US: New York declares total war on prolific rat population
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near-ubiquitous rats…
Spain: Medical supplies for Cuba from Bilbao
MADRID, Aug 9 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Semana Grande de Bilbao (Bilbao Big Week), scheduled for Aug 16-24, will raise…
Kenya: Death toll in Kisumu–Kakamega highway bus crash rises to 25
NAIROBI, Aug 9 (NNN-KBC) — The death toll from Friday evening’s grisly road accident at Mamboleo, Kisumu, has risen to…
Portugal president vetoes law to tighten immigration rules
LISBON, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed the amended Foreigners Law on Friday, returning it…
Sudan crisis: 16 killed, 8 injured in paramilitary forces attack in North Kordofan State – volunteer groups
A child tries to find food from a bucket at a displacement camp in El Fasher, North Darfur region KHARTOUM,…
Extreme heat taking toll on people worldwide, WMO warns
GENEVA, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that extreme heat is impacting millions of people…
Egyptian president, Sudanese PM discuss efforts to resolve crisis in Sudan
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (left) and Sudan’s prime minister Kamil Idris CAIRO, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah…
US gun violence: Officer killed, suspect dead in shooting near CDC headquarters, Emory University campus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters sign is seen behind a police line in Atlanta ATLANTA (Georgia, US),…
Greece: Two Vietnamese tourists die at sea amid gale-force winds
ATHENS, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea in Greece on Friday, the coastguard said, as gale-force…
Mozambique: Militant attack left 3 dead, dozens of houses destroyed
CABO DELGADO (Mozambique), Aug 8 (NNN-TELESUR) — A militant attack on the village of Ntontwe in northern Mozambique has left…