Magnitude 5.0 quake hits South Africa largest province

JOHANNESBURG, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck near Johannesburg, shaking buildings across South Africa’s most populous province, the Unites States Geological Survey reported. The tremor struck at 2:38 am around 10 kilometres below the surface, the USGS said. Buildings shook across the province of Gauteng, where…

Sudan crisis: 24-hour ceasefire ends, clashes heard in Khartoum

Smoke rises above buildings as people wait on the side of a road with some belongings, in Khartoum KHARTOUM, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Clashes and artillery fire were reported in parts of Sudan’s capital early on Sunday soon after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had brought a brief lull in eight weeks…

Freight train derails near Russia’s border with Ukraine: Governor

MOSCOW, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifteen cars of an empty freight train derailed in Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, the local governor said late on Saturday, adding there was no immediate information about the cause. “According to preliminary information, there are no casualties,” the governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on the Telegram…

Namibian government approves culling 86,000 seals

WINDHOEK, June 11 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — This year’s Cape fur seal culling along Namibia’s coastline is set to begin July 1 – a harvest that’s done onshore for population control. The seal population, according to the country’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, stands at 1.6 million and is made up…

Canada wildfires: Smoke reducing solar power and New England summer heat

NEW YORK, June 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Solar power generation in the northeast United States is tumbling by more than 50% as a result of the smoke from eastern Canada wildfires. On Thursday ISO New England, the operator of the grid, said solar power generation in New England was 56% below…

Panama relies on diplomacy to restrain irregular migration

PANAMA CITY, June 11 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Samira Gozaine, director of the National Migration Service of Panama, advocated diplomatic efforts to curb the flows that today exceed the figure of 170,000 people on their way to the United States.     She admitted in declarations to the newspaper La Prensa, that this…

French town to pay tribute to those who chased off knife attacker

ANNECY (France), June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents of the Alpine town of Annecy will gather Sunday to honour the people who rushed to stop a Syrian refugee who stabbed six people, including four young children, last week. The city’s mayor, Francois Astorg, will pay homage to those who “acted with…

Sudan crisis still having devastating impact on civilians: UN rights office

UNDP Sudan People fleeing conflict in Sudan wait at a bus station in Khartoum. GENEVA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Warring parties in Sudan must do more to protect civilians caught up in the conflict, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said, in response to recent deadly attacks and ongoing violations.…

Kenya: Pres Ruto to visit Djibouti, attend 14th IGAD summit

NAIROBI, June 11 (NNN-KBC) — President William Ruto on Saturday evening depart the country for a state visit to Djibouti.  Later the President is expected to attend the 14th Ordinary Assembly of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State and Governments on Monday June 12. In a statement, Statehouse…

Vietnam donates Cuba two thousand tons of rice

HAVANA, June 11 (NNN-ACN) — A Vietnamese donation of 2,000 tons of rice was donated by the government of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi to Havana in the presence of the two top Communist Party leaders of both capital cities, Dinh Tien Dung and Luis Antonio Torres.The donation was granted following…