalled public works forward, but also (those) in the country’s interior so as to improve the connectivity of our towns,” she expressed during the inspection of…

Tropical Storm Don slightly strengthens in the North Atlantic

HAVANA, July 22 (NNN-ACN) — Tropical Storm Don has gained some organization and intensity in the waters of the North Atlantic. It now has maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour, with a central pressure of 1002 hectoPascal, reports the Institute of Meteorology in its Tropical Cyclone Warning No.…