Russia-Ukraine conflict: Nike latest brand to leave Russia permanently

 MOSCOW, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nike has announced plans to leave Russia, becoming the latest Western brand to quit the country since the invasion of Ukraine in February. The US sportswear giant halted online orders and closed the stores it owned in the country in March. Shops run by local…

Covid-19: Vaccines saved 20 million lives in first year – study

 PARIS, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according to the first large modelling study on the topic released Friday.    The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, is based on data from 185 countries and territories…

Covid-19: EU watchdog approves Valneva anti-Covid jab

  THE HAGUE, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s medicines watchdog on Thursday approved Valneva’s anti-Covid jab, Europe’s sixth green-lit coronavirus vaccine, which uses more traditional technology than others on the market which the firm hopes will reduce jab hesitancy.    The French-Austrian drug maker’s jab is the sixth vaccine…

UK parliamentary by-elections: PM Johnson’s ruling Conservatives lose two

  LONDON, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservatives suffered two crushing parliamentary by-election defeats on Friday, including in a southwest English seat previously held by the party for over a century.    The Tories lost the Tiverton and Honiton seat to the centrist Liberal Democrats…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine urges Africa to pressure Moscow on grain crisis

KYIV, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine urged the leaders of countries in Africa to support Kyiv in its war with Russia and pressure Moscow to allow grain to be exported from Ukrainian ports.    “It makes sense for African countries to stand by Ukraine,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told journalists…

Brazil: Bodies of murdered British journalist and indigenous expert returned to families

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were handed over to their families Thursday, nearly two and half weeks after they were killed in Brazil’s Amazon.   Phillips, 57, and Pereira, 41, were shot while returning from an…

Russia: Cargo plane crash-lands near Ryazan killing at least four

People walk on a sunny day in the Kremlin of Ryazan in Russia- MOSCOW, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo plane crashed and caught fire while landing near Russia’s western city of Ryazan on Friday, killing four of the nine people on board, the Interfax news agency…

Mexico: 12 people, including 4 policemen, killed during police operation

MEXICO CITY, June 24 (NNN-TELESUR) — Eight criminals and four police officers were killed after a confrontation between police and criminals in El Salto municipality, located in the Central Region of the state of Jalisco on Wednesday. Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro said on Twitter, “In a very important operation, El…

Colombia: Petro accredited as new President

BOGOTA, June 24 (NNN-TELESUR) — The winning candidate of the presidential elections in Colombia, Gustavo Petro,  received Thursday the credential as president of Colombia. This day also marked his first meeting with the outgoing president, Iván Duque, to establish the mechanisms of the transition to the new government, which will be installed next August. The…

Argentina reaffirms its sovereignty over Malvinas to the UN

UNITED NATIONS, June 24 (NNN-TELESUR) — Santiago Cafiero, Argentina’s Foreign Minister, reaffirmed at the United Nations the country’s sovereign right over Malvinas, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands and their respective maritime space. During his address to the UN, the Argentine Minister denounced UK’s continues denial to resume the bilateral negotiations regarding this…