New floods hit Belgium amid stormy weather

BRUSSELS, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New floods have again swamped areas of Belgium and washed away cars as a wave of thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the country on Saturday. The provinces of Namur and Walloon Brabant south-east of the capital city Brussels were particularly badly hit. They had already…

Anti-graft investigator flees Guatemala to ‘safeguard his life’

GUATEMALA CITY, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala’s top anti-graft investigator, Juan Francisco Sandoval, fled the country Saturday to “safeguard his life,” hours after he was sacked in a move that sparked international backlash, a human rights official said. Guatemalan Ombudsman Jordan Rodas accompanied Sandoval to the Salvadoran border “in light…

Another presidential hopeful arrested in Nicaragua

 MANAGUA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Another presidential candidate was arrested in Nicaragua on Saturday, police said — the seventh detained by Daniel Ortega’s government in the lead-up to elections on Nov 7. Noel Vidaurre was put under house arrest, accused of “undermining the sovereignty” of the country, in the latest…

Iceland, among first countries to lift restrictions, reimposes new curbs after cases surge

    REYKJAVIK, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iceland, one of the first nations in the world to lift all Covid restrictions for vaccinated tourists, announced new curbs following a spate of infections. At the end of June, Iceland lifted rules around social distancing, mask-wearing, limits on public gatherings and the opening hours…

UK hosts 51 countries for climate talks ahead of COP26

 LONDON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain hosts climate and environment ministers from 51 countries on Sunday for “critical” climate talks ahead of November’s COP26 summit in Glasgow. British minister Alok Sharma, President of COP26, will lead the two-day meeting, which London said will address “key issues that require resolution” at…

AU Commission chairperson reiterates “two-state solution” for Israel-Palestine issue

ADDIS ABABA, July 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has again called for peacefully solving the Israel-Palestine issue through the “two-state solution,” said an AU statement Saturday. The chairperson made the remarks in a meeting with Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia Aleli Admasu, during…

Covid-19: Brazil registers 1,108 more deaths, 38,091 new cases

A health worker gives a shot of the vaccine inside the Solidary Hands Shelter for the homeless in Ceilandia, Brasilia BRASILIA, July 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 1,108 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 549,448, the Ministry of Health reported. Additionally, another…

Covid-19: Africa’s cases surpass 6.41 mln – Africa CDC

CGTN Share A sign points to a COVID-19 screening station at Kayelisha Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. /VCG A sign points to a COVID-19 screening station at Kayelisha Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa ADDIS ABABA, July 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached…

Covid-19: Tunisia reports record daily deaths

A medical worker administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient at a vaccination center in Tunis TUNIS, July 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisia reported record daily COVID-19 deaths on Saturday with 317 new fatalities, bringing the death toll from the virus to 18,369. The tally of infections in…

Mali investigators treating Goita knife attack as terror act – Report

Assimi Goita, Mali’s interim president BAMAKO, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malian investigators are treating the attempted stabbing attack on the head of the country’s ruling junta Colonel Assimi Goita as a terrorist act. Citing a source close to the probe, French broadcaster RFI reported that the suspect had been trained…