US violence: Police shot dead driver who crashed into Chinese consulate

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US police said they shot dead a driver whose car crashed into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Monday. Unverified footage on social media showed a vehicle inside the building with officers pointing their weapons at the driver’s door, as people fled down…

Mexico president says to meet US Pres Biden next month

MEXICO CITY, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he would meet his US counterpart Joe Biden in November, as they work together to tackle flows of migrants and drugs. Lopez Obrador said that he would hold talks with Biden on the sidelines of meetings…

Dominican Republic partly reopens Haiti border for goods, not people

SANTO DOMINGO, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Dominican Republic announced a partial reopening — for goods but not people — of its border with Haiti, closed last month in a dispute over a shared river. The measure, effective from Wednesday morning, would allow exports to Haiti but a ban would…

Clashes in eastern DRC displace 85,000 people: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Clashes in Masisi territory of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since Oct 1 have displaced nearly 85,000 people, bringing the total number of people displaced in the province to more than 2 million, UN humanitarians said. The newly…

2 dead due to heavy rains in Brazil, 4,000 people evacuated

BRASILIA, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least two people have died due to heavy rains that have lashed southern Brazil’s Santa Catarina state since last week, the state Civil Defense agency said. Some 132 municipalities registered emergencies sparked by excessive rainfall caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon, the agency…

Russian FM, Arab League chief call for immediate cessation of hostilities between Israel, Palestine

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that both Russia and the Arab League call for the cessation of any hostilities between Israel and Palestine, and a return to negotiations. “We confirmed our position on the unacceptability of any violence, damage, and the death of civilians…

Sudan crisis: 19 million children out of school as conflict continues

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — An estimated 19 million children in Sudan are out of school as the military conflict approaches the six-month mark next week, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children on Monday. Out of this total, some 6.5 million children lost access to…

Cuba carries out phase III clinical trial of medication for rheumatoid arthritis patients

HAVANA, Oct 10 (NNN-ACN) — A greater number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis throughout the country are benefiting from the immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of the drug Jusvinza, which is in phase III of its clinical trial.After starting its first part before the beginning of COVID-19, and receiving this September…

British judges to hear case on Rwanda deportation plan

LONDON, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An appeal by the British government seeking to overturn a ruling that its policy of sending asylum seekers who arrive in the country without permission to Rwanda was illegal began in the Supreme Court on Monday. The Home Office is challenging the decision of the Court…

How African countries have split over Israel-Gaza conflict

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African leaders called on warring parties in the Israel-Gaza conflict to halt deadly confrontations that erupted on Oct 7 when the Palestinian Hamas militant group launched a surprise assault.The reaction has not been entirely uniform with Zambia, Kenya and Ghana more explicitly condemning Hamas…