More than 50 reported dead in Siberia coal mine accident

   GRAMOTEINO (Russia), Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 50 people were reported to have died Thursday after smoke filled a Siberian coal mine and a rescue effort ended in tragedy.   Senior managers at the mine in Russia’s Kemerovo region had been detained for suspected safety violations, after the…

Covid-19: WHO to call emergency meeting on new coronavirus strain – report

  LONDON, Nov 26 (NNN-TASS) — The World Health Organization (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting on the new coronavirus strain discovered in Africa, which may have an increased mutability, on Friday, the Financial Times has reported.   According to Tulio de Oliveira, the director of the Centre for Epidemic…

UN chief calls for immediate end to fighting in Ethiopia

The war broke out in November 2020 in the country’s Tigray region ADDIS ABABA, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate end to the fighting in Ethiopia, as the United States warned there was “no military solution” to the African nation’s civil war.The…

Covid-19: UK raises alarm over new variant which could beat vaccines

Vaccinations for COVID019 are shown at the Roi Baudouin hospital in the town of Guediawaye in Senegal LONDON, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa that might make vaccines less effective and imperil progress made across the world in fighting the…

Covid-19: Czechs order bars and restaurants shut early as president taken to hospital positive with COVID

PRAGUE, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Czech government ordered bars and clubs to close at 10 p.m. and banned Christmas markets in an attempt to stem one of the world’s highest coronavirus infection rates. The new restrictions also include a maximum attendance of 1,000 people at culture and sports events,…

France expands sea monitoring as migrants vow to pursue UK dream

French police patrol the Slack dunes, the day after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they attempted to cross the English Channel, in Wimereux, near Calais, France DUNKIRK (France), Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France pledged to step up surveillance of its northern shores, but migrants huddling in makeshift camps…

Mexico pulls migrants from southern ‘prison’ city, warding off another caravan

1/5 Migrants queue to get on buses after accepting an offer from the Mexican government to obtain humanitarian visas to transit the Mexican territory, at a stadium in Tapachula, Mexico TAPACHULA (Mexico), Nov 26 NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican officials have begun dispersing several hundred migrants gathered in the southern city of…

Thousands protest in Sudan against deal between PM Hamdok and military

A Sudanese anti-coup protester waves the national flag during a demonstration in Khartoum on Thursday, when security forces fired tear gas at thousands of protesters KHARTOUM, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Sudanese protested in the streets of Khartoum and other cities, keeping up the pressure on military…

Italy, France to deepen ties as Merkel’s exit tests European diplomacy

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi shake hands as they meet at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy ROME, NOV 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leaders of Italy and France will sign a treaty on Friday to strengthen bilateral ties at a time when European diplomacy is being…

US threatens escalation with Iran at IAEA next month

VIENNA, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States threatened to confront Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency next month if it does not cooperate more with the watchdog – an escalation that could undermine talks on reviving a 2015 big-power deal with Iran. Tehran is locked in several standoffs…