US gun violence: 5-year-old shot, killed by teen making video: Police

Gun violence and homicides have soared in the US during the pandemic WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A five-year-old child was shot and killed in Minnesota by a teen who was filming a social-media video with friends, police said. The shooting happened Thursday on what normally is a festive Thanksgiving…

Barbados to become a republic, replacing British queen

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley unveil the plaque at the official opening of Golden Square Freedom Park in Bridgetown, Barbados BRIDGETOWN, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Barbados is about to cut ties with the British monarchy, but the legacy of a sometimes brutal colonial past and the pandemic’s impact on…

Sudan says ‘several’ troops killed by Ethiopian forces

  KHARTOUM, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s army said Saturday “several” soldiers had been killed in an attack by armed groups and militias linked to the Ethiopian military in a disputed fertile border region.   Relations between Khartoum and Addis Ababa have soured over Al-Fashaqa, a border zone long cultivated…

Two killed as French army convoy runs into fresh trouble in Niger

  NIAMEY, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French military convoy heading to Mali on Saturday ran into more trouble in a town in Niger after being delayed for more than a week by protests in Burkina Faso, with the Nigerien governmentreporting two deaths and 18 wounded.   The supply convoy,…

Sudan: Thousands march despite PM Hamdok’s promises

KHARTOUM, Nov 28 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Thousands of citizens are marching across the country, despite assurances from Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok that he will step down if the Sudanese people see that the political agreement does not serve their interests. Rayan Ma’mon from the Khartoum Resistance Commitee said people are still as committed “to…

Peruvian lawmakers want Castillo impeached

LIMA, Nov 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been served with a notification that a vacancy motion had been filed against him. The constitutional procedure requires “at least 40%” of the votes – 52 being the “magic number.” If the motion is admitted to debate, the President…

Covid-19: Argentina to launch green pass for mass events

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announced during a press conference that the country was eyein a green pass of its own as cases of coronavirus have been reported to be growing over the past few weeks. The document would be required at large-scale events,…

CFK acquitted in corruption cases: Operations were legit, judges said

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her children will not be tried in the so-called Hotesur so-scandal case because there were no illegal actions involved, a federal court in Buenos Aires ruled. Hence, all charges have been dismissed.…

Covid-19: South Africa ‘punished’ for detecting new variant – Government

Travellers queue at a check-in counter at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after several countries banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant Omicron PRETORIA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has said it is being “punished” for detecting a new coronavirus strain known…

PM Trudeau tours flood-ravaged western Canada

   OTTAWA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited areas of Canada’s Pacific coast hit by catastrophic floods, warning of further climate mayhem as the region braces for more torrential rains.   “This will not be the last crisis Canadians go through,” Trudeau told a joint news conference…