WHO warns Covid ‘has not gone away’; 1,000 deaths weekly in Europe

COPENHAGEN, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region. The global health body on May 5 announced that the Covid-19 pandemic was no…

Brazil and Argentina strengthen alliance

BRASILIA, June 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that his country and Argentina have adopted almost 100 actions to “give substance” to joint development between South America’s two largest economies, Agencia Brasil reported. According to Lula, the Brazilian government is also working on the creation…

Texas airport worker ‘ingested’ into plane engine committed suicide: medical examiner

A Delta Air Lines plane that had flown from Los Angeles was pulling up to the terminal when a ground worker was sucked into the engine SAN ANTONIO (Texas, US) — A ground worker died Friday night when he was sucked into an engine of a jet that had just…

UN calls for end to deadly militia attacks on fleeing Sudanese

Violence between communities in West Darfur has forced many people to flee their homes around El Geneina town KHARTOUM, June 27 (NNN-UNNS) — The explosion of ethnic violence in Darfur largely by nomadic “Arab” groups in alliance with the RSF who have been battling national army forces for control of…

Curfew decreed in parts of Honduras following new massacre

TEGUCIGALPA, June 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — A “special curfew” was decreed by President Xiomara Castro in the Honduran municipalities of Choloma and San Pedro Sula, in the north of the country, after numerous murders Saturday. According to local media, in the department of Cortes alone, at least 22 people were killed…

Pres Putin accuses West of wanting Russians ‘to kill each other’ in mutiny

MOSCOW, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to “kill each other” during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over the weekend. In his first address to the…

Guatemala elections runoff: Shock candidate Arevalo posed to tackle corruption

GUATEMALA CITY, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemalan presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, who pulled off an upset in Sunday elections by advancing to a run-off, declared Monday that if he wins, his priority will be fighting corruption. Without that “we are not going to be able to rescue the institutions we…

Canada: Olivia Chow wins election as Toronto’s first Chinese-Canadian mayor

MONTREAL, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Olivia Chow won election Monday to become the first Chinese-Canadian mayor of Toronto, vowing to pursue a more progressive approach in Canada’s largest city after ending more than a decade of conservative rule. Hong Kong-born Chow, who emerged victorious from a record field of 102…

Sierra Leone president leads vote count disputed by opposition

FREETOWN, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio was leading the results of country’s presidential election with 60 percent of votes counted, the electoral commission said Monday, in a process disputed by the opposition. Bio had garnered 55.86 percent of ballots cast, more than the 55 percent…

Tanzania’s parliament approves record 44.39tri/- budget

DODOMA, June 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’s Parliament approved a record 44.39tri/- Budget for 2023/24 on Monday after a week of debate over proposed plans to enhance social and economic development in the country. National Assembly Speaker Dr. Tulia Ackson announced that 354 MPs or 95 percent voted in support of…