Cuba receives 1.3 million foreign visitors

HAVANA, July 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuban professor and researcher Jose Luis Perello said that 1.3 million foreign tourists had visited Cuba at the end of the first semester of 2023.     He added on Facebook that preliminary figures indicated an increase of 50.6 percent compared to the same period in…

Kenyan President Ruto: Africa must support African Export-Import bank

NAIROBI, July 15 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto has asked Africa to support the African Export–Import Bank. He said Kenya appreciates the partnership with Afrexim, and especially the support the bank has extended to the country’s development agenda. “Afreximbank is our organisation. It supports our development, financing and implementation…

Kenya, Indonesia to forge preferential trade agreements

NAIROBI, July 15 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and Indonesia are in the process of crafting a preferential trade agreement aimed at deepening trade between the two nations. Investment Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria says the partnership will help facilitate trade, minimize trade barriers, and promote a more favorable business…

5,236 suspected mpox cases reported in DR Congo with 229 deaths this year: WHO

KINSHASA, July 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — A total of 5,236 suspected monkeypox (mpox) cases and 229 deaths from mpox among suspected case have been reported so far in 2023 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to…

Solidarity organization to send tons of medicines to Cuba

HAVANA, July 15 (NNN-ACN) — The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) will send to Cuba more than 2,000 tons of medicines collected in the United States and expected to be brought to the island on July 18 by the members of the 33rd Pastors for Peace Caravan.IFCO/Pastors for Peace…

President of Portugal receives his Cuban counterpart

LISBON, July 15 (NNN-ACN) — Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, received Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the National Palace of Belem, in Lisbon.The official meeting took place in the Sala de Bicos, emblematic…

Nations call for swift fossil fuel exit to tackle climate change

PARIS, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world needs an “urgent” exit from fossil fuels as part of efforts to slash planet-heating emissions and rein in global warming, a coalition of countries including EU economies and climate-vulnerable nations said. In a statement released at the close of climate talks in Brussels,…

Colombian kids rescued after 40 days in jungle leave hospital

BOGOTA, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Colombian Amazon have been released from a military hospital after a month long stay, authorities said Friday, adding that the siblings were doing “very well.” Lesly (13), Soleiny (9), Tien Noriel (5) and baby Cristin (1)…

Heatwaves: Europe swept by blistering and potentially record-breaking temperatures

A woman queues to fill bottles with water near the Colosseum in Rome PARIS, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping Europe, potentially bringing record-breaking temperatures.Parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Italy are all facing intense heat, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius…

Kenya: Three killed in Mandera Al Shabaab attacks

Police car after an ambush by Al Shabaab militants along Elwak-Lafey road in Mandera County, Kenya NAIROBI, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least three people have been killed and property destroyed in Al Shabaab attacks in Kenya’s Mandera County.The militants are said to have split into groups targeting at least…