Greece declares 3 days of national mourning for shipwreck victims

Refugees/migrants rescued at a makeshift first aid center in the port of Kalamata ATHENS, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Greek government announced on Wednesday a three-day period of national mourning for the victims of a shipwreck which had occurred in international waters off its southwestern coast. Authorities have retrieved the…

Zimbabwe’s suspected cholera cases rise to 2,460

HARARE, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Zimbabwe had recorded a cumulative 2,460 suspected cases of cholera, including 16 confirmed deaths and 47 suspected deaths as of Tuesday, a cabinet minister said. Acting Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Jenfan Muswere told a media briefing that a total of 2,243 recoveries have…

Iran sign deals on cooperation with Nicaragua and Venezuela

MANAGUA/CARACAS, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nicaragua and Iran signed “important agreements,” said Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday, adding that Nicaragua is ready to send a delegation to Iran for the implementation of the documents. Ortega and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi attended the signing ceremony at the Olof Palme…

Two peacekeepers wounded in CAR in stable condition: UN

UNITED NATIONS, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Two UN peacekeepers from Burundi wounded in an ambush in the Central African Republic (CAR) are in stable condition, a UN spokesman said. “Thank God,” said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, expressing a sense of relief that the individuals…

US gun violence: US sees more unintentional shootings by children

Students wearing bulletproof vests hold a rally near the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. NEW YORK, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — A 2-year-old toddler gained access to an unsecured firearm, accidentally got shot and later pronounced dead at a local hospital in the US state of Michigan over the weekend,…

Cuba convenes Summit of Heads of State and Government of G-77+China

 HAVANA, June 15 (NNN-ACN) — In its capacity as president pro tempore of the Group of 77 plus China (G-77 + China), Cuba announced Wednesday a Summit of Heads of State and Government themed “Current Challenges of Development: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation”, to be held on Sept…

With Blinken trip, US and China seek stability but no breakthroughs

WASHINGTON, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pays a rare visit to China this weekend as the two powers seek greater predictability in their tense relationship, but neither side expects any substantive improvement. Blinken will hold talks Sunday and Monday in Beijing on the first trip…

Lithium boom comes to Brazil’s ‘misery valley’

ARACUAI (Brazil), June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a cloud of gray dust, a heavy-duty excavator loads a truck with stone blocks containing lithium, the “white gold” of the clean-energy revolution, which some hope will transform this parched, impoverished region of Brazil. Sun-scorched and drought-prone, the Jequitinhonha valley, in the southeastern…

Collapse of a mountain peak in Austria amid thawing permafrost triggers a huge rockfall

VIENNA, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Part of the summit of a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol has collapsed, sending more than 100,000 cubic meters of rock crashing into the valley below and triggering mudslides.Rocks started falling Sunday from Fluchthorn, a nearly 3,400 meter mountain in the Silvretta Alps…

Bosnia gun violence: Teacher wounded by former student in school shooting

Police secure the area after a shooting at an elementary school LUKAVAC (Bosnia), June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A teacher has been wounded after being shot by a former student at a school in the Bosnian city of Lukavac.“The child, who is not yet 14, is under police supervision in the…