Peru is world’s second-largest organic coffee exporter

LIMA, Aug 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru remains the second-largest organic coffee exporter of the world and the main exporter of this bean to the United States, the Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) said. In 2018, certified coffee shipments totaled 1.021 million quintals, of which around 90% were organic.  According…

Peru shows solidarity with countries hit by Amazon rainforest fires

LIMA,  Aug 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Government of Peru has expressed concern over the forest fires in the Amazon rainforest and showed its solidarity to the affected countries. Via Twitter, the Foreign Affairs Ministry assured that Peru remains attentive to the possibility that countries can require assistance to mitigate the…

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as Amazon outrage grows

Some 1,663 new fires were ignited between Thursday and Friday in the Amazon BRASILIA, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed, as thousands of troops were made available to help fight the worst blazes in years following a global…

US: Shrugging off Pres Trump, FBI tackles right-wing extremists

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One man had three assault rifles, extra-large magazines and a gas mask. Another had over 18 weapons, including sawed-off shotguns, AR-15s, and a grenade launcher. Earlier this year, the two might not have drawn the attention of US law enforcement. But ever since a young…

East-based Libyan army denies launching deadly airstrike in south Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Aug 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s east-based army on Saturday denied responsibility for an airstrike in southern part of the capital Tripoli that killed three civilians. “Our armed air force denies targeting any civilian car in Sawani area of southern Tripoli that killed a number of civilians,” Ahmad al-Mismari, the…

Algeria probing deadly stampede at rap concert

ALGIERS, Aug 25 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the cause of a stampede ahead of a rapper’s concert at an Algiers sports stadium that left five youths dead, including a 13-year-old.The prosecutor’s office in Sidi M’Hamed said in a statement that an inquiry to determine the circumstances…

U.S. EXIM Bank seeks vote on $5 bln loan to Mozambique liquefied natural gas project

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.S. Export-Import Bank said its board intends to vote on a $5 billion direct loan for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique, the bank’s biggest export financing deal in years. The government export lender said it has notified the…

South Africa seizes Air Tanzania plane in Johannesburg

DAR ES SALAAM/JOHANNESBURG, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —South African authorities have seized a plane from Tanzania’s national carrier, the Tanzanian government said. The Airbus 220-300 was due to fly from Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. It was not immediately clear why the action was taken, and South…

Nigeria: Military to deploy more fighter jets to troubled regions

ABUJA, Aug 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Nigerian military is set to deploy more fighter jets to the country’s troubled regions as a way of complementing the efforts of ground troops, the air force chief said. As a result, the Nigerian air force is currently carrying out repairs on some aircraft which had been long abandoned…

Russia carries out two ballistic missile tests

MOSCOW, Aug 25 (NNN-TASS) — Russian nuclear-powered submarines of the 667BDRM Tula project and 955 Yuri Dolgoruky project fired ballistic missiles at the Kura range in Kamchatka and Chizha range in the Arkhangelsk region as part of combat training, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. “On August 24, in…