Italy storms kill 10 sparking pre-vote climate change debate

ROME, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 people died and four were missing after violent storms lashed central Italy, reports said Friday, pushing the issue of climate change up the agenda the week before elections. Water swept through towns and villages, turning streets into rivers after about 400 millimetres…

Guatemala: Nine dead, 20 injured in stampede after open-air independence day concert

GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least nine people died and 20 others were injured early Thursday in a stampede after an independence day concert in Guatemala, rescue workers said. “The Guatemalan Red Cross and volunteer firefighters stabilized more than 20 injured people and nine people died at the…

King Charles feted in Wales as queue wait to see late queen hits 24 hours

CARDIFF (UK), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Crowds cheered King Charles III in the Welsh capital Friday — though a handful protested — while in London, the public was told they faced a wait of up to 24 hours to file past the coffin of the late queen. In Cardiff, Charles met…

More than 210 dead in Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes this week

YEREVAN, Sept  17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armenia and Azerbaijan said that more than 210 people died in border clashes this week, with Yerevan accusing Baku troops of atrocities in the arch foes’ worst fighting in two years. The Caucasus neighbours have fought two wars — in 2020 and in the 1990s…

Argentina: Fourth suspect arrested in connection with CFK attempted assassination

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine authorities have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with the Sept 1 assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), it was reported Wednesday in Buenos Aires. Nicolás Gabriel Carrizo was the alleged cotton candy salesman who appeared in a TV…

Peru has yet again a new Foreign Minister

LIMA, Sept 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Wednesday swore in Cèsar Landa once again as Foreign Minister, following Miguel Rodríguez’s resignation last week. Landa thus became the fifth top diplomat under Castillo in 14 months and the 70th member of the ministerial cabinet appointed by a head…

Sweden conservatives to form new government after narrow election win

Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party in Sweden STOCKHOLM, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of Sweden’s conservatives, Ulf Kristersson, was working to form a new government on Thursday after a narrow election win by a coalition of right and far-right parties. “I now begin the work of forming…

Burkina Faso trapped miners: Mine director fined over disaster that left eight dead

Despite rescue efforts, the bodies of the miners were recovered from the Perkoa zinc mine  OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The director of a mine in Burkina Faso has been found guilty of manslaughter, following a flooding disaster in April that killed eight miners. Hein Frey, of Canadian company Trevali,…

Sudan: More than 70 injured in Khartoum demos, young Sudanese ‘shaved’ again

KHARTOUM, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 74 protesters were wounded during anti-junta Marches of the Millions in Khartoum organised by the resistance committees on Tuesday while a day earlier, government forces assaulted young people in the city and forcibly shaved their heads. In Khartoum, demonstrations started from Bashdar and…

Somalia: More than 500,000 Somali children face catastrophic hunger, says UN

GENEVA, Sept 15 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The number of Somalia’s youngest children – those aged under five – expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition has leapt from nearly 400,000 to more than half a million, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) warns. James Elder, a Unicef spokesperson, said at a UN…