Update: Death toll from Russian plant fire rises to 15
MOSCOW, Oct 22 (NNN-TASS) — At least 15 people have been killed in a blast and a following blaze that…
Seven dead in fire at Russian explosives plant: ministry
MOSCOW, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven people have died and nine are missing after a fire on Friday at an…
Canada will look to make more temporary migrants permanent, minister says
Migrants, refugees, undocumented workers and their supporters rally outside the office Canada’s Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in Toronto, Ontario TORONTO,…
Ecuador President Lasso to be investigated for tax fraud after Pandora Papers leak
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso QUITO, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s attorney general’s office said it has opened a preliminary investigation…
Update: American actor Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on movie set
Alec Balwin is a co-producer of the film Rust, which was being filmed in New Mexico LOS ANGELES, Oct 22…
Nigeria: Biafra separatist Nnamdi Kanu pleads not guilty to terrorism
This was the first time Nnamdi Kanu (in white) had been seen in public since June ABUJA, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Canada hospitals use drones to carry lungs for transplant – a global first
TORONTO, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital rooftop,…
WHO chief vows ‘profound transformation’ of agency after abuse scandal in 10 countries
GENEVA, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s chief promised a “profound transformation” of the global body following…
UN launches cash plan to prop up Afghan economy
GENEVA, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from…
Covid-19: Latin America will take ‘many years’ to recover from pandemic damage, says IMF
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It will take “many years” for Latin American and Caribbean nations to recover from…