Colombian forces seize six tons of cocaine from ELN rebel jungle labs

 BOGOTA, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s military seized six tons of cocaine from a jungle laboratory run by ELN guerillas in the southwest of the country, Defense Minister Diego Molano said. “I want to announce to the country the most important blow to the ELN drug trafficking this year, with…

More than three billion coronavirus vaccines administered worldwide

Covid-19 vaccines have been given to more than three billion people around the world PARIS, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than three billion doses of vaccines have been administered worldwide, according to a count carried out Tuesday from official sources.Although the first 1,000 million inoculated doses were reached 20 weeks…

Covid-19: Russia hospitalises 151,000 persons infected with coronavirus

MOSCOW, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko revealed Tuesday that around 151,000 people infected with covid-19 are hospitalized and recognizes that the pandemic situation in the country is “tense”.“182,000 beds are set up and 151,000 patients are being treated,” Murashko said at a government meeting dedicated to…

Army deployed in Eswatini as pro-democracy protests intensify

King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch came to power in 1986 MBABANE, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The army have been deployed in the tiny southern African nation of Eswatini after pro-democracy activists started a protest demanding constitutional reforms.Reports indicate that protesters are calling for reforms which include changes seeking…

Russian instructors behind abuses in Central African Republic – UN report

Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera BANGUI, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian instructors sent to the Central African Republic have carried out “indiscriminate killings,” lootings, and occupied schools, according to an annual UN report, though Moscow says they are unarmed and not involved in fighting.The testimonies detail excessive force…

Covid-19: Morocco reopens tourism after robust vaccination drive

RABAT, June 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Morocco was the first country in Africa to start reopening air travel and as a result is enjoying a tourism boom.“The feeling of being here again in our country is amazing we are so happy to be back thanks to God and to our king,”…

Biafra separatist leader arrested in UK and extradited to Nigeria

Fugitive Nnamdi Kanu has been wanted since 2015 when he was charged with terrorism and incitement ABUJA, June 30 (NNN-Agencies) — The fugitive leader of a prominent Biafra secessionist group has been arrested and extradited to Nigeria to face trial, in a move likely to inflame separatist unrest in south-east Nigeria. Nnamdi Kanu,…

North America weather: Dozens dead in Canada as heatwave shatters records; US reach highest level felt like in a desert

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for British Columbia and Alberta  OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of people have died in Canada as temperatures across the southern Pacific Northwest continue to smash records. Police in British Columbia say they have responded to almost 70 sudden deaths since Monday, many…

Ethiopia Tigray conflict: Rebels build on capture of capital

Fighting between government troops and Tigrayan rebels have intensified in recent weeks MEKELLE (Tigray, Ethiopia), June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rebel fighters in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are continuing to gain ground after recapturing the regional capital Mekelle from government forces. The rebels have now entered the town of Shire, about…

Covid-19: Portugal exempts under-18s from quarantine

LISBON, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Under-18s travelling to mainland Portugal with a fully vaccinated parent or guardian will not have to quarantine, authorities have confirmed. The statement follows two days of confusion over whether Portugal’s new rules applied to minors. Under the rules, adults must quarantine for 14 days unless they…