Libya border guards rescue migrants in desert near Tunisia

  AL ‘ASSAH (Libya), July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan border guards have rescued dozens of migrants who have been left in the desert by Tunisian authorities without water and food, and their numbers are “rising”, an officer said Sunday. Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan African countries were forcibly taken to…

At least 2 dead, over 20 injured in bus-truck highway crash in northwest Peru

LIMA, July 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least two people were killed and more than 20 injured early Sunday when a trailer truck collided with a passenger bus in northwestern Peru’s Ancash department, local media reported. The accident occurred on the North Pan-American Highway, on the border between the districts of…

Uruguay’s key reservoir level rises after rain amid prolonged drought

MONTEVIDEO, July 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Uruguay’s key reservoir, which supplies the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area, rose over the weekend thanks to a much-needed rain amid three years of drought. The water reserve of the Paso Severino Reservoir grew from 3,401,069 cubic meters on Friday to 5,093,007 cubic meters…

Tunisia, EU sign MoU on comprehensive strategic partnership

TUNIS, July 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisia and the European Union (EU) on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic and comprehensive partnership, according to the Tunisian presidency. The MoU was signed in the presence of Tunisian President Kais Saied, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian…

108 illegal immigrants rescued off SE Tunisia

TUNIS, July 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisian navy rescued 108 illegal immigrants of different African nationalities off the coast of the southeastern province of Sfax, the Tunisian National Guard said on Sunday. The National Guard said in a statement posted on its Facebook page that their agents rescued the group of…

Europe heatwaves: Cyprus reports 1st heatstroke death

NICOSIA, July 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Cyprus medical authorities on Sunday reported the first heatstroke death this year as a Sahara heatwave persisted for a fourth day and the meteorology service predicted it will continue for at least one more week. The spokesman of the State Health Services Organization Charalambos Charilaou…

US gun violence: Suspect in Georgia mass shooting killed during manhunt, sheriff says

A photo of shooting suspect Andre Longmore HAMPTON (Georgia), July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 40-year-old man suspected of fatally gunning down four people in broad daylight at a residential subdivision in Georgia on Saturday morning, was killed during a confrontation that left two law enforcement officers injured, authorities said Sunday. The suspect,…

US floods: Death toll rises to 5 after Bucks Co. flooding; 2 children still missing

UPPER MAKEFIELD TWP (Pennsylvania), July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people have now been confirmed dead and two children remain missing after a flash flood swamped a southeastern Pennsylvania road on Saturday evening. The missing children include a 9-month-old boy and a 2-year-old girl. Officials in Bucks County’s Makefield Township said…

President Ramaphosa interacts with Russia’s Putin

President Ramaphosa has had a fruitful engagement with President Putin PRETORIA, July 17 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin following the call President Ramaphosa had with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, about the ongoing negotiations between Russia and the…

Dangerous heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage

ROME, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. Predictions of historic heat hung over swathes of Asia, Europe and the United States. In the Vatican, 15,000 people braved sweltering temperatures to hear…