Covid-19: Uruguay reopens to vaccinated foreigners

MONTEVIDEO, Nov 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uruguay reopened its borders to foreigners who have been fully vaccinated and can provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test, 20 months after barring entry due to the pandemic. “We are telling the world that Uruguay can receive tourists with all health guarantees,” Deputy Minister of…

US shooting: At least 7 killed, 22 injured in Houston-area in crime-filled Halloween weekend

HOUSTON (Texas, US), Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It was a violent weekend across the Houston area that left at least seven people dead and 22 others wounded in more than a dozen separate incidents. The violence started Friday night when three men were shot in northwest Houston. There was some…

92 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency

TRIPOLI, Nov 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that 92 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya. The UN refugee agency tweeted: “92 persons were returned to Tripoli last night, among them 4 women & 3 children. They embarked one day earlier from…

Covid-19: Tanzania receives 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tanzania received the second batch of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China, boosting the east African nation’s drive to vaccinate its people against the COVID-19 pandemic. In early October, Tanzania received 1,065,600 doses of Sinopharm vaccines donated by the Chinese government via the…

Greece reports Turkey to EU after rescue mission saves 400 migrants on ship

Rescue: The cargo ship carrying migrants off Greece ATHENS, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece has claimed that Turkey broke an EU refugee deal by refusing to take back a vessel carrying nearly 400 migrants which had to be rescued by Greek authorities over the weekend. On Sunday, 382 people disembarked…

Poland to build Belarus border wall to block migrant influx

 WARSAW, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland’s parliament has voted to build a controversial wall on its border with Belarus to block an influx of migrants who are illegally entering Poland. Thousands of people – mostly from the Middle East and Asia – have tried to cross Poland’s border in recent…

Sudan coup: Khartoum barricaded by pro-democracy activists

 KHARTOUM, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese protesters have barricaded roads in the capital, Khartoum, as part of week-long demonstrations against a military coup. Three people were killed on Saturday when security forces fired shots and tear gas to disperse protesters in the nearby city of Omdurman, medics said. The interior…

French President holds off retaliation in fishing row amid talks with UK

Discussions will “continue tomorrow” between France, the UK and the European Commission. GLASGOW, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron said that retaliatory measures threatened against Britain over a row about post-Brexit fishing rights would not be implemented at midnight Monday, with fresh talks planned this week. Discussions will…

Hope for path out of Sudan’s crisis in days, UN envoy says

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok ousted by the military UNITED NATIONS, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mediators hope the “contours” of a way out of the crisis in Sudan could emerge in the coming days, the UN special envoy said. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan toppled Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s cabinet a week ago…

COP26: US Pres Biden apologises for predecessor Trump exit from climate accord

Journalists take notes as they listen to US President Joe Biden present his national statement at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland GLASGOW, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden apologised to world leaders for his predecessor Donald Trump’s withdrawal from a global climate accord and…