Exam confirms remains found in Amazon were of British journalist

BRASILIA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A forensic exam carried out on human remains found in the Amazon rainforest confirmed on Friday that they belonged to British journalist Dom Phillips, Brazil’s federal police said. Work was underway to determine the cause of death, the police said in a statement. The remains…

Somali forces kill 16 al-Shabaab terrorists in foiled attack

MOGADISHU, June 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Somalia’s regional forces on Friday morning killed 16 al-Shabaab terrorists in a foiled attack on Bahdo town in the central part of the country, officials said. The military officials from Galmudug State told Somali National Army (SNA) Radio that the regional forces backed by the…

One killed in Sudan protests against military rule – Medics

Sudan has since the coup plunged into deepening unrest KHARTOUM, June 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese security forces killed a protester during the latest rallies against last year’s military coup, medics said.The pro-democracy doctors’ union said the protester, yet to be identified, was “shot dead” by security forces in Omdurman, a…

Covid-19: US epidemiologist Fauci tests positive despite four jabs

WASHINGTON, June 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Leading US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19 despite having taken four doses of vaccine against the malady, it was reported. The 81-year-old physician has been said to be experiencing “mild symptoms.” Fauci, a medical advisor to the US Government both under Presidents…

Migrants sent $605 bn home in 2021, more by mobiles: UN

UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Migrant workers sent home an estimated $605 billion to low- and middle-income countries last year, a UN study said, boosted by an increase in payments sent via mobile phones. Global remittances rose 8.6 percent compared to 2020 and are projected to grow to $630 billion in 2022, according to the International Fund…

US shooting violence: Buffalo suspect charged with federal hate crimes

BUFFALO (New York), June 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The gunman accused of killing 10 Black people in an upstate New York supermarket has been charged with hate crimes by the US justice department. Authorities believe that suspect Payton Gendron, 18, was motivated by racial hatred. He now faces 26 federal hate…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Contacts with Europe no longer among Russia’s priorities – FM Lavrov

  ST. PETERSBURG (Russia), June 17 (NNN-TASS) — Moscow has always kept in touch with both the West and the East, but now contacts with Europe are absent from Russia’s priorities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a televised interview.    “We have always worked with the West, the East,…

Update: Two dead, one wounded in US church shooting

   MONTGEMORY (Alabama, US), June 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shooting at a church in the US state of Alabama left two people dead and one wounded Thursday, police said.    It happened at St Stephen’s Episcopal Church in the town of Vestavia Hills and a suspect is in custody, the town’s…

WTO agrees fishing, food and Covid vaccine deals

  GENEVA, June 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Trade Organization concluded deals Friday on tackling food insecurity, curbing harmful fishing subsidies and temporarily waiving Covid-19 vaccine patents after days of round-the-clock talks.   WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the trade ministers’ conference had struck an “unprecedented package of deliverables” after the…

Covid-19: Argentine capital lifts indoor face mask mandate

BUENOS AIRES, June 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires lifted its mandatory indoor use of face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, both for public transport and enclosed spaces, said the city’s health minister Fernan Quiros. Authorities relaxed the measure due to current outbreak levels and the high…