Mexico: Finance Minister Urzua quits over Pres Lopez Obrador ‘disagreements’

MEXICO CITY, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Mexico’s Finance Minister Carlos Urzua resigned on Tuesday, blasting the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for imposing on the ministry officials “with no knowledge” of government finances. Following the news, the Mexican peso lost almost two per cent, dropping from 18.90 to…

Brazil judge orders Vale to pay for all damages from dam collapse

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Brazilian state judge ordered mining giant Vale to pay for all the damage caused by a tailings dam collapse that killed hundreds of people in one of the country’s worst industrial accidents. Judge Elton Pupo Nogueira in the southeastern state of Minas…

Italy shuts Europe’s one-time largest migrant centre

Matteo Salvini was followed around the empty camp by the press  SICILY, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A migrant centre on the Italian island of Sicily which had been one of the largest of its kind in Europe has been officially shut down. Interior Minister Matteo Salvini attended the closure of the Mineo…

Mental Illness Blamed In Most Mass-Casualty Attacks In U.S. Last Year: Report

WASHINGTON, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As many as two-thirds of suspects, or 67 percent exactly, displayed symptoms of mental illness or emotional disturbance when launching mass casualty attacks across the United States last year, according to a report released by the U.S. Secret Service. In at least 93 percent of last year’s attacks, authorities found…

Odebrecht corruption: Peruvian prosecutors raids home of ex-First Lady Nadine Heredia, former ministers, officials

LIMA, July 10 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s Lava Jato Case Special Prosecution Group on Tuesday morning raided the home of former First Lady Nadine Heredia —wife of ex-President Ollanta Humala— in Lima’s Surco district, as well as on other 25 properties linked to the investigation on the Southern Gas Pipeline (Gasoducto del Sur).…

Mexico-US migrant arrests fall 28% in June amid crackdown

WASHINGTON, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of migrants detained after entering the US across the southern border fell 28 percent in June from May as both the United States and Mexico tightened controls, the Department of Homeland Security said. But the department said the border situation remains a “full-blown…

US, China negotiators resume trade war talks

WASHINGTON, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday as the world’s top two economies seek to resolve their trade war, more than a week after they declared a truce. Talks had broken down in May over US accusations that Beijing had reneged on…

Most children out of school are Nigerians – UNESCO

ABUJA, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria has the highest number of children out of school in the world, according to a report by UN’s cultural and education agency Unesco.It estimates that at least 10 million Nigerian children, mostly girls, are missing out on education.Despite the country having a law making…

Sudan’s internet blackout ends by court’s order

KHARTOUM, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Sudan has ordered the internet to be restored, five weeks after it was shut down by the ruling military council.The move comes several days after the country’s military leaders reached an agreement with the opposition alliance to share power until elections are…

Trade turnover between Africa and Russia to double by 2023 – trade experts

MOSCOW, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The trade turnover between Russia and Africa will double in the next two years, trade experts have predicted. Last year, the total export volume grew by 18% and reached USD $17.5 billion, at the same time, the volume of non-energy and non-commodity exports was recorded around…