Spanish ministers clash over campaign to eat less meat

 MADRID, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Spanish minister has been roasted by members of his own coalition government over his efforts to reduce meat consumption in the country. This week consumer affairs minister, Alberto Garzón, launched a campaign to encourage Spaniards to eat less meat. “Eating too much meat is…

US: 5.9 magnitude quake hits California-Nevada border

LOS ANGELES, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near California’s border with Nevada Thursday, rattling people in nearby cities including Sacramento, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.    The moderate, shallow quake in northern California hit around 75 kilometers away from Carson City in neighboring…

Italy allows rescue ship with 572 migrants to dock

   ROME, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy authorised the Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily after the group urged EU members to allow 572 people picked up in the Mediterranean Sea over three days to be brought ashore.   “The Ocean Viking this Thursday evening received from the…

Russia proposes six-month extension of Syria cross-border aid: UN sources

UNITED NATIONS, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia have submitted a draft resolution to its 14 UN Security Council partners providing for a six-month extension of the authorization of cross-border aid to Syria, UN and diplomatic sources said.    This Russian text — tabled following the formalization of the draft proposed by…

Nine found dead in Swedish airplane crash -police

  STOCKHOLM, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All nine people onboard were found dead in the crash of an airplane outside Orebro, Sweden, on Thursday, Swedish police said. The small aircraft used for skydiving crashed near an airport outside Orebro, about 160 kilometres west of Stockholm, police and rescue services said. …

Covid-19: Unvaccinated tourists won’t be allowed into Canada for ‘quite a while’ – PM Trudeau

  OTTAWA, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada has started easing pandemic travel restrictions for its citizens, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it will be “quite a while” before unvaccinated foreign tourists are allowed into the country.   “I can tell you right now, that’s not going to happen for quite…

US: Drought-hit California asks residents to cut water use by 15 percent

LOS ANGELES, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California’s governor called on residents to reduce their water consumption by 15 percent as he extended a state of drought emergency to nearly half the parched US state’s population Thursday.    Governor Gavin Newsom deemed the western state’s unusually dry year a “mega drought” and…

Haiti assassination: 26 Colombians, 2 Americans behind Pres Moise killing – police

Weaponry, mobile phones, passports and other items are being shown to the media along with suspects in the assassination of President Moise, who was shot dead early on Wednesday at his home in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 28 people carried out the assassination…

US Pres Biden says Kabul’s fall to Taliban ‘not inevitable’ as fighting rages

 WASHINGTON, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Joe Biden defended the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, saying it was “not inevitable” that the country would fall to the emboldened Taliban, and confirmed the US exit would be completed by Aug 31.   But he also admitted that, nearly 20 years…

Nationwide protests in Iran due to frequent power cuts

One video posted online purportedly showed a protest in the northern city of Amol TEHRAN, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protests against the government have erupted across Iran due to frequent power cuts.There were protest rallies in several cities, including the capital Tehran, with people demanding the immediate resignation of the…