Czech train-truck collision injures 9

DAILY NEWS PRAGUE, June 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least nine people were injured on Monday in a collision involving a passenger train and a truck in Holesov, southeastern Czech Republic. According to the local fire rescue service, the accident happened shortly after 7 a.m. local time. “Firefighters found out that…

Argentina closer to becoming a member of BRICS and their Development Bank

SHANGHAI (China), June 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The board of the BRICS-led New Development Bank (NDB) will hold a vote for the incorporation of Argentina in August, the entity’s president Dilma Rousseff told Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa currently in China with a numerous delegation in search of money for an…

More than 500 people evacuated after Ecuador floods

People wade through a flooded street in Esmeraldas, Ecuador ESMERALDAS (Ecuador), June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 500 people were evacuated from their homes in northern Ecuador following flooding caused by heavy rains, President Guillermo Lasso said. No one had been reported dead or missing, he said. Dozens of residents…

Six injured as car rams into crowd in Switzerland

GENEVA, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five children and a woman were injured when a car accidentally rammed into people gathered for a target shooting festival in Switzerland, police said. A woman frantically looking for help for an injured child drove into the square in Menieres, in the western Swiss canton…

South Africa violence: Eight killed in Durban Hostel mass shooting

CAPE TOWN, June 6-5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen burst into a room at a men’s hostel near the eastern South African city of Durban, killing eight people and leaving two others injured, police said Sunday, in the latest mass shooting in the country. Seven men were declared dead immediately after the…

South Africa: Eleven died in Eastern Cape bus-taxi accident; 14 others injured

LUSIKISIKI (South Africa), June 5 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The notoriously small R61 road connecting Flagstaff and Lusikisiki claimed the lives of 11 people when a long distance bus collided with a minibus taxi on Sunday. At least 14 passengers sustained injuries. Police said the accident which happened at Flagstaff’s Dlibona location,…

Morocco protesters demand govt action on cost of living

 CASABLANCA (Morocco), June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds demonstrated in Morocco’s economic capital Casablanca to protest against the surging cost of living in the North African country and urge action by the government. Protesters from the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT) rallied in Casablanca’s historic centre “to shout out our discontent with…

Mercosur agreement on marital issues reached in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, June 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Justice Ministers of all Mercosur member countries signed in Buenos Aires an agreement aimed at joint regulation of marriages. The document seeks to unify legal issues related to matrimonial matters, personal and patrimonial relations between spouses, divorce, matrimonial separation, and personal and patrimonial relations…

Senegal opposition slams police brutality after 16 killed in clashes

 DAKAR, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Supporters of Senegal’s firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko condemned police brutality on Sunday after clashes over his recent court conviction left at least 16 people dead and more than 350 demonstrators injured. The violence erupted on Thursday when Sonko was sentenced to two years behind…

Tanzania: Coffee harvest climbs to historical high

DAR ES SALAAM, June 5 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzania’s coffee harvest has reached an all-time high after climbing by over 20 per cent this season thanks to a new boost to push-up output. The last time the country registered a higher coffee production of around 72,000 tonnes was in 2020/2021. The…