Canada: 93 potential indigenous graves found at school site

    MONTREAL, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Indigenous community in Canada has identified nearly 100 “potential” graves at a residential school site, months after the discovery of hundreds of children’s remains at former boardingschools rocked the country.    The Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) community said on Tuesday that a…

Senegal: 2 soldiers killed, 9 missing during Gambia fighting

DAKAR, Jan 26 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Senegalese military said two of its soldiers were killed and nine went missing during an operation in neighboring Gambia. The army blamed the acts on the Movement of Democratic Forces for Casamance (MFDC) separatist group. “The nine missing soldiers are probably held hostage by the…

US shooting: Second NY cop dies after gun battle in Harlem

NYPD officers salute as the body of Officer Wilbert Mora is transferred from NYU Langone Hospital to a Medical Examiner’s office in New York City NEW YORK, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A New York policeman wounded in an exchange of gunfire last week died Tuesday, raising the toll in the…

WHO chief poised for second term after rough ride

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been nominated for a second term by its executive board. Dr Tedros will be the only candidate for the election in May. No WHO director general has had a rougher ride than him – the…

Tropical storm kills 34 in Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tropical storm has caused havoc in southern Africa, killing at least 34 people in Madagascar and three more in Mozambique and knocking out power in most parts of Malawi. The authorities in Madagascar said 65,000 people have been made homeless. Parts of the capital,…

Covid-19: France posts new daily case record

PARIS, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France posted 501,635 new cases of coronavirus for the past 24 hours on Tuesday, a new daily record and the first time the headline number has surpassed half a million.    The country is currently recording the highest daily infection rates of any major European nation,…

US approves $2.56 billion in military sales to Egypt

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department approved two major military equipment sales to Egypt of transport aircraft and radar systems, despite ongoing concerns in Washington over Cairo’s human rightsrecord.    The sale of 12 C-130 J Super Hercules transports and accompanying equipment is worth $2.2 billion.   …

IMF urges El Salvador to remove bitcoin as legal tender

  WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF called on El Salvador to change course and stop using bitcoin as legal tender, citing “large risks” posed by the cryptocurrency.   The small Central American nation in September became the first country in the world to embrace the digital money, allowing…

Covid-19: Brazil registers 487 deaths in 24 hours

BRASILIA, Jan 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 487 more deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours Tuesday, bringing the pandemic death toll to 623,843, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry’s daily pandemic report, tests detected 183,722 new COVID-19 infections in the same period, raising the accumulated caseload to 24,311,317.…

2nd ballot to elect Italy’s president fails, but strong candidatures start emerging

ROME, Jan 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — A second ballot to elect Italy’s new president took place in the parliament on Tuesday, delivering no results as it occurred in the first round the previous day. Out of 976 votes totally cast, 527 were blank ballots. Yet, talks within and between the two…