US shootings: One dead as college endures two shootings in a week

  WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was killed and another seven injured at a US university shooting early Sunday, police said, just days after another firearm incident at the same school left one dead.   A student was among those wounded in the attack at around 1:30am (local)…

Opposition candidate Neves nears victory in Cape Verde presidential election

PRAIA, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Opposition candidate Jose Maria Neves neared victory in Cape Verde’s presidential election on Sunday, maintaining a comfortable lead over the ruling party’s flagbearer Carlos Veiga with more than 90% of polling stations reporting results. Seven candidates were vying to replace Jorge Carlo Fonseca, who has reached…

Winter Olympics: Protests in Athens as Beijing prepares for Games flame

Winter Olympics – Lighting ceremony rehearsal of the Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ATHENS, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greek police detained two human rights activists after they unfurled banners at the Athens Acropolis on Sunday opposing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as China’s Games organisers prepare to…

8 killed, over 20 injured in traffic accident in Peru

  LIMA, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Eight people were killed and 20 others were injured after a bus collided with two vehicles on Saturday in the southern department of Arequipa, Peru, local media reported.   The bus, belonging to the company Tuti Tours, was coming from the province of Caylloma…

At least 6 dead, 1 missing after ship sinks in Brazil

  BRASILIA, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least six people died and another one is missing after a ship sank in the Paraguay River in the central-western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, local authorities reported on Saturday.   The mishap occurred on Friday afternoon when a strong wind caused the…

Italy’s new state airline ITA begins operations

ROME, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After the final flight of long-struggling Italian airline Alitalia on Thursday, Italy’s new national carrier Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) began operations on Friday.The inaugural ITA flight took off from Milan’s Linate airport at 6:13 am (0413 GMT) for Bari, in southern Italy, the first of…

Covid-19: No pay for unvaccinated civil servants in Zimbabwe

VP Constantino Chiwenga receives his COVID-19 jab HARARE, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe will not allow unvaccinated government employees to access their offices following the lapse of the compulsory COVID-19 vaccination deadline on Friday, a circular showed.President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is trying to encourage more people to get vaccinated to…

Nigeria: Bandits attack Zamfara community, kill 12 residents

Dozens of people have been confirmed dead following the attack of bandits on the Zamfara community ABUJA, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 persons have been killed in an attack by bandits who invaded Sakajiki village in Kaura Namoda Emirate in Zamfara State.This was made known by the Police…

Russian crew to return to Earth after filming first movie in space

Russian actress Yulia Peresild spent 12 days on the International Space Station MOSCOW, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian actress and director were set to return to Earth on Sunday after spending 12 days in the International Space Station (ISS) shooting scenes for the first movie in orbit. If the…

Czech car sector to make 250,000 fewer vehicles this year due to chip shortage

Cars parked in the courtyard of Skoda Auto’s factory in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic PRAGUE, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Czech car makers will produce quarter a million fewer cars than expected this year due to the global shortage of chips and the automotive sector will lose 200 billion crowns (US$9.14…