France: Search still on for woman in collapsed Paris building

PARIS, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Paris emergency responders kept up a search Friday for a woman believed missing in the rubble of a building destroyed two days before in an explosion whose cause remains unknown. A source close to the search said the missing person is a teacher at the…

UK strikes: Hospital doctors in England to stage five-day strike in July

LONDON, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hospital doctors in England on Friday announced the longest strike in the history of the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), in an ongoing row over pay. Junior doctors — those below consultant level — will walk out for five days from 7 am on July…

Cyprus saves 45 Syrian migrants from boats in distress

NICOSIA, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cypriot emergency services rescued 45 Syrian migrants from two boats after receiving information that they were in distress near a coastal tourist resort, authorities said Friday. The eastern Mediterranean island’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said it had brought ashore 29 men, five women and 11…

US injects 12bn/- in support of Tanzania’s agriculture sector

DAR ES SALAAM, June 23 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE United States government is injecting 5 million US dollars (about 12bn/-) in support of Tanzania’s food security. Channeled through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the sum is part of a whopping 14 million US dollars (about 33.5bn/-) geared towards…

Update: France’s LGBTQ+ ambassador cancels trip to Cameroon after stiff opposition

PARIS, June 23 (NNN-GNA) — Ambassador Jean-Marc Berthon, France’s LGBTQ rights ambassador announced the cancellation of a planned trip to Cameroon following opposition by the host country.The Cameroon government formally objected to the visit stressing in a Foreign Ministry statement that homosexuality was criminalized under existing laws.Jean-Marc Berthon was due…

Guatemalans vote with little hope for change

GUATEMALA CITY, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemalans go to the polls Sunday with two popular candidates disqualified and several prosecutors and journalists detained or in exile amid a government pushback on anti-corruption efforts. Twenty-two candidates are in the running with three in a clear lead: a former first lady, a…

Kenya: Seven suspects arrested; illegal drugs worth over Kshs. 120 million recovered

NAIROBI, June 23 (NNN-KBC) — Seven suspects including two foreigners are in custody following the recovery of a consignment of illicit drugs with an estimated value of over 120 million shillings. According to police, the drugs, cocaine weighing 24 kilograms and kentamine weighing over 1,200 kilograms, were recovered last weekend…

Greece holds final party rallies ahead of Sunday vote

ATHENS, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece on Friday entered the final day of campaigning for Sunday’s national elections, with conservative frontrunner Kyriakos Mitsotakis aiming to consolidate the gains he made in last month’s inconclusive ballot. This poll is being held under a different system, meaning he stands to gain a…

Ecuador: 2.9 million children vaccinated against measles, polio

QUITO, June 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ecuador´s Public Health Ministry disclosed that as many as 2.9 million children have been vaccinated against measles, rubella and polio.     In a press release, the health ministry reminded that Ecuador´s immunization campaign goal is to vaccinate 3.7 million children (aged 1-12) until July 9.…

US: At least 3 dead after tornado sweeps through Texas town

HOUSTON (Texas, US), June 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Four people are dead after an unprecedented tornado struck the Texas town of Matador on Wednesday, officials said.     This was confirmed in a statement by the Motley County Sheriff’s Office, without providing further details on the toll of injured people. “There was…