International Council of Nurses hails Kenya for primary healthcare model

MONTREAL (Canada), July 4 (NNN-KBC) — The International Council of Nurses President Dr Pamela Cypriano has hailed Kenya as a pacesetter for deploying the Primary Health Care model to ensure Universal Health Coverage. In a statement, the PS State Department for Public Health Mary Muthoni acknowledged that it is Kenya’s…

France repatriates 10 women, 25 children from Syria camps

PARIS, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France on Tuesday repatriated 10 women and 25 children who were held in prison camps for suspected jihadists in northeast Syria, the fourth such operation in a year, the foreign ministry said. The minors would be handed over to child care services while the adults…

8 killed after bus from US overturns in central Mexico

MEXICO CITY, July 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least eight people were killed and another 30 injured on Monday when a passenger bus traveling from the United States overturned on the Zacatecas-Saltillo highway in central Mexico. The accident occurred at around 6:30 a.m. local time in Rocamontes District of the city…

Scholz, Zelensky urge extension of Ukraine grain export deal

 BERLIN, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Monday for the extension of a landmark deal that allows grain from Ukraine to reach the global market, which is set to expire soon. In a phone call, the two leaders “called for the grain…

Senegalese President not to seek third term in 2024

DAKAR, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Monday his decision not to run for a third term in 2024. “My long and carefully considered decision is not to be a candidate for the next election on February 25, 2024 … even if the Constitution gives me…

US gun violence: Four killed in another mass shooting, this time in Philadelphia

 PHILADELPHIA (Pennsylvania, US), July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were killed, and four others wounded in a mass shooting Monday night in Philadelphia in the latest chapter of America’s gun violence crisis, news reports said. Philadelphia police spokesman Miguel Torres confirmed there were multiple gunshot victims. He said two children…

Mercosur calls for update to EU trade agreement

PUERTO IGUAZÚ (Argentina), July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The South American trade bloc Mercosur opened a two-day summit on Monday with host Argentina calling for an update to a long-paused trade deal with the European Union which it said was the product of an asymmetrical relationship. Observers have low expectations for…

UN chief reiterates plea for support for Haiti

PORT OF SPAIN, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for international support for Haitian police to deal with the country’s “unprecedented” wave of violence in recent months. “I have come here from Haiti, where the security situation is rapidly deteriorating, and humanitarian needs are soaring,” Guterres…

‘Atrocities’ committed by all sides in troubled Cameroon: Amnesty

YAOUNDE, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security forces, separatist rebels and ethnic militiamen have committed “atrocities” in a troubled region in Cameroon, including executions, torture and rape, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Its report found new evidence of abuses in the country’s Northwest Region — one of two western regions where…

Despite outcry, Guatemala to review first round election outcome

GUATEMALA CITY, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala will review the outcome of presidential elections held last month, a tribunal said Monday, after judges put a halt to the release of official results following claims of irregularities. The United States condemned “efforts that interfere with the June 25 election result” after…