US expects monkeypox cases to continue climbing through August

WASHINGTON, July 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — US federal health officials warned the number of monkeypox cases in the country will continue to climb through at least August. As of Friday, a total of 1,814 confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in the country, according to the latest data from the U.S.…

Nearly half of EU territory at risk of drought as heatwave strikes Europe

EU researchers also warned that the lack of water and strong heat are driving crop yields lower BRUSSELS, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Researchers at the European Commission warned that nearly half of the EU’s territory is currently at risk of drought, as southwest Europe wilted under a punishing heatwave. In…

Update: All eight crew killed in cargo plane crash in Greece; transporting explosives to Bangladesh

A drone view shows the burning debris at the crash site of an Antonov An-12 cargo plane owned by a Ukrainian company, near Kavala, Greece KAVALA (Greece), July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All eight crew members of a cargo plane that crashed near the Greek city of Kavala died in the…

Croatia, China launch 3rd joint police patrol to better serve tourists

Chinese police to join Croatia tourist patrol ZAGREB, July 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Croatia and China announced the launch of a third joint police patrol after a two-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The patrol in Croatia would mark the first time for Chinese police to carry out patrol missions…

Update: Drone-led search efforts under way at Greece cargo plane crash site

Debris of an Antonov cargo plane smolders in Palaiochori village in northern Greece ATHENS, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A drone on Sunday was monitoring the wreckage of a cargo plane operated by a Ukrainian airline that crashed the previous day near the Greek city of Kavala. According to state-run TV,…

South Africa’s business owners fume as power cuts hit profits

JOHANNESBURG, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africans’ annoyance at power cuts has given way to worry, with business owners complaining that the prolonged energy crisis for which no end is in sight is eating into profits and hobbling economic activity. At Native Rebels, a colourful second-floor bar flanked with a…

Update: More firefighters, soldiers sent to tackle Morocco’s forest blazes

KSAR EL KEBIR (Morocco), July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco on Saturday mobilised more firefighters and soldiers to tackle forest blazes burning for four days in the remote wooded regions in the north of the kingdom, local officials said. Half of the 4,660 hectares affected by the fires were in Larache…

Cuban Health Authorities on alert in view of dengue outbreak

HAVANA, July 17 (NNN-TELESUR) — Cuba maintains control over Covid-19 but remains alert to an increase in reported cases of dengue fever, the island’s Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal, said. In statements to the press, the minister requested to take extreme measures to eliminate the breeding places of…

US CDC concerned over parechovirus after one child dies

WASHINGTON, July 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — US health authorities have voiced this week their concern over the surge of an infection which can seriously affect infants and is caused by the little-known parechovirus. One child has already died of this ailment, it was reported. The malady causes seizures, meningitis, and other…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro once again under scrutiny by the Judiciary for alleged incitement to terrorism

BRASILIA, July 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) Deputy Chief Justice Rosa Weber acquiesced to a request from Recife Councilwoman Liana Cirne of the opposition Workers’ Party (PT) to place President Jair Bolsonaro under investigation for the alleged crime of incitement to terrorism. Weber now instructed the Prosecutors’…