US: Baby formula plant linked to national shortage resumes production

 LANSING (Michigan, US), June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US firm Abbott says it is restarting production at a baby formula plant after its shutdown contributed to a national shortage of the baby food. The plant in Michigan – one of America’s largest – was closed in February because of contamination. Coupled…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine anger as Macron says ‘don’t humiliate Russia’

 KYIV, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s foreign minister has hit out at French President Emmanuel Macron after he said it was vital that Russia was not humiliated over its invasion. Macron said it was crucial President Vladimir Putin had a way out of what he called a “fundamental error”. But…

Storms wreak havoc across France; 1 dead

 PARIS, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Storms across large parts of France killed one woman, wrought havoc in some vineyards and forced thousands of cub scouts to run for shelter. In contrast, the Mediterranean island of Corsica sweltered in record temperatures for the month of June. A woman died after being…

Colombia: Death toll in mine explosion rises to nine

EL ZULIA (Colombia), June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia has risen to nine, while six workers remain unaccounted for, the National Mining Agency (ANM) said. The toll was up from the three dead reported earlier in the accident Monday…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian Pres Putin warns of new targets if Ukraine supplied with long-range missiles

MOSCOW, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow will strike new targets if the West supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine and said new arms deliveries to Kyiv were aimed at “prolonging the conflict”.  If Kyiv is supplied with long-range missiles, “we will draw the appropriate conclusions and use our arms….…

US violence: 6 dead in Philadelphia and Tennessee in latest mass shootings

A storefront window with bullet holes is seen at the scene of a fatal shooting on South Street in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people were killed and two dozen others wounded in a pair of weekend mass shootings in the United States, the latest in a string…

WHO: 780 monkeypox outbreak cases

GENEVA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the global risk level was moderate. The WHO said the 780 figure, for cases from May 13 to Thursday, was probably an underestimate…

Covid-19: Sao Paulo authorities recommend wearing facemasks, as cases surge

SAO PAULO, June 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Sao Paulo City health authorities have advised the citizenry Wednesday to go back to wearing facemasks in indoor settings due to the increase of COVID-19 cases recorded in recent weeks. The measure will only be mandatory “in health facilities and in public transport such…

Chilean President wants full ban on gun ownership

SANTIAGO, June 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font on Wednesday gave his first TV speech, during which he announced a plan to ban gun ownership and tackle drug trafficking, among other relevant measures. “Armed violence will not be tolerated,” said Boric, who will introduce legislative proposals to radically…

ADF kills over 40 in DR Congo in three days

Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo patrol the streets KINSHASA, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over 40 civilians in the DR of Congo have reportedly been killed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the last three days, the Convention for the Respect of Human Rights (CDRH) has reported. CDRH…