Russia-Ukraine conflict: Death toll in Ukraine station strike rises to 50, including 5 children – governor

 KYIV, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 50 people, including five children, were killed in strikes on a train station in the east Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the local governor said. “Fifty dead, five of them children. This is the death toll at this hour after the strike by Russian…

First private mission launches for International Space Station

 WASHINGTON, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first fully private mission to the International Space Station launched Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Axiom-1 Crew Dragon capsule Endeavor blasted off at 11:17 am from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.…

World food prices hit record high over Russia-Ukraine conflict: FAO

PARIS, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World food prices hit an all-time high in March as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent “shocks” through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. The disruption in export flows resulting from the Feb 24 invasion and international…

Cargo plane breaks in two during emergency landing in Costa Rica

A Boeing 757-200 cargo aircraft operated by DHL made an emergency landing before skidding off the runway and splitting at Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica SAN JOSE, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cargo plane carrying mail and packages skidded off the runway and broke in two during…

Italy orders 59 people to stand trial for deadly Genoa bridge collapse

In this file photo taken on June 28, 2019 explosive charges blow up the eastern pylons of Genoa’s Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa GENOA (Italy), April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Italian judge ordered 59 people, including former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, to stand trial over the deadly collapse of a…

UN: More than 100 killed in fighting between nomadic groups in Sudan

Tribal leaders in Sudan UNITED NATIONS, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 people have been killed within one week in fighting between two Sudanese nomadic groups, according to the United Nations.Among the victims were six children, and two children are still missing, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of…

Nigerian military intercepts millions of naira cash and other items being taken to bandits as ransom

ABUJA, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Personnel of the Nigerian army have intercepted a vehicle allegedly conveying millions of naira and other items to bandits as ransom to secure the release of kidnapped victims.In a trending video of the incident, a soldier was heard saying N100 million was found in the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US bans exports to three Russian airlines for sanctions violations

WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government has banned exports to Russian state airline Aeroflot as well as two other carriers for flying aircraft in violation of sanctions, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Washington warned last month that the carriers had gone against penalties imposed on Moscow over its…

EAC commemorates 28 years of Genocide against Tutsi

ARUSHA (Tanzania), April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The East African Community Secretariat commemorated 28 Years of Genocide Against Tutsi Thursday at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.  EAC was in collaboration with the Tanzanian Local Authorities in Arusha, the Arusha and Moshi Rwandan Community and the Embassy of Rwanda in Tanzania.…

France presidential elections: Le Pen says ‘so close’ as election battle enters crucial stage

PERPIGNAN (France), April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said she had never been “so close” to power at a jubilant final rally before this weekend’s election, which polls suggest is an increasingly tight battle between her and President Emmanuel Macron. In front of around 4,000…