France hails progress on Europe migrant deadlock

PARIS, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron said European countries had made progress on plans to redistribute refugees rescued in the Mediterranean. The issue of what to do with the thousands of refugees still attempting to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea has sparked a sharp response…

US Pres Trump says getting ‘harder’ to deal with Iran as he offers to mediate Pakistan-India dispute

US President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House in Washington. Photo courtesy of app.com.pk WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said it was becoming more difficult for him to think about negotiating with Iran, following a series of incidents that have sent…

Mexico: 1500 bodies found in 390 clandestine mass graves

Around 1,500 bodies were found in 390 clandestine graves in Mexico | MEXICO CITY, July 22 (NNN-TELESUR) — Mexican authorities found 1,418 human bodies in 390 clandestine graves according to the research “Study Violence and Terror: Findings about clandestine graves in Mexico.” The study said that between 2009 and 2014, 5,786 remains…

Ecuador makes big push into large-scale mining with Chinese-backed project

TUNDAYME (Ecuador), July 22 (NNN-EFE) — Ecuador has taken its first step into the megamining sector, starting production last week at the Condor-Mirador open-pit mine. The mining project, which will produce copper, silver, gold and molybdenum, is located in Tundayme, an area in the Amazonian province of Zamora Chinchipe. President…

NGOs to resume migrant rescue operations in Mediterranean

PARIS, July 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Humanitarian organizations, SOS Méditerranée and Médecins Sans Frontières have decided to resume rescue operations for migrants off the Libyan coast, after a 7-month debar. The organizations were forced to stop their rescue operations due to pressure from some countries. In a statement, MSF and SOS Méditerranée said they will continue their…

Caribbean destinations top choice for American travelers

ST THOMAS (USVI), July 22 (NNN-CARIBBEANNEWS) — The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism will take advantage of trends which confirm the Territory as a top vacation destination for American travelers.  Speaking ahead of the Department of Tourism’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Hearing presentation on Thursday, Commissioner of Tourism Joseph…

Unemployment drops to 7.8 percent in Jamaica

Director-General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy KINGSTON, July 22 (NNN-JIS) — The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a further reduction in the unemployment rate to a new record low of 7.8 percent. As contained in STATIN’s April 2019 Labour Force Survey, the figure is…

Zimbabwe: Government seeks to privatise parks

HARARE, July 22 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Zimbabwe government is planning to privatise the commercial side of the national parks and is currently seeking investors as it aims to make maximum profit of the entity. The move comes at a time ZimParks is reportedly saddled with a debt of about $21.5…

Mexico anxiously awaits US response on immigration deal as deadline arrives

MEXICO CITY, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico is on tenterhooks as a Monday deadline on a US migration deal that removed tariff threats on Mexican exports arrived, and despite progress made in reducing migrant flows it was unclear what President Donald Trump’s next move would be.  The agreement reached in June…

Final hours of voting in race to become British PM

LONDON, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The voting closes Monday in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister, with Boris Johnson expected to be confirmed as the winner charged with delivering Brexit. After a month-long contest between former London mayor Johnson and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, the postal votes of…