Update: Copenhagen shooting suspect had mental health issues – Police

COPENHAGEN, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Danish police said Monday that the suspect in a weekend shooting at a Copenhagen mall that left three dead, including two teenagers, was known to mental health services. “Our suspect is also known among psychiatric services, beyond that I do not wish to comment,” Copenhagen police chief…

Colombia extradites sister of Clan del Golfo leader to US

BOGOTA, July 4 (NNN-EFE) — Colombian authorities extradited the sister of the alleged leader of the Clan del Golfo crime gang to the United States, where she is wanted for laundering proceeds from drug trafficking, the National Police said in a statement. The 39-year-old Nini Johana Usuga David, alias “La…

Update: Tropical Storm Bonnie becomes hurricane, kills 3 in Central America

SAN SALVADOR, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Bonnie was upgraded to a category one hurricane as it swept towards Mexico after killing three people in El Salvador and Nicaragua, the US National Hurricane Centersaid. The hurricane, the third of the season off Mexico’s coast, is carrying maximum sustained winds…

Venezuelan authorities investigate electrical sabotage

CARACAS, July 4 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Venezuelan Government denounced a new sabotage to the National Electric System (SEN), which affected several sectors of the capital, Caracas, and informed that investigations are being carried out to bring those responsible to justice. In a message published through the social network Twitter, the…

Parlasur to monitor Brazil’s presidential elections

BRASILIA, July 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) reached an agreement with the Montevideo-based Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasur) to act as an external observer of the Oct 2 presidential elections. The deal provides for representatives of Parlasur to observe compliance with electoral rules, the stages of the electoral…

Chile’s gov’t aims to tax the wealthiest and the mining companies

SANTIAGO, July 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The administration of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font moved on with its initiative to introduce a revolutionary tax reform, which targets the wealthiest 3% of the population and the large copper mining companies. Chile is the world’s leading producer of copper with more than 50,000…

Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal

CARTAGENA (Colombia), July 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombia and Uruguay signed an agreement on extradition and cooperation in judicial matters during a meeting in Cartagena. “Today this judicial cooperation and extradition treaty has been signed, which will allow us to continue joining efforts,” said hosting President Iván Duque in a statement…

South African entrepreneur seeks to turn caterpillars into tasty snacks

JOHANNESBURG, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars popularly known as “mopane worms” are viewed and eaten. For many people, particularly from western European backgrounds, the idea of eating insects is still riddled with fear and inhibition. But they can…

Gambia bans timber exports after smuggling fears

BANJUL, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Gambia has suspended all timber exports, following reports the West African state is serving as a transit point for the illegal smuggling of endangered rosewood. “All existing permits issued for the export/re-export of timber are permanently revoked,” the information ministry said in a statement, instructing…

Covid-19: Peru reports 70 pct increase in cases between June 19 and 25

LIMA, July 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peru registered 17,841 COVID-19 cases between June 19 and 25, an increase of 70 percent compared to the previous weekly period, the country’s social security agency Essalud reported. The agency said in its report that increases in cases have occurred throughout the country, with Lima…