Missing women’s rugby World Cup trophy found in attic after 15 years

Former England international Gill Burns with the recovered trophy LONDON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The original women’s World Cup trophy has been found in the attic of a house belonging to an administrator’s parents after going missing for more than 15 years, England’s Rugby Football Union has said. The trophy…

German ship with 400 migrants still waiting for Mediterranean port

German NGO Sea-Watch rescues migrants in the Mediterranean ROME, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 carrying more than 400 migrants picked up from boats in the Mediterranean continued its wait to be allowed to dock after the Italian coastguard took off a heavily pregnant woman on…

US shooting: Crowd filmed instead of calling 911 as Black female lawyer is killed by boyfriend

Courtney Cox was fatally shot by her boyfriend ATLANTA (Georgia, US), Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms pleaded with the public to firstly call 911 instead of filming possible criminal incidents for social media following the fatal shooting of a Black female lawyer on Wednesday.The fatal incident…

Gunmen abduct 14 travellers in central Nigeria

Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello MINNA (Niger state, Nigeria), Oct 23 (NNN-GNA) — Nigerian police confirmed the abduction of 14 travellers by gunmen in the country’s north-central state of Niger.Monday Kuryas, the Police Chief in the Niger state, told reporters at a press briefing in the state capital Minna,…

South Africa: Ex-policewoman found guilty killing relatives and boyfriend for insurance cash

Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu was defiant throughout most of the trial accusing witnesses of lying  PRETORIA, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A South African ex-policewoman Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu has been found guilty of killing five relatives and her boyfriend at the end of a trial that has gripped the country. The six…

France to pay 38m citizens €100 each to ease costs

Many French citizens are struggling with record prices at the pump  PARIS, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French government has announced a one-off payment of €100 for each citizen whose monthly net income is €2,000 or less, to help counter the surge in fuel and energy prices. The “inflation allowance”…

4 killed in anti-personnel mine incident in South Senegal

DAKAR, Oct 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Four people were killed and five injured, two of them seriously, on Friday in a mine explosion in southern Senegal, the Agency of Senegalese Press (ASP) reported. The people were returning from their Friday prayer on board a wagon when hit by the explosion in the…

US Pres Biden and French counterpart Macron discuss ‘stronger’ European defense

  WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed strengthening European defenses in a telephone call Friday, the White House said, as Washington seeks to mend tiesafter a bitter row over submarine contracts.   The two leaders “discussed efforts to enable a stronger…

Covid-19: Peru surpasses 200,000 deaths – officials

  LIMA, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru, which has the world’s highest Covid-19 death rate per capita, has surpassed 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the health ministry said.   The ministry announced 25 new deaths over the previous 24 hours, taking the South American country over the symbolic threshold with…

Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Syria: Pentagon

 WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said.   The Friday strike comes two days after a base in southern Syria, used by the US-led coalition fighting the Daesh group, was assaulted.   “A US airstrike today…