Cerberus Heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across Southern Europe

PARIS, July 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A heatwave is sweeping across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. In Italy, temperatures could reach as high as 48.8C (119.8F).…

Sudan crisis: Egypt hosts regional meeting in push to resolve Sudan war

CAIRO, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt has invited war-torn Sudan’s neighbours for a summit Thursday to “stop the bloodshed”, the presidency said, with Ethiopia’s premier Abiy Ahmed in Cairo despite tensions over a massive Nile river project. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed “discussed ways…

UK strikes: Doctors walk out in health service’s biggest strike

LONDON, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hospital doctors in England on Thursday staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety. The unprecedented five-day stoppage over pay and staff retention is the latest in eight months of industrial action across the…

Kenya: Gov’t launches Ksh 387M program to cushion drought stricken counties

NAIROBI, July 13 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenyan government has launched a Ksh 387 million Hunger Safety Net Program that is set to cushion drought-stricken residents from Samburu, Isiolo, Garissa and Tana River counties. The cash transfer program which was launched by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the East African Community,…

Sudan crisis: More than 64,000 people enter Ethiopia from Sudan – UN

Coming into Ethiopia from Sudan ADDIS ABABA, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — The number of people entering Ethiopia from Sudan has surpassed 64,000, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The IOM, a UN migration agency, in its latest situation update issued Wednesday, said the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan has…

Bird flu outbreaks in animals pose risk to humans:UN

GENEVA, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ongoing outbreaks of bird flu have caused devastation to animal populations, and may now infect humans more easily, according to a joint release by three United Nations (UN) organizations. Poultry, wild birds and some mammals have been affected by the outbreaks, and farmers’ livelihoods and…

Cuba and Algeria ratify willingness to strengthen parliamentary ties

 HAVANA, July 13 (NNN-ACN) — Members of the Cuba-Algeria Parliamentary Friendship Groups reaffirmed their willingness to expand and strengthen relations between the legislative bodies of the two countries.In a meeting held by videoconference, Magda Ileana Perez Matos, president of the group and head of the Industry, Construction and Energy Commission…

Kenyan police tear-gas protesters in latest row over tax hikes

A tear gas canister lobbed by riot police explodes as Kenyans protests against tax hikes NAIROBI, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Stone throwing protesters have clashed with police in Kenyan cities during a second round of demonstrations within a week, which the main opposition leader called against a raft of tax…

South Africa gun violence: Police launch manhunt after six die in mass shooting

Members of the Forensic Pathology Services stand at the scene of a mass shooting in Gqeberha CAPE TOWN, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A mass shooting in South Africa has left six people dead and four wounded when three men entered the yard of a home and opened fire, according to…

US: Tornadoes halt Chicago air traffic as residents urged to seek shelter

Damage is seen to the Sinnott Tree Service building after a tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport  CHICAGO, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the Chicago area on Wednesday, forcing airports to halt air traffic and prompting officials to advise residents to seek shelter as tornado…