Mexico City shuts down classes again, enters higher COVID-19 risk tier

A child receives hand sanitizer while arriving at the Ignacio Zaragoza elementary school MEXICO CITY, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico City schools that had just gone back to in-person classes will be closed again starting Monday as the sprawling capital climbs into a higher tier of coronavirus risk, education authorities…

Canada shooting: Three children among 4 shot at Toronto birthday party

Emergency crews were called to Tandridge Crescent and Byng Avenue just before 8 p.m. ET for reports of a shooting in the area TORONTO, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three children were wounded when gunfire broke out at a child’s outdoor birthday party in western Toronto on Saturday evening. Toronto Police…

Liverpool pleads with UNESCO to let it keep World Heritage status

The waterfront in Liverpool was named a world heritage site in 2004 LONDON, June 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Civic leaders in Liverpool Saturday pleaded with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Heritage Committee to keep the city’s World Heritage status. A letter, signed by City Mayor Joanne…

US: California declares state of emergency amid heatwave

Tourists take pictures with a thermometer at the Furnace Creek Visitor’s Center at Death Valley National Park in California LOS ANGELES, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California has declared a state of emergency to address power system concerns, as parts of the US south-west reported dangerously high temperatures. An excessive heat warning…

US violence: Arizona police shoot driver who crashed into Charity Bike Ride, 6 cyclists critically injured

The cyclists were doing a 58-mile bike ride to raise money for a local school PHOENIX (Arizona, US), June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man in a pick-up truck drove into cyclists taking part in a charity bike ride in Arizona, leaving six of them in a critical condition. The incident…

Alieu Kosiah: Liberian convicted of war crimes in Swiss court

Around 250,000 people were killed in Liberia’s two civil wars  BELLINZONA (Switzerland), June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Alieu Kosiah has been found guilty of war crimes in a Swiss court, becoming the first Liberian to be convicted over the country’s civil war. He was sentenced to 20 years for crimes including…

Spain to end requirement to wear masks outdoors on June 26

    BARCELONA, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The obligation to wear masks outdoors in Spain is to be lifted on June 26, with the corresponding decision to be approved at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting next week, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on the sidelines of an event in Barcelona.“This will be…

South Africa steps up coronavirus vaccinations as cases spike

President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first to be vaccinated in February but since then the rollout has hit problems PRETORIA, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa is deploying army medical personnel to its commercial hub and most populous province to help health workers battle a surge in coronavirus, the…

Guinea declares end to Ebola outbreak that killed 12

CONAKRY, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Ebola outbreak which started in Guinea in February, infecting 16 people and killing 12, has been declared over, the health ministry and the World Health Organization said on Saturday.Health authorities were able to move swiftly to tackle the resurgence of the virus, which causes…

Uganda Olympic team member tests positive on arrival in Japan

TOKYO, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A member of the Uganda Olympic team hastested positive for coronavirus on arrival in Japan, just over a month beforethe pandemic-postponed Games, officials said. The first group to arrive from Uganda — a nine-strong party, includingboxers, coaches and officials — landed at Tokyo’s Narita airport…