Eruptions shut airport on Canaries volcanic island

   MADRID, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Clouds of thick black ash from volcanic eruptions in Spain’s Canaries archipelago forced the closure of the airport on La Palma island on Saturday, authorities said.    The Cumbre Vieja volcano came to life a week ago and has intermittently spewed out lava and ash leading to…

New UN death toll: At least 350,000 people killed in Syria’s war

A Syrian Civil Defense member carries a wounded child in a besieged town GENEVA, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 350,209 people have been killed in Syria’s 10-year war, the United Nations human rights office said, calling the tally an “undercount” as it released its first report since 2014 on…

Kenya proposes ban on export of domestic workers to Saudi Arabia

Kenyan women often travelled to Middle East to work as domestic workers NAIROBI, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended a temporary ban of recruitment and export of domestic workers to Saudi Arabia until adequate protection measures are put in place.Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau…

Kenyan policeman wakes up from 9-month coma to find he was sacked for desertion

A warrant had been issued to arrest Constable Reuben Kimutai Lel  NAIROBI, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Kenyan police officer has woken up from a nine-month coma to find he had been sacked for desertion. Neither the family nor the police force had any idea where Constable Reuben Kimutai Lel…

German Election: Climate Protesters Rally In Cities

Greta Thunberg told the rally in Berlin that no party was doing enough  BERLIN, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Climate change activists are rallying in cities around Germany ahead of federal elections on Sunday. “No political party is doing enough,” Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg told a gathering of thousands in Berlin.…

In new summit, Biden seeks ‘free and open’ Pacific with Australia, India, Japan

   WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan promised to work together for a stable, open and democratic Indo-Pacific in a veiled dig at China during their first in-person summit together.   In Biden’s latest effort to cement US leadership in…

Brazil sets 5G mobile auction for Nov 4, expects to raise US$1.9 billion

BRASILIA, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s government has scheduled an auction of fifth generation (5G) mobile spectrum for Nov 4, with expectations that it will raise around 10 billion reais (US$1.87 billion) based on the minimum bids allowed, government officials said. The winning bidders will be required to invest about 40…

British police arrest 39 climate activists blocking Port of Dover

LONDON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British climate change protesters on Friday temporarily blocked the Port of Dover, Europe’s busiest trucking port, and police arrested 39 people. About 40 activists from the environmental group Insulate Britain brought traffic to and from the port, the main artery for trade over the English…

Migrant camp in south Texas dwindles to a few hundred people

CIUDAD ACUNA (Mexico), Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Only a few hundred mostly Haitian migrants were left camping out under an international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, down from nearly 15,000 people who had converged there last week as US officials ramped up expulsions to Haiti and some releases into the United…

Update: Bolsonaro’s son and two cabinet members diagnosed with COVID-19

BRASILIA, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s son and two members of his cabinet said on Friday (Sep 24) that they had tested positive for COVID-19, bringing to four the number of close aides diagnosed since the far-right leader’s trip to the United Nations. Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina,…