US: 4 more arrested one year after 53 migrants found dead in Texas

om Mexico. HOUSTON, June 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — Four Mexican men were arrested in the south-central US state of Texas for their connection with the human smuggling case that left 53 migrants dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio one year ago, federal prosecutors said. The arrests made on Monday increased…

China Red Cross grants Cuba 100,000 dollars donation

 HAVANA, June 28 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban deputy Foreign Trade and Investment minister Debora Rivas and Chinese ambassador to Havana Ma Hui signed the documents making official a 100,000-dollar donation to assist the Cuban families affected under the recent intense rains which hit the center and eastern sections of the island.The…

Canada sees record CO2 emissions from fires so far this year

PARIS, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wildfires raging across Canada, made more intense by global warming, have released more planet-warming carbon dioxide in the first six months of 2023 than in any full year on record, EU scientists said Tuesday. Hundreds of forest fires since early May have generated nearly 600…

Burkina troops, allied militiamen killed in attacks: security sources

OUAGADOUGOU, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 31 Burkinabe soldiers and three allied volunteer militiamen (VDP) have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in the country’s north, security sources said Tuesday. Dozens were also killed in a separate attack on Monday, the latest in one of the world’s…

Sierra Leone president sworn in as opposition cries foul

FREETOWN, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was sworn in Tuesday after being declared the victor of an election which his main rival slammed as “not credible.” Bio, 59, returns for a second term at the helm of the West African nation which has been pummelled…

Paris on edge after fatal shooting of 17-year-old boy by French police

Firefighters arrive to put out fires after a demonstration in Nanterre, west of Paris PARIS, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tensions erupted in Paris after a police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old delivery driver in a suburb of the capital, with residents setting barricades alight and police responding with tear…

China to strengthen cooperation with EAC in capacity building, trade

ARUSHA (Tanzania), June 28 (NNN-KBC) — The People’s Republic of China has pledged to strengthen cooperation with the East African Community (EAC) in capacity building, trade, infrastructure development and other fields. The Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania and the EAC, Chen Mingjian, said that China as the world’s largest developing country…

US gov’t supports Ghanaian farmers with US$7m

Farmers at work ACCRA, June 28 (NNN-GNA) — The US government is embarking on a one-year endeavour to provide crucial support to farmers during the lean season in Ghana.Valued at US$7 million, the newly-launched Farmer Support Activity aims to strengthen food security by assisting farmers in carrying out agricultural activities…

UN vote to end Mali peacekeeping mission delayed

UNITED NATIONS, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A vote by the Security Council to end a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, at Mali’s own request, was postponed to later this week due to ongoing talks, diplomatic sources said. Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop took the world by surprise on June 16…

Mexico: 14 police employees kidnapped – officials

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ (Mexico), June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fourteen administrative employees of the police force in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas were kidnapped Tuesday by armed men as they were traveling along a highway, local authorities said. State and federal forces launched “a search operation for 14 male members of…