Peru: Over 5 million tourists expected next year after Lima 2019 Games success

LIMA, Aug 14 (NNN-ANDINA) — More than five million foreign tourists will visit Peru in the following year, after the successful organization of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) projected. “Our country is cementing its image as a friendly and megadiverse destination —suitable for tourists…

Mexico detains 45,000 migrants in two months

MEXICO CITY, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico said it has detained more than 45,000 undocumented immigrants in the past two months, as it seeks to show Washington it is taking action to reduce migration across their shared border. The Mexican government promised in June to take “unprecedented” steps to slow…

Tanzania fuel tanker blast: At least 57 killed

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 57 people have been killed and 65 injured in a fuel tanker explosion in Tanzania, police say. Pictures posted online show flaming wreckage scattered over a wide area and charred bodies lying on the ground. Police said people were trying to…

On Sunday 33.8 million Argentines will decide if they still believe in populism

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentines are facing what is probably the tightest presidential race since the return of the country’s democracy in 1983 with conservative President Mauricio Macri facing an opposition ticket including ex-President Cristina Fernández, and the primary elections Sunday are expected to provide a hint of…

Update: Libya’s internationally recognised government accepts vacation ceasefire – statement

TRIPOLI, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s internationally recognised government on Friday accepted a ceasefire request from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), according to a statement posted by the government on Twitter. The ceasefire will be in effect during the Al-Adha religious holiday, which starts on Saturday and…

El Salvador to launch commission to investigate corruption

President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele SAN SALVADOR, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is planning by early September to fulfill a campaign vow to launch an independent commission to investigate corruption. “Within our first 100 days we will launch the CICIES,” Bukele wrote on Twitter on Thursday…

Ethiopia to hold national election next year

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate the election might be postponed. The executive committee did not give a date for…

Nearly 400 die in Netherlands heatwave

THE HAGUE, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 400 more people died in the Netherlands than normal during a record-breaking heatwave that swept Europe last month, the country’s statistics agency said. Dutch temperatures soared to a new high of 40.4 Celsius on July 25, breaking a record dating back to 1944…

Humanitarian emergency declared in Colombia due to murder of indigenous leaders

BOGOTA, Aug 10 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) declared Friday a humanitarian emergency due to the assassination of 158 indigenous people since the signing in 2016 of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the former FARC-EP guerrilla. The humanitarian situation and the strategy…

Ship prevented from reaching Venezuela allowed through Panama Canal

PANAMA CITY, Aug 10 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The BULKTEC bulk carrier, from Hong Kong, which Venezuela denounced had been held in Panama on route to the country, has sailed to Aruba, as reported by Prensa Latina on the Marine Traffic website. On Twitter, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez reported that…