Pollution linked to 10% of cancer cases in Europe: report

COPENHAGEN, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pollution is linked to more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, a report by the European Environment Agency said. Most of these cases are preventable, it said. “Exposure to air pollution, carcinogenic chemicals, radon, UV (ultraviolet) radiation and second-hand smoke together may contribute…

US eyes Biden, Xi meeting in coming weeks, sees growing convergence on China

SCHLOSS ELMAU (Germany), June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak in the next few weeks, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, citing growing convergence among NATO and G7 members about the challenge China poses. The Group of Seven rich…

Germany returns artefacts taken from Africa during colonial rule

A figure of the colonial era on display at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin BERLIN, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Priceless artefacts removed and looted from African nations during Germany’s colonial period will be permanently returned, officials said. The Berlin-based Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which manages the German capital’s many museums,…

Sudan launches 1st direct maritime shipping route to China

Sudan held the launching ceremony of Sudan-China Express, the first direct maritime shipping route between the two countries, in capital Khartoum KHARTOUM, June 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan held the launching ceremony of Sudan-China Express, the first direct maritime shipping route between the two countries, in capital Khartoum. Sudanese Minister of…

Ailing oceans in state of ’emergency’, says UN chief

LISBON, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A long-delayed conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon, with the head of the United Nations (UN) saying the world’s seas are in crisis. “Today we face what I would call an ocean emergency,” UN Secretary-General Antonio…

US delegation arrives in Venezuela to discuss ‘bilateral agenda’: Pres Maduro

CARACAS, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US delegation arrived in Venezuela Monday to discuss a “bilateral agenda,” extending discussions between Caracas and Washington initiated in March, said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. National Assembly speaker, Jorge Rodriguez, “is receiving a delegation from the government of the United States, an important delegation…

Malawi Catholic priest jailed for 30 years over albino murder

BLANTYRE, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Malawi court sentenced a Catholic priest to 30 years and several other people to life in prison over the gruesome 2018 murder of a man with albinism. Judge Dorothy NyaKaunda Kamanga said Thomas Muhosha had planned to traffic 22-year-old MacDonald Masambuka’s tissue. “The offence…

France: Pres Macron seeks allies as new parliament opens

PARIS, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s lower house of parliament reopens Tuesday after an election upset for President Emmanuel Macron whose centrist allies are little closer to building a stable majority, putting Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s job potentially on the line. After this month’s ballot brought surges for the far…

25 killed in South Sudan clashes between suspected cattle rustlers and army

JUBA, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-five people in South Sudan were killed when soldiers faced off with suspected cattle rustlers in a northwest state plagued by ethnic conflict, an official said.  The attack occurred at the weekend in a village in Tonj North County in Warrap state, Warrap state information…

South Africa seeks clues after 21 teens die in packed bar

Forensic personel carry a body out of a township pub in South Africa’s southern city of East London EAST LONDON (South Africa), June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African police were combing a township tavern where 21 teenagers mysteriously died as survivors described a battle to escape the jam-packed premises and…