CHOGM: Commonwealth ends summit with call for action on climate change, trade

KIGALI, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The newly-expanded Commonwealth made broad commitments on Saturday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from the British empire. The club, whose 56 members range from India to the tiny Pacific…

WHO says monkeypox is not yet a health emergency

GENEVA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Monkeypox is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) ruled on Saturday, although WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about the outbreak. “I am deeply concerned about the monkeypox outbreak, this is clearly an evolving health threat…

Update: Norway shooting – man charged with terrorism after deadly Oslo attack

Two people were killed after shots were fired at a popular gay bar and nearby streets in Oslo  OSLO, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts, after a shooting in the centre of Norway’s capital, Oslo. Two people…

Kenya, Portugal to co-host Ocean Conference

LISBON, June 25 (NNN-KBC) — The Governments of Kenya and Portugal are set to co-host the Ocean Conference from next week in Lisbon. The event seeks to scale up ocean action based on science and innovation. Currently, the ocean is facing threats as a result of human activities. According to the…

‘Deepest shipwreck’: US WWII ship found off Philippines

 MANILA, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 metres (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world’s deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said.   The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a…

One militant killed, two soldiers injured in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon

YAOUNDE, June 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two soldiers have been injured and one Boko Haram fighter killed in clashes in Cameroon’s Far North region, army sources said. The clashes took place overnight into Friday in the Kiliari locality of the region. Heavily armed militants of the terror group attempted to attack…

Covid-19 cases rise 23 pct in Britain, with London a hotspot

LONDON, June 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Britain’s new COVID-19 cases have jumped by 23 percent in just a week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported. ONS said that in the week ending June 18, around 1,740,000 new cases were detected nationwide, up from more than the 1.4 million the previous…

Tunisian, German presidents hold phone talks to strengthen bilateral ties

TUNIS, June 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday held a phone conversation with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier to reinforce the relationship between the two countries. During the phone call, the two presidents talked about the bilateral relations and the means to further develop them, according to…

Chile seizes major cocaine cache in stepped-up fight against organized crime

SANTIAGO, June 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chilean authorities have seized 419 kilos of cocaine, the largest single cache uncovered so far this year, as the government steps up its fight against organized crime, the Interior and Public Security Ministry said. Authorities also arrested two suspects hiding the shipment in a truck…

Morocco: 18 migrants dead in stampede to enter Spanish enclave

Riot police officers cordon off the area after migrants arrive on Spanish soil and crossing the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco RABAT, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen Africans seeking to cross into Spain were killed and scores of migrants and police were injured in what Moroccan…