‘Extreme’ weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits

The sun rises above the London skyline, as a second heatwave is predicted for parts of the country LONDON, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A four-day “extreme heat” warning came into force in parts of England and Wales on Thursday, with temperatures poised to exceed 35 degree Celsius in another heatwave…

Soldier makes brief descent into Mexico mine where workers trapped

AGUJITA (Mexico), Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A soldier made a brief incursion on Wednesday into the flooded coal mine in northern Mexico where 10 workers have been trapped for a week. Equipped with an oxygen tank and dressed in a uniform and helmet, the soldier descended into one of the…

Uruguayan Central Bank to commemorate 1972 Andes aircrash survivors

MONTEVIDEO, Aug 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay’s Central Bank is to mint 5,000 coins to commemorate the so-called Miracle of the Andes, the survival of 16 passengers of Air Force transport Flight 571 aircraft that crashed on its way to Chile Oct. 13 1972.  The Uruguayan Parliament passed the initiative Tuesday,…

Mercosur consolidates as the leading global exporter of beef

MONTEVIDEO, Aug 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Mercosur is again consolidating as the leading global exporter of beef with shipments of almost 1,8 million tons during the first half of the year, according to primary information from different sources. Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay in that order were the main suppliers. Brazil…

US Sec of State Blinken in Rwanda on final leg of Africa trip

KIGALI, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday, facing calls from campaigners to pressure Kigali over its human rights record and alleged support of rebels in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Blinken arrived late Wednesday…

US lifts policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

Mexican police watch a protest against US president Donald Trump’s migration policies in Tijuana  WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Department of Homeland Security announced it will end a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their applications play out in court. The DHS announcement comes hours…

Two police officers killed in Sierra Leone as economic protests turned violent

FREETOWN, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — – Two police officers were killed in Sierra Leone after a protest against “economic hardship” descended into clashes between security forces and youth demanding the president resign, the police said. “Two police officers, a male and female, were mobbed to death by protesters at the east…

Two policemen killed, 800 inmates flee in DR Congo jailbreak after gunmen storm prison

The east of DR Congo, a vast country the size of continental western Europe, has been unstable for decades KINSHASA, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 800 inmates have escaped from a prison in eastern DR Congo after gunmen staged a jailbreak in which two policemen were killed, sources said.…

UN: Without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees in Ethiopia will have ‘nothing to eat’

UNITED NATIONS, UG 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN agencies appealed for $73 million over the next six months to provide food rations to more than 750,000 people seeking refuge in Ethiopia. The World Food Programme (WFP), UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and Ethiopian Government Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) made the plea for assistance because…

13 killed in clashes between farmers, herders in Chad

N’DJAMENA, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirteen people have been killed in deadly clashes between farmers and herders in central Chad, a regional governor said Wednesday. Violence between the two communities is frequent in central and southern Chad, where many people are armed. They mainly pit nomadic Arab herders against sedentary…