Covid-19: US Congress announces deal on US$10 billion in covid funding

WASHINGTON, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An agreement to provide US$10 billion in US funding for COVID-19 aid has been reached in the Senate, lawmakers said. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the chamber, and Republican Senator Mitt Romney hailed the deal, but Schumer said he was disappointed that…

Nearly entire global population breathing polluted air: WHO

GENEVA, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A full 99 percent of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants, the World Health Organization said, blaming poor air quality for millions of deaths each year. Fresh data from the UN health agency showed that every corner of the globe is dealing…

Nigeria: One week after Kaduna train attack, 168 passengers still unaccounted for – NRC

The train that was bombed ABUJA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One week after terrorists attacked a train in Kaduna State, over 160 of the passengers have yet to be accounted for, an official has said. Last Monday’s attack on the Kaduna-bound train by terrorists who first used explosives to immobilise…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Italy ready to act as guarantor of Ukraine’s neutral status

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio BAKU (Azerbaijan), April 4 (NNN-TELESUR) — Italy is actively seeking to broker a permanent peace deal in Ukraine and is willing to become a guarantor of the country’s neutral status, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said. The diplomat made these remarks after he met with…

New migrant caravan begins journey to the US

TAPACHULA (Mexico), April 4 (NNN-TELESUR) — A new caravan of 600 migrants from Central America and other countries of the region left Tapachula, Mexico with the purpose of reaching the United States (US), one of the many that during the current year have started on their way to the US…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: IMF chief warns on consequences of the conflict for poorer countries

DOHA (Qatar), April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva fears that the current situation with the Russia/Ukraine conflict could lead to an explosive situation in many of the poor countries with inflated prices, less jobs and overwhelming debts and called for greater global cooperation. Speaking at the Doha Forum…

UN to release handbook of climate change solutions

   PARIS, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN climate experts are set to release what is expected to be the definitive guide to halting global warming on Monday, in a report that lays out how societies and economies must transform to ensure a “liveable” future.    With war in Ukraine spurring…

South Sudan rivals agree key military provision of peace pact

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir JUBA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a major breakthrough, South Sudan’s rival leaders sealed an agreement on a key military provision of their faltering peace deal following mediation by neighbouring Sudan. President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice President Riek Machar, on Sunday agreed on…

Nearly 100 die in new Mediterranean boat tragedy: UN, MSF

A commercial tanker, Alegria 1, rescued four people from a life raft in the Mediterranean early Saturday morning GENEVA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 100 people have died in international waters after setting off from Libya in an overcrowded boat, international organisations said. A commercial tanker, Alegria 1, rescued four…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia seeks UN Security Council meet on Bucha, Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moscow has called for a special UN Security Council meeting Monday to address claims that Russian forces committed atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv. “In the light of heinous provocation of Ukrainian radicals in #Bucha Russia requested a meeting of…