Up to 900 firefighters battling forest fire in Czech Republic

PRAGUE, Aug 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — As many as 900 firefighters are battling a blaze at the Bohemian Switzerland National Park in the Czech Republic, the local fire and rescue service said. 200 tanker trucks, 18 helicopters and five planes have been deployed to deal with the fire, which has now…

Cameroon: Two separatist commanders killed, seven suspects arrested in restive Anglophone region

YAOUNDE, Aug 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Troops in Cameroon have killed two separatist commanders and arrested seven other suspected separatist fighters in the Tubah subdivision of the war-torn Anglophone region of Northwest, the army said in a statement. A “dreaded” separatist commander who called himself “General Rasta” and another named “colonel…

After 200 years, land iguanas hatch again in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago

A Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) QUITO, Aug 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — After nearly two centuries, Galapagos land iguanas are once again hatching on Santiago Island, the fourth largest island in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, Minister of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition Gustavo Manrique announced. “Good news! Almost two centuries later, land iguanas…

Monkeypox: Brazil to treat severe cases with antiviral drug; Uruguay to start vaccination campaign

BRASILIA, Aug 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil plans to use the antiviral drug Tecovirimat to treat severe cases of monkeypox, which has already claimed one life in the country, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said. “The most serious cases will be taken into account first,” Queiroga said via Twitter, adding Brazil will…

Police: 5 injured, 1 dead following shooting in Washington DC

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  Five people were injured and one was killed in a shooting in northeast Washington D.C. on Monday night. According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of F Street. In a press conference Monday night, MPD…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia bans 39 Britons from entry

MOSCOW, Aug 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that 39 British citizens have been barred from entering Russia in response to London’s increased sanctions against Russians. The blacklisted are British politicians, journalists and business people, including former Prime Minister David Cameron, because they “promote London’s hostile policy aimed…

France detects bird flu at turkey farm

PARIS, Aug 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The highly pathogenic bird flu, or avian influenza, has been detected at a turkey farm in northern France, causing the cull of at least 8,000 turkeys, French daily news Le Figaro reported. “Regulated protection and surveillance zones have been set up within a radius of…

Tanzania’s meat exports to Middle East hit record high

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania exported a record 10,000 tonnes of meat to the Middle East in the first six months of this year.This offers prospects of a reliable market there as only 7,000 tonnes were exported during the whole of 2021.“By December this year, the tonnage…

Slavery reparations due to Africa long overdue – Ghana Pres Akufo-Addo

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ACCRA, Aug 2 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says reparations for Africans and people of African descent who suffered the heinous Trans-Atlantic Slavery Trade are long overdue.He said that though no amount of money could restore the damage caused by the Trans-Atlantic Slave…

Nigeria: 7 people killed in armed attack in central Plateau region – Police

ABUJA, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least seven people were killed and another two injured in an armed attack in central Nigeria’s Plateau state on Sunday night, according to the state police. Alfred Alabo, police spokesperson in Plateau, said in a statement that unidentified gunmen attacked on Sunday night the Danda…