US violence: Suspected stalker kills couple before committing suicide in Redmond

REDMOND (Washington, US), March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suspected stalker killed a couple before committing suicide in Redmond of the US state of Washington early Friday morning, police said. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in the house. He died at the scene. A woman was also killed…

UN chief calls for stamping out “poison” of anti-Muslim bias

UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the elimination of “poison” of anti-Muslim bias at an event marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. “I thank Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for focusing attention – and calling for action – to stamp out…

UN reveals plan to salvage oil from stricken supertanker

UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has released a plan to offload 1 million barrels of oil off a rusting supertanker that has been moored off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years.In an attempt to avert what could be one of the worst environmental…

‘I have Black friends, family relations’ – Tunisia president disclaims racist views

Kais Saied, Tunisian president TUNIS, March 11 (NNN-GNA) — Tunisian president Kais Saeid met with his Guinea-Bissau counterpart, president Umar Sissoco Embalo in Tunis, when the latter made a diplomatic stop to clarify recent racist remarks by his host.Embalo posted on Twitter that his visit was in his capacity as…

Fourteen people drown when Italy-bound boat sinks in Tunisia waters

TUNIS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 14 people from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned in Tunisia as they tried to reach Europe by boat in the latest tragedy on the Mediterranean Sea.Tunisia’s coastguard said in a statement that officers intercepted “a group whose boat had sunk, rescuing 54 people…

Nigeria: Death toll rises to 36 in ISWAP terrorists’ attack on fishermen in Borno

ABUJA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in the latest attack by Islamic State of the West African (ISWAP) militants on fishermen in Borno State has risen to 36.Earlier reports suggested that 26 persons died after the terrorists attacked fishermen on the field at Makdolo, a border between Gamborun…

Nigeria bus crashes into train; 6 dead and dozens injured

Train crashes into bus LAGOS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people were killed and dozens injured when a train crashed into a passenger bus in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday, said the emergency response agency.The bus was taking government staff to work when it collided with the intra-city train in the…

Canada bans aluminum, steel imports from Russia

 OTTAWA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada announced a ban on imports of Russian aluminum and steel products, with the aim of denying Moscow revenues to fund its war in Ukraine. The imports were worth almost Can$250 million (US$180 million) in 2021, according to the latest government data. The ban comes…

Biden, von der Leyen announce US-EU talks on critical EV battery minerals

WASHINGTON, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Joe Biden and top EU official Ursula von der Leyen announced Friday the start of negotiations on granting access to European producers seeking to export critical minerals for EV batteries under a new US program to stimulate the green economy. “We intend to…

US closes Silicon Valley Bank in biggest collapse since 2008

 SANTA CLARA (US), March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US regulators pulled the plug on Silicon Valley Bank on Friday in a spectacular move that sent global banking shares sputtering, as markets fretted over possible contagion from America’s biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. US authorities swooped in and seized…