6 mln Europeans apply to settle in UK through post-Brexit scheme

LONDON, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 6 million Europeans have applied to Britain’s post Brexit EU (European Union) Settlement Scheme before the June 30 deadline, the British Home Office said Friday. Official figures released by the Home Office showed there were 6.02 million applications made to the scheme. The…

Grand funeral held for Zambia’s first president Kaunda

Soldiers stand at a state funeral for Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda in Lusaka LUSAKA, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Zambia on Friday held a grand funeral for the country’s first President Kenneth Kaunda. Held at the Show Grounds, a venue for holding agricultural and commercial shows in Lusaka, the country’s…

Canada: PM Trudeau denounces vandalism of churches, monarch statues following discovery of mass graves of indigenous children

 OTTAWA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced a wave of vandalism across Canada that saw churches damaged and statues of monarchs splashed with red paint and torn down. These acts followed the recent discoveries of more than 1,000 unmarked graves at former indigenous boarding schools…

Covid-19: South Africa daily cases hit record as controls tightened

 PRETORIA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa on Friday recorded a record tally of new Covid-19 infections, with more than 24,000 cases in the continent’s country hardest hit by the coronavirus, official figures showed. The latest infections identified in the past 24-hours surpass the peak of 21,980 in January and…

Ocean Viking rescue ship picks up migrants, hampered by coastguard

VALLETTA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ocean Viking rescue vessel has pulled more than 40 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea in its latest interventions, aid organization SOS Mediterranean said.During the first of two rescue operations in Maltese waters, “a Libyan patrol vessel came close to the boat and made the…

US ban dozens of corrupt officials from Central America from entering the country

Among most prominent figures are ex-Honduras president José Porfirio ‘Pepe’ Lobo Sosa and his wife, Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government has banned 55 current and former senior officials in Central America from entering the country, calling them corrupt or undemocratic actors.The list,…

Russian spaceship delivers fresh supplies to ISS

Express Flight by SpaceNews Editor — February 10, 2014 The Russian spaceship had more than 2.5 tons of cargo on board MOSCOW, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian cargo spaceship has arrived at the International Space Station with food, oxygen and drinking water for its residents.After a two-day journey, the Progress MS-17 automatically…

People queue to buy food after deadly protests in Eswatini capital

MBABANE, July 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The streets of the Eswatinian capital city, Mbabane was quiet as people queued for groceries in the few shops that were opened, amateur footages shows.The Southern African nation has in recent days been rocked by protests, which had been relatively low for weeks.Protesters are demanding…

Update: Military put on standby to evacuate fire-threatened towns in western Canada; 1,000 have fled, many reported missing

 OTTAWA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ottawa prepared to send military aircraft and other help to evacuate towns and fight more than 100 wildfires in western Canada fueled by a record-smashing heat wave. According to wildfire officials, at least 143 fires were active in British Columbia, 77 of them sparked in…

Venezuela arrests activists critical of border fighting

 CARACAS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan rights group Fundaredes said Friday authorities had arrested its director and two other activists who have lifted the lid on fighting near the border with Colombia. Director Javier Tarazona and two others were taken by Venezuelan intelligence services, the NGO said on Twitter. A…