More supertanker flights planned in Bolivia to put out fires

LA PAZ, Aug 25 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Environmental Emergency Cabinet of Bolivia foresees this Saturday the execution of at least three flights of the Supertanker plane, as part of the strategy to put out the forest fires that affect the region of Chiquitania. The aircraft, with a capacity to…

UN: Fires in the Amazonia, a tragedy that cannot be afforded

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The widespread and voracious fires in the Amazonia are currently unleashing global alarm and, according to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, this is an environmental tragedy that cannot be allowed to happen. In the midst of the current climate crisis, it is unacceptable…

Peru is world’s second-largest organic coffee exporter

LIMA, Aug 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru remains the second-largest organic coffee exporter of the world and the main exporter of this bean to the United States, the Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) said. In 2018, certified coffee shipments totaled 1.021 million quintals, of which around 90% were organic.  According…

Iran Says U.S. Missile Test To Trigger Arms Race

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 25 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on Saturday, voiced concerns about the recent U.S. test of a medium-range cruise missile, weeks after Washington withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said that, “this U.S. measure could trigger an arms race…

Peru shows solidarity with countries hit by Amazon rainforest fires

LIMA,  Aug 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Government of Peru has expressed concern over the forest fires in the Amazon rainforest and showed its solidarity to the affected countries. Via Twitter, the Foreign Affairs Ministry assured that Peru remains attentive to the possibility that countries can require assistance to mitigate the…

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as Amazon outrage grows

Some 1,663 new fires were ignited between Thursday and Friday in the Amazon BRASILIA, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed, as thousands of troops were made available to help fight the worst blazes in years following a global…

US: Shrugging off Pres Trump, FBI tackles right-wing extremists

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One man had three assault rifles, extra-large magazines and a gas mask. Another had over 18 weapons, including sawed-off shotguns, AR-15s, and a grenade launcher. Earlier this year, the two might not have drawn the attention of US law enforcement. But ever since a young…

U.S. EXIM Bank seeks vote on $5 bln loan to Mozambique liquefied natural gas project

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.S. Export-Import Bank said its board intends to vote on a $5 billion direct loan for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique, the bank’s biggest export financing deal in years. The government export lender said it has notified the…

Bangladesh, Argentina agree to boost trade

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 25 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh and Argentina have agreed in principle to boost bilateral trade by taking necessary steps through identifying the sectors of mutual cooperation. Several Argentine ministers at meetings with visiting Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi expressed their country’s interest to strengthen the existing economic relations,…

EU leaders round on US Pres Trump over trade at G7

BIARRITZ (France), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU leaders rounded on US President Donald Trump over his trade threats as they arrived in the chic French seaside resort of Biarritz for a G7 summit overshadowed by trans-Atlantic tensions and worries about the global economy. Already embroiled in a high-risk trade war…
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