Nigerian Fintech company owners jailed in the US over $160m proceeds of fraud including fake-romance scams sent to African countries

The founders of Ping Express US LLC, Anslem Oshionebo and Opeyemi Odeyale DALLAS (Texas, US), July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The founders of Ping Express US LLC, a Texan payments corporation with connections to the United Kingdom, were given a 27-month prison term for allegedly sending $160 million in proceeds of…

Covid-19: Two more riders positive at Tour de France

PARIS, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two more Tour de France riders have tested positive for the coronavirus, but may be able to continue the race, the world governing body UCI said.The two tests came from mandatory tests for all teams around Monday’s rest day.The UCI did not give names, saying…

TANZANIA: “Mysterious” nose bleeding outbreak identified as Leptospirosis; 20 cases with 3 dead

The disease spreads from animals to humans when humans come into contact with their urine DAR ES SALAAM, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mysterious outbreak that killed three people in Southern Tanzania a week ago, sending panic across the country because it was unknown, has been identified as Leptospirosis, also…

Somalia: Passenger plane skids on runaway, catches fire in Mogadishu; all passengers, crew safe

Somalia’s Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Jubba Airways passenger plane crash-landed at Somalia’s Aden Abdulle International Airport on Monday.The plane on a domestic flight from Baidoa town, 240km southwest of Mogadishu, was landing on the seafront runway when it slid and caught fire.All…

UN chief calls for bold, coordinated responses to global food crisis

UNITED NATIONS, July 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for bold and coordinated responses to slove the ongoing global food crisis.    “We face a real risk of multiple famines this year. And next year could be even worse,” Guterres warned in his video remarks to a UN…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: EU efforts insufficient to get through winter without Russian gas, says IEA

  PARIS, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe’s efforts to diversify suppliers will not be enough to get it through winter without Russian gas, the head of the International Energy Agency warned Monday, urging immediate efforts to cut demand.    The comments by the IEA’s director Fatih Birol came as European Commission…

US shooting violence: Gun lobby hails ‘hero’ who shot dead gunman in mall attack; 3 customers dead, 2 injured

WASHINGTON, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US gun lobby seized on the “heroic” acts of a civilian who used a pistol to shoot dead a young man who had opened fire in a shopping mall, pushing its case in the midst of a fierce debate over the regulation of firearms.  …

Brazilian Amazon lost 18 trees per second in 2021: report

 BRASILIA, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian Amazon lost about 18 trees per second in 2021 as deforestation in the country increased by more than 20 percent, according to a satellite data-based report released Monday.   The Mapbiomas report said the country lost some 16,557 square kilometers (1.65 million hectares) of…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Presidents Putin, Erdogan to discuss Ukraine grain export mechanisms in Iran – Kremlin

MOSCOW, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Tuesday in Tehran to discuss Ukraine grain export mechanisms, Kremlin sources said.   The two leaders will meet in the Iranian capital with the conflict in Ukraine massively hampering shipments from one of the…

UK PM: Sunak widens lead in race to become PM after party vote

 LONDON, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former finance minister Rishi Sunak widened his lead in the latest round of voting Monday by Conservative MPs to decide Britain’s next prime minister, but the race to get in the final two tightened.    Sunak won the support of 115 Tory lawmakers, followed by Penny…