Five killed in car bombing in Somalia capital: security official

 MOGADISHU, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people were killed and over a dozen injured in a car bombing near a school in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday, a security official said, in the latest attack to hit the troubled country.   “There was a car bomb blast… the death of…

Swedish parliament to vote on Andersson again as PM

     STOCKHOLM, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Swedish lawmakers will on Monday decide whether Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson should be prime minister, the second vote in less than a week, the speaker of parliament said. Parliament on Wednesday elected Andersson as the country’s first woman prime minister, but she…

Olaf Scholz strikes deal to become Germany’s next Chancellor

BERLIN, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Although it actually came as no surprise, Germany’s leading political parties agreed that current Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) will take over from Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after 16 years in office.  The SPD,…

Several killed in blast in Somali capital

MOGADISHU, Nov 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Several people were killed and some others were feared injured in an explosion in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu early Thursday, police and witnesses said. A police officer said that the blast which took place near Mogadishu’s KM4 junction caused multiple casualties. “So far, we know that…

Portugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants

LISBON, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal, though they said the possible conversion of the country’s last coal-fired power plant into one that burns wood pellets would be a step in the wrong direction. The Pego plant located 150km northeast of…

Mike Tyson: Malawi asks former boxer to be cannabis ambassador

The former boxer runs a multi-million dollar cannabis business in the United States LILONGWE, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawi has asked boxing star Mike Tyson to become the official ambassador for the country’s cannabis crop. Agriculture Minister Lobin Low sent a letter to Tyson inviting him to take up the role,…

Covid-19: Canada starts vaccinating children 5-11 years old

   MONTREAL, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada began immunizing children aged 5-11 against Covid-19 Wednesday, joining a handful of nations including Israel and the United States in offering shots to this age group.    At Montreal’s convention center, a few dozen youngsters were among the first to receive the Pfizer…

Ethiopia PM at ‘battlefield’ front to fight rebels: state media

   ADDIS ABABA, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday reportedly joined the front line where government forces are battling rebels from the Tigray region, prompting US-led international callsfor a diplomatic solution and immediate ceasefire to the conflict.    The fighting in the north of Africa’s…

Covid-19: Germany’s death toll passes 100,000

A sign reading, “Mask obligation!“ is placed at the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany FRANKFURT, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic, a public health agency announced Thursday. Europe’s largest economy is battling a fresh surge in…

Update: UK PM holds crisis meeting after Channel deaths

Migrants are helped by RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) lifeboat before being taken to a beach in Dungeness, on the south-east coast of England, after crossing the English Channel LONDON, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson convened top officials for crisis talks after at least 27 migrants…