US deports another 33 illegal Cuban migrants

HAVANA, July 22 (NNN-ACN) — A charter flight from the United States deported 33 irregular migrants to Cuba in what has been the fourth operation of its kind this year.The group of individuals, which were brought to Havana’s Jose Marti international airport, included two women and 31 men. Twelve of…

Brazil’s Embraer plans to build electric flying taxi factory near Sao Paulo; 3,000 orders already received

Eve released images of how the future aircraft might look in flight  SAO PAULO, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian plane maker Embraer says a new factory will be built near Sao Paulo to produce electric flying taxis which it hopes will take to the skies from 2026. The aircraft,…

Kenya: Two dead in anti-government protests; several injured

NAIROBI, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed in clashes between police and protesters in the Kenyan city of Kisimu. Tear gas has also been fired in the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa at those protesting over the high cost of living. Several people were injured after…

UN says threats against Black Sea civilian grain vessels ‘unacceptable’

UNITED NATIONS, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Threats against civilian vessels in the Black Sea are “unacceptable,” a senior UN official said Friday following statements by Moscow and Kyiv after Russia withdrew from a key grain export deal.    Russia announced on Monday that it was pulling out of the initiative, which…

Pres Lula government restricts gun ownership in Brazil

BRASÍLIA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday signed a decree to limit civilian access to firearms, seeking to undo a boom of gun ownership under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. Under Bolsonaro, private gun ownership nearly tripled as he loosened controls in a nod…

Russian Pres Putin to participate online in all BRICS summit sessions: South Africa’s Sherpa

PRETORIA, July 22 (NNN-TASS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate online in all BRICS leaders’ sessions at the group’s upcoming summit in Johannesburg on August 22-24, Anil Suklal, Ambassador-at-Large for Asia and BRICS at the South African Foreign Ministry and South Africa’s BRICS Sherpa, said. “He [Russian President Vladimir…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine culture minister resigns over funding woes

 KYIV, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s minister for culture said he had resigned after a “misunderstanding” about the mobilisation of funds for cultural projects as Kyiv battles a Russian invasion. “I brought my resignation note to the Prime Minister tonight, due to a wave of misunderstanding about the importance of…

Helicopter pilot dies fighting Canadian wildfires

 MONTREAL, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pilot died in a helicopter crash in western Canada fighting wildfires that have ravaged the country, police said. He is the third person to die battling the huge blazes after two firefighters were killed last week during separate operations. His helicopter was reported missing…

Thirteen Senegalese migrants die in boat capsize off Morocco

 DAKAR, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 13 Senegalese migrants from the same town died when their boat sank off the coast of Morocco late last week, the town’s mayor said. The news comes amid heightened attention on the Atlantic migration route — from the coast of West Africa to…

France: Pres Macron shuffles cabinet, eyeing reset of crisis-hit second term

 PARIS, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Thursday as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said. After weeks of speculation that he might change prime minister, the 45-year-old head of state said on…