Mexico road accident leaves at least 13 dead

 GUADALAJARA (Mexico), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 13 people died after a bus carrying pilgrims to a religious shrine in Mexico flipped over on Saturday, authorities said.   Another 10 were injured in the accident in the western state of Jalisco.   The bus was taking 23 people to…

Covid-19: Africa’s cases surpass 10.37 mln – Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 10,373,362 cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.   The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across the continent stands at 234,821 with…

Covid-19: Canada has five cases in Winter Olympics team

  BEIJING, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada said five members of its Winter Olympics delegation in Beijing have tested positive for Covid-19.    The winter sports powerhouse has not said whether those concerned are athletes, support staff or officials.    “Currently five out of the 246 members of the Team…

Family from India who died in freezing cold by US-Canada border identified

OTTAWA, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian authorities believe the deaths of four Indian nationals found steps away from the Canada-US border are connected to a human smuggling scheme. Jagdish Patel, 39, Vaishailben Patel, 37, and their children Vihangi, 11, and Dharkmik, 3, died from exposure due to the frigid cold…

Elephant tramples Saudi tourist to death in Uganda

KAMPALA, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tourist from Saudi Arabia was trampled to death by an elephant in a national park in Uganda after he got out of the car he was travelling in, a wildlife official said. The deceased was passing through the Murchison Falls National Park to Arua…

Update Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Doctors among those begging for food in Tigray

No UN food convoy has reached Tigray since December  MEKELE (Tigray, Ethiopia), Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Some of the nurses and doctors at the biggest hospital in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region are having to beg for food to feed themselves, one of the medics said. They have not been paid for…

DR Congo court set for verdict in murder of UN experts

KANANGA (DR Congo), Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday is set to pronounce a long-awaited verdict in a mass trial over the 2017 murder of two UN experts in a troubled central region.    Dozens of people have been on trial for more…

Thousands of flights canceled as Eastern US braces for winter storm

NEW YORK, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of flights in the United States were canceled Saturday as parts of the East Coast braced for a shellacking by a powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds.   Places in the North East, including New York and Boston, were expected…

Working with US, Guatemala detains 10 people in raids on migrant smugglers

People attend the funeral of 3 migrants killed in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas while trying to reach the US GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemalan authorities working with the US Homeland Security agency on Friday arrested 10 people in raids against a migrant smuggling group linked to the massacre of…

US: At collapsed bridge, Pres Biden envisions rebuilding America

PITTSBURGH (Pennsylvania, US), Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh provided a symbolic backdrop for President Joe Biden’s trip to the city to tout his $1 trillion infrastructure plan — and try rebuilding hisown crumbling approval ratings.    Arriving in the gritty city in Pennsylvania — a key…