Two Mexican journalists killed, officials probe motive

 COATZACOALCOS (Mexico), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two journalists were murdered Monday in Mexico’s violent eastern state of Veracruz, according to authorities, who said they were investigating whether the crime was relatedto the women’s work.    Yessenia Mollinedo, director of the news portal El Veraz, and Sheila Garcia, a reporter for…

Covid-19: Portugal with highest new cases in EU

LISBON, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — With a daily average of 1,150 new cases per million inhabitants, Portugal is the European Union (EU) country with the most COVID-19 infections in the last seven days, said a study released on Monday. Portugal’s number is more than double the EU’s daily average, which…

254 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM

TRIPOLI, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 254 illegal migrants were returned to Libya after being rescued off the coast last week. “During May 1-7, a total of 254 migrants were intercepted at sea and returned to Libya,” IOM said in a statement. So…

4 killed, dozens injured as gas grenade sets off student stampede in Bolivia

LA PAZ, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tear gas grenade set off during a university assembly in Bolivia triggered an stampede in which four students died and 50 were injured on Monday, officials said. Tomas Frias University Rector Pedro López told Radio Panamericana that the students had gathered to elect…

Ecuadorian prison riot leaves 41 inmates dead, 13 injured

QUITO, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — A prison riot in north-central Ecuador’s Pichincha province has left at least 41 inmates dead and another 13 injured, the nation’s prison management agency said. The National Comprehensive Care Service for Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) updated an earlier report from the Attorney General’s Office…

US to announce plans to battle illegal fishing in the Pacific

A U.S. Coast Guard small response vessel intercepts a vessel allegedly engaged in IUU fishing in the Pacific Ocean WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will soon announce plans to better battle illegal fishing in the Pacific, US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said, as part of increased US engagement…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Pres Biden says he is worried Putin does not have a way out of Ukraine war

POTOMAC (Maryland, US), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President of the United States Joe Biden said he is worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have a way out of the Ukraine war, adding that he was trying to figure out what to do about that. Biden, speaking at a political fundraiser in…

Somalia presidential election: President Farmajo announces candidacy for a second-term

MOGADISHU, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi, also known as Farmajo, has announced his candidacy for a second term. Last Thursday, the parliamentary committee in charge of organising the election announced that presidential elections would be taking place on May 15. President Farmajo’s mandate ended in February last…

Ivory Coast: President Ouattara sets the agenda at COP15 summit in Abidjan

ABIDJAN, May 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The COP15 against desertification began Monday in Abidjan in the presence of several African heads of state, to try to take concrete action against the rapid degradation of land and respond “to the climate emergency. Less known than its “big sister” on climate, this 15th…

Soaring fuel prices: Nigerian airlines suspend plans to ground local flights after govt promises urgent intervention

ABUJA, May 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigerian airlines have suspended plans to ground domestic flights due to soaring fuel prices, the Association of Nigerian Airlines (AON) has announced. The AON arrived at this decision after receiving “numerous calls from the highest levels of government promising urgent intervention,” it said in a…