Sudan crisis: Transitional Sovereign Council denounces violence in mass protests

People chant slogans during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, Jan 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan’s transitional Sovereign Council denounced violence in recent mass protests, which led to the deaths of four protesters and injuries of hundreds of others. The council ordered authorities concerned to take all legal and military measures…

Nigerian police kill 38 bandits in Katsina state

Some of the guns which were recovered from bandits ABUJA, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-eight bandits were killed in a police operation carried out in parts of Nigeria’s North West Katsina state to rid the region of bandits that have continued to attack, kill and kidnap people. Five police officers…

Nigerian pastor, six others die in New Year’s eve boat collision

ABUJA, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A New Year eve boat mishap has thrown Ogbinbiri community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state into mourning following the death of a 39-year-old pastor and six others.According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when two boats collided Friday afternoon, causing…

Covid-19: France, Greece reports record new cases

People wearing protective face masks shop amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Athens, Greece PARIS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France reported 232,200 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest-ever recorded total. New infections over the last 24 hours were above 200,000 for the third day running, making France one…

Jaguar released in Argentina to help endangered species

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A jaguar named Jatobazinho was released into a national park in Argentina Friday as part of a program to boost the numbers of this endangered species.    This was the eighth jaguar freed this year into Ibera National Park but the first adult male,…

DR Congo: ‘Intense activity’ at Nyiragongo volcano

 GOMA (DR Congo), Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vulcanologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported “intense activity” at the active Nyiragongo volcano in the country’s east, where a May eruption killed 32 people.   “As well as activity in Nyiragongo’s central crater, intense activity of volcanic tremors can be observed…

Pres Biden extends US support for International Space Station through 2030

The station would operate through 2030 if approved by international partners and funded by US Congress WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The administration of US President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. Nelson said that the Biden…

Sudan crisis: Death toll in latest day of protests rises to five, say medics

KHARTOUM, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a police crackdown on the latest nationwide protests against military rule in Sudan rose to five on Friday, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said. The group of medics, which is aligned with the protest movement, said the fifth person who…

Canada to resettle female Afghan judges, families living in limbo

TORONTO, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada will take in female Afghan judges and their families who have been living in limbo, primarily in Greece, since their evacuation from Afghanistan in the fall, a spokesperson for the immigration minister said. In addition to the judges and their families, a group totalling…

US: Colorado wildfire had largely burned itself out, with help of heavy snowfall

A house in Louisville, Colo., was consumed by fire on Thursday SUPERIOR (Colorado, US), Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns – laying waste to entire neighborhoods “in the blink of an eye”, according to the governor – had largely burned itself out on Friday,…