Tanzania: Steel factory fire injures 40, seven in critical condition

The police have launched an investigation to establish the cause of the explosion DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 40 employees of a steel factory in Mwanza, Tanzania were injured following a fire accident.The Mwanza regional police commander Ramadhan Ng’anzi, said the 40 employees of Nyakato Steel…

SADC troops kill 17 terrorists in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado

Mozambican soldiers in Pemba, Cabo Delgado province MAAPUTO, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Southern African Mission in Mozambique (Samim) has killed 17 terrorists operating in Cabo Delgado province after their base in Chitama was destroyed, the mission said in a statement.The Saturday battle in Chitama also left one of Samim’s…

Dozens dead after deadly attacks in northeast Nigeria

ABUJA, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 50 people were killed in three separate attacks in different states in northern Nigeria.In the northwestern state of Kaduna, at least 34 people were killed and seven wounded after gunmen attacked a village there.Troops came under fire before forcing the assailants to withdraw…

Twelve civilians killed in clashes between army and militia group in DR Congo

A vehicle burning following violent clashes in Makayanga, Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo KINSHASA, Sept 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 12 civilians were killed in violent clashes Sunday night between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the Patriotic Force and Integrationist…

US State Department ‘condemns’ North Korea missile launch which insists on right to weapons tests

   WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department said it “condemns” North Korea’s apparent missile launch and urged Pyongyang to engage in dialogue.   “The United States condemns the DPRK’s missile launch,” the department said in a statement. “This launch is in violation of multiple UN Security Council…

Rescuers rush to extract 39 Canadian miners trapped underground

   MONTREAL, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-nine miners have been trapped underground in eastern Canada for at least 24 hours after an accident damaged the transport system, cutting off access to the main exit, the company thatowns the mine said.   None of the miners were injured in the Sunday…

Covid-19: Chile to lift state of emergency as vaccines beat back infections

SANTIAGO, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean authorities announced the end of a state of emergency in force since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a sign of life returning to normal following a sharp decrease in cases in the South American nation. The state of emergency, an extraordinary administrative measure…

Covid-19: New York hospitals face staff shortages as thousands of unvaccinated workers sacked from job

New York governor Kathy Hochul, centre, pleads with health workers to get jab instead of being sacked NEW YORK, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York hospitals were preparing to fire thousands of healthcare workers for not complying with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate taking effect on Monday (Sept 27), with some…

Covid-19: US Pres Biden gets booster shot as additional doses roll out

Pres Joe Biden receives his booster vaccination in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden rolled up his shirt sleeve and received a COVID-19 vaccine booster inoculation, hoping to provide a powerful example for Americans on the…

Poland says it found evidence of extremism on migrants’ phones

Polish soldiers build a fence on the border between Poland and Belarus near the village of Nomiki, Poland WARSAW, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland’s interior minister said material related to Islamic extremism had been found in the phones of migrants crossing its border with Belarus and he called for a…