Ecuador: 38 police officers injured in jail inspection

QUITO, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 38 Ecuadorian police officers were injured during a prison inspection on Friday, local officials said. The inspection was carried out by 250 police officers and 53 police officials in the El Rodeo prison in Portoviejo, in western Manabi province. “The inmates obviously opposed…

Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya alive: health minister

HAVANA, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two Cuban doctors abducted along Kenya’s troubled border with Somalia in April are alive, Cuban Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said. At a Friday press conference in Havana, Portal said Cuba was doing everything it could to recover the kidnap victims and has so far…

Cameroon, Nigeria agree to bolster cooperation against transborder terrorism

YAOUNDE, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroon and Nigeria agreed to take further measures to boost multifaceted cooperation in fighting against terrorism along their borders. The agreement came Friday night following a two-day meeting of the seventh session of the Cameroon-Nigeria Transborder Security Committee in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde. Officials at the…

Venezuela urges UN to intervene against U.S. sanctions

GENEVA, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to intervene against the U.S. trade and financial sanctions which are undermining Venezuela’s economy. Addressing a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Venezuelan Vice Foreign Minister William Castillo said…

Ethiopia to sell minority stake in telecom, issue licenses: minister

ADDIS ABABA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia said it would granttwo telecom licenses to private firms and sell a minority stake in EthioTelecom, the sole operator, as the government opens sectors long closed tooutsiders. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced last year plans to privatise a swatheof industries and allow foreign…

Foreign Trade & Tourism Min: Peru has best reputation in Latin America

LIMA, July 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru has the best reputation among Latin American countries, according to the latest Country RepTrak ranking, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Edgar Vasquez said. He said the Country RepTrak —created by the Reputation Institute— measures the admiration, appreciation, confidence, and good impression towards a country. Thus, the Inca country…

Peru President: Pacific Alliance must be united more than ever

LIMA, July 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra affirmed the Pacific Alliance nowadays has “to be more united than ever” in order to face the current global economic situation marked by the commercial confrontation between the United States and China. Within this framework, the Head of State noted the dispute between the…

Update: Powerful 7.1-magnitude quake hits southern California – USGS

LOS ANGELES, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 was recorded in Southern California on Friday, the US Geological Survey and a European quake monitor said, a day after the strongest quake in the region in 25 years. There were reports of damage near where the…

Strong aftershock jolts California as residents mop up after quake

RIDGECREST (California, US), July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strong aftershock shook Southern California early on Friday as residents were still assessing the damage from the Thursday quake, the strongest in the region in 25 years, which was felt by more than 20 million people. The temblor, one of many aftershocks predicted by…

Sudan protesters hail landmark deal with generals

KHARTOUM, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Crowds of jubilant Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum to celebrate a landmark deal between protest leaders and the country’s ruling generals aimed at turning the page on months of political unrest. The power-sharing deal, reached in the early hours after two days of hard-won…