Canada wildfire fight turns corner after rain

OTTAWA, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A weeks-long battle against wildfires in western Canada finally reached a “turning point” on Monday with scattered rains reported over hotspots and more precipitation to come, officials said. The wildfires in Alberta province have displaced tens of thousands of people and scorched more than 945,000…

Joint US-Cuba border guard forces thwart drug trafficking operation

HAVANA, May 23 (NNN-ACN) — The Cuban Ministry of the Interior (MININT) informs that as a result of cooperation actions between the Cuban Border Guard Troops and the US Coast Guard, 340.7 kilograms of marihuana were seized during the interception of an international drug trafficking operation.The statement reads that on…

Fire that killed 19 in Guyana school dorm may have been set ‘maliciously’: Police

The school was severely damaged after the blaze GEORGETOWN, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The fire at a schoolgirls’ dormitory that killed 19 people in Guyana may have been started “maliciously,” police said, as anger grew in the small South American country the day after the blaze. Sunday’s inferno gutted a…

Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that ‘became like an ocean’

BELEDWEYNE (Somalia), May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle River in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the country faces its most severe drought in four decades, according to…

South Africa: President Ramaphosa to attend launch of Phase 2 of Lesotho Highlands Water Project

PRETORIA, May 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to take a working visit to Lesotho to launch Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. This was announced by Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya during a media briefing to outline the President’s diary for the next week. “His Majesty…

Investing in Peru means betting on country with enormous potential: Economic Minister Contreras

NEW YORK (US), May 23 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Economy-Finance Minister Alex Contreras has been holding a series of meetings with international investors in New York City and revealed that the first conversations have been positive. “We are here a little more than a day, and the first conversations we have had…

WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord

GENEVA, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the approach to global health security after the Covid crisis, the WHO chief said. “We cannot simply carry on as we did before,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said as he…

Mauritania’s ruling party wins majority seats in local and legislative polls

NOUAKCHOTT, May 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The ruling party in Mauritania scored a comfortable victory in last week’s legislative and local elections, according to official results on Sunday, a litmus test for the veteran head of state ahead of next year’s presidential poll. The elections were the first since 2019, when…

South Africa attends International Meeting on Security Matters in Russia

PRETORIA, May 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, will this week attend the International Meeting of High-level officials responsible for Security Matters in Russia. This annual meeting, to be held from Tuesday to Thursday, will discuss general trends in the international security situation, including global food security.…

Britain Foreign Secretary in 4-country tour of Latin America and Caribbean to cement partnerships on climate, people and peace

KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Britain Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting countries across Latin America, Colombia, Chile and Brazil, and Jamaica in the Caribbean over the next 7 days to renew the UK’s relationship with the influential region. Cleverly arrived in Jamaica on May 18, on the first…