US-China trade negotiators hold talks ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top Chinese and US trade negotiators have held telephone talks ahead of a crunch meeting between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at the G20 summit this week, Chinese state media said. Vice Premier Liu He — Xi’s pointman in the trade war — spoke…

Peru: Southern regions see increase in tourist arrivals

LIMA, June 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s southern regions received 4,825,069 domestic and foreign tourists in 2018, up 6.7% compared to 2017, private-run Perucamaras‘ Business Research Centre (CIE) said. The number of domestic visits, which accounted for 29.7% of all arrivals, increased 2.7%, while the number of international tourists, which made up…

Update: Late Minister Huerta receives funeral honors upon arrival in Lima

LIMA, June 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — The late Defense Minister Jose Huerta received funeral honors upon arrival at Las Palmas Air Base in Lima’s Surco district on Monday afternoon. His body arrived onboard a Peruvian Air Force (FAP) plane shortly after 3 PM and received the honors by the Armed Forces and National Police.The coffin…

Mexican officials find 200 pregnant women among migrants

TAPACHULA (Mexico), June 24 (NNN-EFE) — Mexican officials detected more than 200 pregnant women among the migrants who entered Mexico in the last four months over the southern border, which has been closed down this weekend by the National Guard. “We have detected over 200, many of whom continued on…

Kosovo sends first ambassador to Guyana

President David Granger and Ambassador Zana Rudi of Kosovo GEORGETOWN (Guyana), June 24 (NNN-CARIBBEANNEWS) — The Republic of Kosovo sent its first ambassador to Guyana, Zana Rudi, who presented letters of credence to President David Granger, subsequent to establishing diplomatic ties June 13, 2013. Guyana is also the first South…

South Sudan: EU Gives South Sudan U.S.$54 Million for Humanitarian Aid

JUBA, June 24 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The European Union (EU) has given South Sudan 48.5 million euros ($54.8 million) to avert the growing humanitarian crisis. Last week, the EU gave South Sudan one million euros ($1.13 million) to step up Ebola prevention in the country. Despite a recent peace deal, humanitarian…

Asylum applications in EU rise as more Venezuelans seek refuge

BRUSSELS, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people seeking political asylum in the European Union is rising again, driven up by Latin American refugees, but flows are expected to remain well below the high levels seen during Europe’s 2015 migration crisis, a report said on Monday. In the first…

Russian warships head to Cuba for official visit

HAVANA, June 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — A flotilla comprising Russia’s most modern warship and its escorts will on Monday arrive at the Havana port for an official visit, said Cuban Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces on Sunday. One of Russia’s newest warships, the Project 22350 missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov, heads…

Drug lords’ properties auctioned in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, June 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Luxury properties that once belonged to Mexican drug kingpins were auctioned on Sunday, raising nearly 3 million U.S. dollars for government welfare programs, Mexico’s Service for Asset Management and Disposal (SAE) said. According to a press release by the SAE, the Mexican government sold…

UN chief voices concern over deadly incidents in Ethiopia

UNITED NATIONS, June 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the weekend’s deadly incidents in Ethiopia, said his spokesman. Guterres condemned the killing of the president of the Amhara region, the chief of staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force and two other senior civilian and…