At least 9 killed in South Africa bus crash

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 9 people including a baby died when a bus that was travelling near the Tugela River in Bergville lost control and veered off the road, said paramedics.It’s believed that the bus was travelling from Durban to Johannesburg at the time of the crash.Netcare…

Mexico set to impose visa requirements on Brazilian visitors

MEXICO CITY, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico is slated to impose visa requirements for Brazilian visitors amid efforts to slow a wave of US-bound migration from Brazil, according to a document from Mexico’s interior ministry. Mexico has not required visas for Brazilians since 2004, giving migrants an easier path to…

Covid-19: Strike fears as Italy’s workers require covid pass

Italy launched its Covid Green Pass – a digital certificate – in June  ROME, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy’s Green Pass becomes mandatory for all workplaces on Friday, but there are fears of disruption among transport workers and at ports where Covid vaccination rates are relatively low. While more than…

Covid-19: US Navy says sailors who refuse vaccine will be expelled

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Navy said that personnel who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will be expelled from the force, ahead of the Nov 28 deadline for the injection.    “With Covid-19 vaccines now mandatory for all military members, the Navy has announced plans to start processing…

US Pres Biden promises more vaccines, ties for Africa as Kenya leader visits

 WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden announced a major new Covid vaccine donation for Africa and promised greater commitment to the continent as he welcomed his first African leader, Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta.   Meeting at the White House, Biden and the Kenyan president promised to work together on…

Bus plunged into ravine kills 6, injures 24 in Colombia

BOGOTA, Oct 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least six people were killed and more than a score injured after a bus plunged into a ravine about 150 meters deep in rural Chaparral, a town in central Colombia’s Tolima department, Civil Defense confirmed Thursday. The director of Civil Defense in Tolima, Major…

U.S. returns to UN Human Rights Council

Abdulla Shahid (L), president of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, presides over a General Assembly meeting at the UN Headquarters UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States was on Thursday elected a member of the UN Human Rights Council, following its withdrawal in June…

Azerbaijan, Iran agree to mend ties ‘through dialogue’

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister , Jeyhun Bayramov BAKU, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Azerbaijan says it has agreed to resolve a diplomatic crisis with Iran through dialogue, weeks after ties soured over Tehran’s allegations that Israel’s military was active in the country.The breakthrough came during talks between Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and…

Nigerian military kills scores of Boko Haram fighters as many insurgents invade Borno town

The terrorists had attempted to attack a military base in the area MAIDUGURI (Borno, Nigeria), Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two fighter helicopters of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) foiled a Boko Haram terrorists attack on Ngamdu, a border town between Yobe and Borno states.Ngamdu is in the Kaga Local Government…

Covid-19: Eritrea, Burundi, North Korea have yet to start vaccination – WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General GENEVA, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eritrea and Burundi along with North Korea are the only countries that have yet to roll out COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.This was revealed by WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in his Coronavirus briefing.He bemoaned the increasing lack of vaccines which according to him…