Uruguay: Over 300 homeless seek refuge ahead of cold weather; 1 died of hypothermia

MONTEVIDEO, July 16 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — More than 300 homeless people took refuge during the early hours of the morning in shelters of the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) in Uruguay to protect themselves from the extreme cold temperatures, MIDES released the information, adding that other 54 homeless people were…

Ecuadorians reject police repression against anti-mining protests

QUITO, July 16 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The November 15 Popular Committee in Ecuador strongly rejected police repression of protests against mining activity in the city of Las Naves.     In a statement, the Popular Committee reiterated mining is the main threat to the peoples and condemned that the Guillermo Lasso administration…

US heatwaves: ‘Hot and dangerous weekend’- Americans bakes under relentless heat dome

 LOS ANGELES, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brutally high temperatures threatened tens of millions of Americans Saturday, as numerous cities braced to break records under a relentless heat dome that has baked parts of the country all week. The National Weather Service warned of an “extremely hot and dangerous weekend,” with…

Canada wildfires have burned over 10 mn hectares this year

        MONTREAL, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian wildfires have burned more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year, a record-breaking figure that has surpassed scientists’ most pessimistic predictions, government data showed Saturday. The prior all-time high occurred in 1989, when 7.3 million hectares were burned over the course…

Kenya: Pres Ruto calls for a constitutional discussion on peaceful demonstrations

President William Ruto NAIROBI, July 16 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto is calling for a constitutional discussion to redefine what amounts to peaceful demonstrations. During the homecoming and thanksgiving ceremony for Interior Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo in Homa Bay County, the President noted the country cannot afford to witness…

Spain: Wildfire forces thousands evacuated on Canary Islands

A view of a burning forest fire close to homes, near Puntagorda on the Canary lsland of La Palma, Spain MADRID, July 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — A wildfire on the Spanish island of La Palma has blazed around 4,500 hectares of land, making thousands of people evacuated, local emergency services said…

Botswana’s second largest city turns to solar streetlights to cut costs and fight crime

 Solar-powered street lamps in Francistown, Botswana GABORONE, July 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest city is busy installing solar-powered lights that will illuminate its streets to cut costs and fight crime. A total of 100 solar LED lamps have been ordered from China for replacement by the Botswana Power Corporation…

Sudan crisis: RSF drone attack kills 5, injures 22 at hospital in Omdurman: army

KHARTOUM, July 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Sudanese Armed Forces said Saturday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targetted a hospital in the city of Omdurman in a drone attack earlier in the day, killing five people and wounding 22 others, mostly civilians. The army said in a press statement…

US: At least 6 explosions, fire confirmed at chemical plant; no casualties

HOUSTON, July 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least six explosions and a fire broke out late Friday night at the Dow Chemical Plant in Plaquemine, in the southern U.S. state Louisiana, according to the state’s Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi. The explosions shook homes in the nearby state capital, Baton Rouge,…

Brazil forecasts record grain harvest

BRASILIA, July 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil’s grain harvest could reach a record 317.6 million metric tons, a 16.5 percent increase over the previous harvest, according to a report by the state-owned National Supply Company. The Brazilian total sown area is expected to reach approximately 78.2 million hectares this season, 4.9…