US: 3 children, 29 adults have died of the flu in Massachusetts as health officials track surge in cases

BOSTON (Massachusetts, US), Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three children have died of flu-related illness in recent weeks as Massachusetts health officials warn of a spike in cases early in the season. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed the three pediatric deaths and 29 adult deaths so far this season.…

Nigeria: Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in western Niger State

ABUJA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed gangs killed more than 30 people and kidnapped others in a raid in Nigeria in the same state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, police said. The gangs swept into Kasuwan Daji village, in the Kabe district of the western Niger…

UK starts ban on junk food ads on daytime TV and online

LONDON, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a “world-leading action” to tackle childhood obesity. The ban — targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar — is…

Venezuela: Maduro son calls on deposed leader’s supporters to stage protests

CARACAS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicolas Maduro’s congressman son called Sunday for Venezuelans to take to the streets following his father’s ouster by US forces and transfer to a New York jail. “You will see us in the streets, you will see us by people’s sides, you will see us…

32 Cubans killed in US raid in Venezuela: Havana

HAVANA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 32 Cuban nationals were killed during the US attack on Caracas that culminated in the capture of Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro, the government in Havana said. “As a result of the criminal attack carried out by the government of the United States”…

France backs Greenland after fresh Trump threats

PARIS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France expressed its “solidarity” with Denmark following US President Donald Trump’s fresh threats to take over the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. “Borders cannot be changed by force,” French foreign ministry spokesman Pascal Confavreux told television channel TF1. “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and the…

Russia: Three hurt in polar bear attack in remote Siberian village

MOSCOW, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three members of a family, including a child, have been injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said. Local police “received a report of a polar bear injuring people 40 kilometres from the village of…

UK: Prime Minister Starmer stands with Danish PM over Trump Greenland threats

   LONDON, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said he stood with Denmark’s premier after President Donald Trump called for Greenland to become part of the United States. “Well, I stand with her, and she’s right about the future of Greenland,” Starmer told reporters. “Greenland…

UN chief urges respect for states, political independence in Venezuela meeting

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for respect for the political independence of states after the United States seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and said it was in charge of the country. Guterres urges “respect for the principles of sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of states,” according to…

Pres Trump says Venezuela’s Pres Maduro held in ‘large scale’ US strike

WEST PALM BEACH (Florida, US), Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a “large scale strike” on the South American country. “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and…