US: Claudette regains tropical storm strength after 13 deaths

Emergency personnel work at the accident site as smoke rises from the wreckage after about 18 vehicles slammed together on a rain-drenched Alabama highway during Tropical Storm Claudette CAMP HILL (Alabama, US), June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Claudette regained tropical storm status and headed out to sea from the North Carolina…

Russia and Myanmar military leader commit to boosting ties at Moscow meeting

Russia’s Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (left) and Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing during their meeting in Moscow MOSCOW, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, and Myanmar’s military leader committed to further strengthening security and other ties between the two countries at a Moscow…

US: New Yorkers vote in Democratic primary for post-pandemic mayor

 NEW YORK, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York City residents cast ballots in a Democratic primary Tuesday that will select the candidate almost certain to take over as mayor tasked with shaping the post-pandemic future of America’s largest metropolis. Registered Democrats will choose from a diverse group of 13 candidates…

Covid-19: Rwanda bars movements to capital city amid rise in infections

KIGALI, June 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Rwandan government announced that movements between the capital city Kigali and the rest of the country will be prohibited from Wednesday except for essential services and goods transportation, as a response to the recent rise of COVID-19 infections. The cabinet also decided to cut…

Covid-19: Peru sends health brigades to combat Delta variant in Arequipa

LIMA, June 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peru’s government has dispatched health brigades to the southwest region of Arequipa to combat the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 and a rise in cases in the region. “Two cases of the Delta variant have been detected so far, which as we…

US shooting: 3 people, including police officer, killed in Colorado

Officers respond to a shooting that left three people dead in Arvada, Colorado DENVER (Colorado, US), June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooting in Arvada, Colorado, on Monday. A bystander and the suspect were also killed, officials said. The city of Arvada…

Swedish PM ousted in no-confidence vote

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven attends a press conference after losing a no-confidence vote in Stockholm STOCKHOLM, June 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven was ousted in a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Monday, as a majority of parliament members backed his departure. The parliament approved the…

Covid-19: South Africa to host vaccine tech transfer hub

 GENEVA, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa will host the continent’sfirst Covid-19 vaccine production facility, as President Cyril Ramaphosa saidMonday Africa now understood that doses would “never come” from elsewhere intime to save lives.   Ramaphosa joined the World Health Organization (WHO) and French PresidentEmmanuel Macron in announcing the new…

Covid-19: US announces allocation plan for 55 mn Covid vaccine doses

WASHINGTON, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The administration of US President Joe Biden on Monday announced its plan for the next tranche of 55 million Covid vaccine doses it plans to send to countries in need.   The donation will complete Washington’s initial pledge of 80 million doses from its own vaccine…

Covid-19: Italy says face masks will no longer be mandatory outdoors from June 28

 ROME, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Facemasks will no longer be compulsory outdoors in Italy, one of the countries in Europe worst hit by the coronavirus, from June 28, the health ministry said. The lifting of the mask requirement would come into effect in regions labelled “white” under Italy’s classification system…