Heatwaves: UK issues first ‘red’ warning for extreme heat

  LONDON, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK’s meteorological agency issued its first ever “red” warning for exceptional heat, forecasting record highs of 40 degrees Celsius next week.  “Exceptional, perhaps record-breaking temperatures are likely early next week,” Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said.  The Met Office said there was…

Heatwaves: One dead as Morocco forest fires rage

   LARACHE (Morocco), July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fires ravaging remote mountain forests in northern Morocco have killed at least one person and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 families, officials said. Fanned by strong winds, the fires that broke out on Wednesday have destroyed 1,600 hectares of woodland in…

US renews space flights with Russia in rare cooperation

       WASHINGTON, July  16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Russia said they would renew flights together to the International Space Station, preserving one of the last areas of cooperation amid Western attempts to isolate Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine. “To ensure continued safe operations of the International Space Station, protect…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia sanctions 384 Japanese lawmakers over Ukraine

MOSCOW, July  16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia banned 384 Japanese lawmakers from entering its territory in response to Tokyo aligning itself with international sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine. The Russian foreign ministry blacklisted the parliamentarians, naming them on its website and accusing them of “adopting an unfriendly, anti-Russian position notably by expressing unfounded accusations against…

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas truck returned to Mexico

Relatives in Mexico’s San Marcos Atexquilapan stand at the coffins of three teenagers who died in a locked truck on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas MEXICO CITY, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After days of preparation and donations to cover funeral costs, a mountain community in eastern Mexico on Thursday…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia says Nord Stream 1 future will depend on gas demand and sanctions

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany MOSCOW, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the future of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline to Germany would depend on gas demand in Europe and Western sanctions against…

Nigeria to supply gas to Europe through revived pipeline project

ABUJA, July 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — As Europe seeks to wean itself off Russian natural gas, Algeria, Niger, and Nigeria have revived a decades-old, multi-billion-dollar gas project.  The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) could send up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year from Nigeria to Algeria, and on to…

US to issue more temporary work visas to Mexican, Central American migrants: Mexican president

MEXICO CITY, July 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that after meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden, the U.S. government has committed to increasing the number of temporary work visas to Mexican and Central American migrants. “The number of work visas to enter the United…

WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency panel on July 21

A surge in monkeypox infections has been reported since early May GENEVA, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it would reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on July 21 to decide whether the outbreak constitutes a global health emergency. A second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on…

Togolese army mistakenly kills seven teenagers in air raid

Togolese army said that “everything possible” would be done “to prevent this sort of tragedy from happening again” LOME, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Togolese Army has confirmed mistakenly killing seven teenagers it mistook for terrorists.All the victims were aged between 14 and 18.The incident took place last Saturday evening…