Zambia’s new prez flies commercial with two ministers to UN General Assembly

Hichelima addressing the press before boarding his flight for NY LUSAKA, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia’s new president Hakainde Hichilema left for the United States over the weekend to attend the 76th United Nations General Assembly session.The president, who is barely two months in office, has attracted praise in social…

New Greece fire breaks out, prompting evacuations

   ATHENS, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A wildfire broke out in a Greek seaside town northeast of Athens on Monday, burning through brush and pine trees and causing precautionary evacuations, firefighters said.    The latest fire comes after Greece was shaken by deadly blazes last month fanned by a heatwave…

134 Illegal Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast: UN Refugee Agency

TRIPOLI, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that 134 illegal migrants were rescued off Libya’s western coast on Monday. “Last night, 134 persons were disembarked at Azzawiya Oil Refinery after being rescued or intercepted at sea,” tweeted the UN refugee agency, saying that…

Covid-19: More Americans lost to coronavirus than 1918 flu pandemic

  WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Despite a century of medical advances, more Americans have now died from Covid-19 than the number who succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic, according to new data.   The latest grim milestone comes as the country is experiencing a fourth-wave driven by the highly…

Update: Trudeau’s Liberals win Canada election – TV projections

  OTTAWA, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were returned to power Monday in a hotly contested election against the rookie Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, according to TV projections.   But with polling stations likely to still be reporting results into the morning, it was not…

Covid-19: US to relax travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign air travellers in November

The US will relax entry rules for travellers from the UK and European Union who are vaccinated against Covid-19 WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will reopen in November to air travellers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against…

White House condemns border guard use of whip-like cord against Haitian migrants

A US Border Patrol agent on horseback uses the reins as he tries to stop Haitian migrants from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas CIUDAD ACUNA (Mexico), Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The White House criticised…

Covid-19: Unvaccinated Bolsonaro eats pizza on New York sidewalk

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro (third from left) eating pizza on the sidewalk in New York City UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ate pizza on the sidewalk in New York ahead of the UN General Assembly, likely because he does not meet the city’s COVID-19 vaccine…

Rwandan court finds Hotel Rwanda film hero guilty in terrorism case

Paul Rusesabagina, 67, was arrested last year on arrival from Dubai after what he described as a kidnapping by Rwandan authorities KIGALI, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Rwandan court sentenced Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, to 25 years…

Pres Biden calls on US Supreme Court to protect abortion rights

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden’s administration urged the US Supreme Court not to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that legalised abortion nationwide in an upcoming case concerning a restrictive Mississippi law. The administration brief backs Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, in its…