Covid-19: Brazil approves Sinovac’s Coronavac for those aged 6 to 17

Angela Kawamoto dos Santos and her children Yasmin and Yuri pose for a photo after they received a dose of Sinovac Biotech’s Coronavac vaccine BRASILIA, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian health regulator Anvisa approved the emergency use of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Coronavac on those without underlying health risks aged…

US charges second man in Haitian president’s murder

MIAMI, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department charged a Haitian-Chilean man Thursday with conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise last July. The charges were unveiled in federal court in Miami against Rodolphe Jaar, 49, after he was arrested in the…

Covid-19: US airliner turns back mid-flight due to passenger defying mask rule

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An American Airlines jetliner headed from Miami to London turned around in mid-flight on Thursday because a passenger refused to wear a COVID-19 mask, the airline said. “American Airlines flight 38 with service from Miami to London returned to MIA due to a disruptive customer…

Four people including baby freeze to death near US-Canada border

Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the scene where four people were found dead near the US-Canada border MONTREAL, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian authorities found the bodies of four people including a baby who apparently froze to death in a blizzard a few metres from the US border along a…

Sudanese judges, prosecutors denounce protest crackdowns

There have been frequent protests in Sudan since Oct 25 KHARTOUM, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of Sudanese judges and prosecutors have condemned the killing of more than 70 protesters since a military takeover in October and have called for investigations, in rare public statements released on Thursday.Frequent protests since…

Rioters in Angola attack state media journalists, accuse them of being ‘sell-outs’

15 protesters have been arrested LUANDA, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six journalists from Angola’s state media were attacked by rioters as they were about to cover a taxi drivers’ strike in the capital of Luanda on Jan 10.The journalists attacked included TV Zimbo reporter Telmo Gama and his cameraman Justino…

Dozens feared dead after immense explosion rocks western Ghana; hundreds of buildings destroyed

A screengrab of the crater after the blast ACCRA, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of people are feared dead after a truck carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle in western Ghana, sparking an explosion that has left hundreds of buildings destroyed. The accident happened around noon in Apiate, near the…

Covid-19: Omicron starts receding in the United States – data showed

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States appears to be emerging from its latest coronavirus wave driven by the Omicron variant, data showed, though cases remain far higher than during any previous surge and Covid hospitalizations are at a peak. The fast to rise, fast to fall graph could…

Teen pilot completes round-the-world feat

 KORTRIJK (Belgium), Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — “It was harder than I imagined,” said teenage pilot Zara Rutherford on Thursday after completing a solo, round-the-world flying odyssey with the aim of getting into the record books. The 19-year-old touched down at an airfield outside the Belgian town of Kortrijk to a…

Covid-19: World breaks daily case record

   PARIS, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world registered a record-high average of more than three million coronavirus cases a day between Jan 13 and 19, fuelled by the Omicron variant.   The figure has increased more than five-fold since the highly transmissible strain was detected in South Africa and…