Americas

Halving food waste can reduce hunger for 153 mn people: report

PARIS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally,…

Kyrgyz President Met With Visiting UN Chief

BISHKEK, Jul 3 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov, yesterday, held talks with visiting United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres,…

Ignore rumours, not a single Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti – IG

NAIROBI, July 2 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome has dismissed claims that the country has lost…

2023 cyclone Freddy longest on record at 36 days: UN

GENEVA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean before wreaking devastation on southeastern Africa…

Caribbean: Hurricane Beryl upgraded to Category 5

Strong winds blow as Hurricane Beryl approaches Bridgetown, Barbados Saint George’s (Grenada), July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Beryl has been…

Mexico: At least 19 dead in drug gang clash in southern Chiapas state

MEXICO CITY, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 19 people were killed, four of them Guatemalans, in a turf battle…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Fresh Attacks Against Four Cargo Ships

SANAA, Jul 2 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, claimed responsibility for launching attacks against four cargo ships belonging to the…

Venezuela: Pres Maduro says talks to resume with US

CARACAS, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that talks would soon resume with the United States, which…

Panama’s new president vows to end migrant ‘transit’

PANAMA CITY, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jose Raul Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s new president, with the right-leaning…

Brazil’s Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years

BRASILIA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst…