Ryanair’s Spanish cabin workers plan to prolong strikes until January

MADRID, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Spanish cabin staff of Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair, who have been on strike for better working conditions since the end of June, said they would extend their walkouts until January. A new round of strikes will take place from Monday to Thursday during every…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine to increase electricity exports to EU – Pres Zelensky

KYIV, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will up its export of electricity to the European Union as the bloc faces an energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion. “We are preparing to increase our electricity exports to consumers in the European Union,” Zelensky said in his daily…

Morocco steps up efforts to contain forest fires sweeping across north

 RABAT, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moroccan firefighters stepped up their efforts to contain forest fires, fanned by fierce winds, that are sweeping across the north of the country, according to local authorities. In the most affected province of Larache, south of Tangier, intervention teams supported by the army were attempting…

Covid-19: Belarus first European nation to approve Cuban covid vaccine

HAVANA, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belarus has become the first European country to approve the emergency use of a Cuban-made Covid-19 vaccine, the center that produces the jab said on Wednesday. Belarus “approved today the use of Soberana Plus,” said the Finlay Vaccine Institute on Twitter. Soberana Plus is one…

Drug cartel steps up police attacks as Colombia power transfer nears

Relatives and friends of the murdered policemen, gathered at the door of the Metropolitan Police command to participate in a candlelight vigil as a tribute to the 36 police officers killed so far this year in the country BOGOTA, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A dozen police officers have been killed,…

Mali: 15 troops, 3 civilians killed in coordinate terrorist attacks; 48 terrorists killed

BAMAKO, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 15 soldiers and three civilians were killed in coordinated “terrorist” attacks in Mali, the chronically unstable country’s army said, the latest deadly violence to rock the Sahel state. In Kalumba, near the Mauritanian border, “the death toll on the friendly side is 12,…

French Pres Macron hosts Saudi crown prince despite rights outrage

PARIS, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris on Thursday, defying criticism that the invitation is deeply inappropriate barely four years after the murder by Saudi agents of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The meeting will be seen…

Fresh nationwide rail strikes hit UK

Only one in five trains running as British railway workers strike for higher pay and better working conditions LONDON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 40,000 British railway workers staged a walkout on Wednesday, a month after the largest strike in 30 years as the UK battles its worst cost-of-living crisis…

Update: DR Congo tightens security in east after anti-UN unrest

Demonstrators clash with police during a protest against the United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) in Sake, west of Goma BENI (DR Congo), July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Soldiers and armed police were deployed in several towns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after 15 people, including three United Nations peacekeepers, were killed…

Uganda: Freight forwarders plan alternative routes ahead of Kenyan elections

KAMPALA, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Uganda Freight Forwarders Association leadership says the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya that disrupted business forcing them into losses is still fresh in their minds and they are not taking chances. Speaking to the New Vision, Charles Mwebembezi the association chairman noted that 5…