Japan urged to sign UN nuke ban on Hiroshima anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Aug 6 (NNN-KYODO) – Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the United States on Tuesday, with the city’s Mayor Kazumi Matsui putting pressure on the Japanese government to join a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons in his peace declaration speech. Attended by representatives from about…

Nigeria security forces disperse ‘Revolution Now’ protesters in Lagos

LSGOS, Aug 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Security forces have fired teargas at protesters in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos Monday morning. The Revolution Now protests called for by activists had been expressly outlawed by the police who said it was treasonable. Photos shared on social media showed people gathered at the Lagos national…

Car explosion kills 19, injures 30 in Egypt

CAIRO, Aug 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Nineteen people died and 30 were injured in an explosion resulting from a car crash in central Cairo, Egypt’s health ministry said early on Monday. There was no official statement indicating that the explosion was an attack. The blast happened when a car driving against traffic…

Ethiopia, Nigeria Fostering Mechanisms of Cooperation, Says Nigerian Ambassador

Nigeria Ambassador Bankole Adeoye. Photo courtesy of ENA ADDIS ABABA, Aug 6 (NNN-ENA) -The wide-ranging partnership between Nigeria and Ethiopia has been gaining momentum and vigor as the two countries energize the mechanisms of cooperation, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia said. Speaking to ENA, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye said the relationship between…

Thousands of pieces of ammunition explode at military unit in Siberia

KRASNOYARSK, Aug 6 (NNN-TASS) – Ammunition keeps exploding on the premises of a military unit in the village of Kamenka, the Krasnoyarsk Region for a fifth hour running, a source in the emergency services told TASS on Monday. “Ammunition has been exploding for five hours by now. Explosions are somewhat…

Trump Signs Executive Order Imposing Sanctions on Venezuelan Government Assets

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-SPUNTIK) – Washington’s decision to block Venezuelan government’s property in US jurisdiction has entered into force starting from August 5. US President Donald Trump has signed executive order to block property of Venezuelan government, the White House said. The executive order is targeting Venezuelan central bank, PDVSA…

Libya’s LNA Forces Strike Misrata’s Air College

TRIPOLI, Aug 6 (NNN-SPUNTIK) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar struck Misrata’s air college early on Tuesday, according to media reports. Misrata’s air college has been attacked by Libyan National Army forces early on Tuesday, a military source says “Massive explosions were heard across the…

Russia-EU Trade in Goods: 83 Billion Deficit

BRUSSELS, Aug 6 (NNN-Prensa Latina) At the end of 2018, the European Union (EU) ran a trade deficit with Russia of 83 billion, the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) reported. As reported by Eurostat, a trade deficit between the two economies has prevailed in the last decade, which…

US: Dow falls over 760 points amid trade war concerns

Investors on Wall Street. Photo courtesy of Anadolu WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) -All three major stock indexes fell Monday with the Dow Jones industrial average shedding more than 760 points after China devalued its currency to a more than 10-year-low. The Dow shaved as much as 961 points, or nearly 3%, before recovering to close at 767 down. The S&P…

US: El Paso shooting death toll rises to 22

El Paso Police Department. Photo courtesy of Anadolu WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) -Two victims who were injured during a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, last weekend died early Monday while being treated at a local hospital, raising the death toll to 22. The El Paso Police Department confirmed the increasing…