UN Environment Meeting Calls For Urgent Action For Healthy Earth

STOCKHOLM, Jun 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – A United Nations (UN) environment meeting, which kicked off here yesterday, has called for urgent and socially inclusive climate action. The meeting, called “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity,” comes as the world is facing the triple…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: African Union head to speak to Pres Putin Friday in Russia

DAKAR, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall, will meet with President Vladimir Putin in the southwestern Russian city of Sochi on Friday. The visit is aimed at “freeing up stocks of cereals and fertilisers, the blockage of which particularly affects African countries”,…

Former Miss France charged over ex-Gabon president’s US$750K gift

Sonia Rolland PARIS, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Miss France, Sonia Rolland has been indicted in a corruption enquiry involving former Gabonese president Omar Bongo.The French portal, Le Parisien, reports that Sonia is being held over the case of the “ill-gotten gains” of the Gabonese presidency.Rolland is a Rwandan-French…

WHO aims to contain monkeypox outbreak by minimizing human transmission

Logo of World Health Organization GENEVA, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It is not clear yet whether the spread of monkeypox can be contained completely, the World Health Organization said, adding that its goal was to contain the outbreak by stopping human-to-human transmission to the maximum extent possible. “Tools to manage…

India’s Sugar Export Ban Comes Into Effect

NEW DELHI, Jun 2 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government’s sugar exports ban came into effect yesterday, officials said. The ban will be in place until the end of Oct. Last week the government decided to put a cap on sugar exports to ensure domestic availability. “Export of sugar (raw, refined…

Europe becoming a cocaine-trafficking hub, says Europol

The major means of movement is via the shipping industry THE HAGUE, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe is becoming a hub in the cocaine trade, according to an analysis by the European policing agency Europol.More cocaine is being shipped to Europe from South America and is also being transported onwards,…

UN approves Turkey’s request to change name to Türkiye

UNITED NATIONS, June 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations granted Turkey’s request to change its name from Turkey to Türkiye, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters. The change came into force immediately at the time when the world body received a letter from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut…

OPEC debates oil output boost amid Russian isolation

VIENNA, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia hold talks Thursday on whether to adjust output, hard on the heels of an EU ban on Russian oil imports. Analysts had expected OPEC+ producers to likely stick to their policy of only increasing output modestly,…

Rider killed in Isle of Man TT qualifying; another rider in serious condition after crashing in separate incident

DOUGLAS (Isle of Man), June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British motorcycle rider Mark Purslow died in qualifying for the Isle of Man TT races on Wednesday, organisers said in a statement. The 29-year-old from Wales, in his second TT, had been on his third lap of the fourth qualifying session when…

Covid-19: North Korea outbreak likely ‘getting worse’, says WHO

GENEVA, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) lamented that it had no access to data about North Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak, but assumed the crisis was deepening, contrary to Pyongyang’s reports of “progress”. North Korea, which announced its first ever coronavirus cases on May 12, said last week…
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