Update: US Coast Guard confirms ‘underwater noises’ detected in missing sub search

WASHINGTON, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Coast Guard confirmed early Wednesday that rescue teams looking for the missing Titanic submersible detected “underwater noises” in the search area where the craft went missing two days earlier. “Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area. As a result, ROV…

Uganda school massacre: Arrests raise murky questions

Most of those who died were students who boarded at the school in western Uganda  KAMPALA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 20 people arrested in Uganda in connection with Friday’s school massacre have been accused of collaborating with the rebel group blamed for carrying out the killings. Among those…

Greece boat disaster: Trafficking suspects, all Egyptians, plead not guilty

A picture of the fishing boat in the hours before it sank  ATHENS, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine Egyptian men accused of causing a disaster last week when a vessel carrying hundreds of people sank off the Greek coast have pleaded not guilty. The nine suspects – all aged between…

Brazil seizes massive shark fin haul, bound for Asia

BRASILIA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian authorities said they confiscated nearly 29 tonnes of illegal shark fins bound for Asia, in what they described as possibly the largest such seizure ever. Environmental protection agency Ibama estimated around 10,000 shortfin mako and blue sharks were killed to harvest the fins, which…

New generation of Moroccan filmmakers shines at Cannes

CASABLANCA (Morocco), June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new, young generation of Moroccan filmmakers last month stepped into the limelight to make its debut at France’s Cannes Film Festival — snatching three prestigious awards. “The Moroccan films screened at Cannes represent some of the best in the history of cinema in…

Russian economy continues to recover: Central Bank

MOSCOW, June 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Russian economy continues to pick up, although challenges remain, head of the country’s central bank Elvira Nabiullina said on Tuesday.    “Now our economy is already very close to returning to the level of economic activity at the end of 2021,” Nabiullina said at the…

Honduras: Over 40 dead in gang violence, fire at women’s prison

TEGUCIGALPA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 41 people were killed Tuesday at a women’s prison in Honduras, where violent clashes between rival gangs sparked a fire that tore through part of the facility, police said.    The deadly unrest rocked the prison some 25 kilometers north of the capital Tegucigalpa,…

Four dead, 2 seriously injured after latest New York e-bike fire

NEW YORK, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people have died after lithium batteries for e-bikes sparked a fire in a New York building, officials said Tuesday, sounding the alarm over the skyrocketing number of such incidents. The fire broke out overnight in a maintenance shop for electric bicycles and scooters,…

UN chief calls for continuation of Black Sea grain deal

UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the parties to do their utmost to ensure the continuation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allows the export of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products from Black Sea ports.    In a statement issued by his…

Peru: Ex-PM Betssy Chavez arrested for alleged rebellion, taken to Judiciary’s detention facilities

LIMA, June 21 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez was arrested by members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP), who came to her home in the city of Tacna on Tuesday afternoon, after the Judiciary issued an immediate arrest warrant for her. Afterwards, the former congresswoman was transferred to the Judiciary’s…