IMF bailout: We’ll come out stronger – VP Bawumia

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia CCRA, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is optimistic that Ghana will, this time around, emerge stronger after going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support.Ghana has already begun discussions with the IMF to provide balance-of-payments support as part of a broader effort to…

British prime minister contenders set to clash in second TV debate

LONDON, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The five Conservative contenders still vying to be Britain’s next prime minister will clash in a second televised debate on Sunday when they are set to renew hostilities over tax policy and issues such as transgender rights. With no clear candidate to succeed Boris Johnson who is stepping down…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia says it’s stepping up operations as more rockets hit Ukraine

KYIV, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia has ordered its forces in Ukraine to step up operations, its defence ministry said, as rockets and missiles pounded the country in the latest of a series of bombardments that Kyiv says have killed dozens of people in recent days. In the latest strikes,…

Heatwaves: Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sear Europe

PARIS, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe. About 14,000 people had been evacuated from France’s Gironde region by Saturday afternoon as…

31 dead in Sudan tribal clashes near Ethiopia border

KHARTOUM, July  17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of families were Saturday fleeing violence in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, where ongoing clashes between two tribes have killed at least 31 people, local officials said.          At least 39 others have been wounded and 16 shops torched since the violence…

Aircraft carrying ‘dangerous’ cargo crashes in northern Greece

Firefighters are seen near the site of the crash, a few miles away from the city of Kavala PALAIOCHORI (Greece), July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Antonov cargo plane operated by a Ukrainian airline crashed Saturday near the city of Kavala in northern Greece, authorities said. Local residents reported seeing a fireball and…

US: Bomb scare at San Francisco airport sparks evacuation

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bomb scare at San Francisco airport sparked an evacuation of the international terminal on Friday evening, local police said. By about midnight, operations had returned to normal, the airport said. Officers received a bomb threat and found a “suspicious package,” the media relations team of the San…

Argentina insists Uruguay-China FTA must go through Mercosur; says China trying to break up the bloc

BUENOS AIRES, July 16 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s Foreign Ministry has declared that Uruguay’s negotiations with China towards a Free Trade Agreement must go through Mercosur. ”The Secretariat of International Economic Relations emphasized that Uruguay’s decision to begin talks soon to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, without the…

Russia aircrash: 2 died after An-2 plane crashes in south Krasnodar region

MOSCOW, July 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — A pilot and a passenger died after an An-2 plane crashed Friday night in south Russia’s Krasnodar region, TASS reported. The plane caught a power line pole when landing at a field airfield, said the report, citing local emergency agency. Fire and rescue team was…

Pilot dies in firefighting plane crash in Portugal

Pilot André Rafael Serra LISBON, July 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — A pilot died on Friday after his amphibious plane crashed while fighting fires in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Coa in north Portugal, according to local authorities. The death was announced on the spot by the medical team of…