FROM THE FIELD: Argentina preserving pristine forests
An Argentinian yacare caiman, in Misiones, in north-east Argentina. BUENOS AIRES, Aug 25 (NNN-UNNS) — Thousands of species of animals…
With security improving in DR Congo’s Kasai, thousands of refugees head home from Angola
Humanitarian workers provide food rations to refugee at the Lóvua settlement in Angola. GENEVA, Aug 25 (NNN-UNNS) — As security…
Nearly 900 Mexican performers set world record for folk dance
GUADALAJARA (Mexico), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 900 people twirled and stamped their feet to mariachi music in the Mexican…
Panama: Finding solutions to curb fishing of pregnant sharks
PANAMA CITY, Aug 25 (NNN-TELESUR) — Female scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) migrate to Panama’s Bay of Punta Chame to…
Venezuela: Major natural gas explosion act of sabotage
CARACAS, Aug 25 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says an investigation will immediately begin regarding the explosion of a…
French police fire tear gas at anti-G7 protesters
BIARRITZ, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French police used tear gas and water cannon to break up anti-G7 protesters in the…
Mexico dismantles suspected women trafficking network in resort city
MEXICO CITY, Aug 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexican authorities dismantled a suspected network of cross-border women trafficking in a resort city,…
Ukraine celebrates 28th anniversary of independence
KIEV, Aug 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tens of thousands of Ukrainians on Saturday gathered in central Kiev to celebrate the 28th…
Fifth meeting on Ghana/Togo maritime boundary negotiations opens in Accra
ACCRA, Aug 25 (NNN-GNA) — The fifth meeting on the Ghana/Togo Maritime Boundary Negotiations has opened in Accra with a…
Plane crash in Ecuador’s Amazon region kills four
QUITO, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Cessna 182 airplane crashed in Ecuador’s Amazon region, killing all four people aboard, authorities…