Update: Four of Haitian president’s suspected killers dead, two arrested

Members of the Haitian police force and forensics teams look for evidence outside the presidential residence after the killing of Jovenel Moïse PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Haitian police have arrested two of the gunmen who are suspected to have assassinated President Jovenel Moise early Wednesday, while four others were…

Covid-19: Kenya protesters clash with police over curfews, brutality as Zimbabwe returns to strict lockdown

NAIROBI, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of angry protesters clashed with police in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Wednesday as they demanded an end to lockdowns and curfews put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus.Demonstrators also called for an end to what they say has been…

Update: Tropical Storm Elsa weakens after making landfall in Florida

 MIAMI, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, lashing the Gulf Coast of the southern US state with wind and rain but losing strength as it moved inland. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the center of the storm, which was downgraded from a…

EURO Cup 2020: England take final step in showdown with Italy on Sunday

 LONDON, July 8, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Gareth Southgate has urged England to conquer one last “massive hurdle” as they aim to cap their historic Euro 2020 campaign with victory against Italy in Sunday’s final. England reached their first final in 55 years on Wednesday as Harry Kane settled a tense…

Bandits kill 18 villagers in northwest Nigeria raid

 KANO (Nigeria), July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed attackers known as bandits have killed 18 people in a raid on a village in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state, police said Wednesday. State police spokesman Gambo Isah said that a large group of assailants arrived in the village of Tsauwa on motorbikes late…

Mexico finds 393 more bodies in clandestine graves

 MEXICO CITY, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities said that 393 bodies were found in clandestine graves in the first half of 2021 as part of the search for thousands missing in the violence-wracked country. Alejandro Encinas, deputy interior minister responsible for human rights, said 174 clandestine graves were discovered,…

Colombian deforestation up 8% in 2020: ministry

An illegal road made during the deforestation of the Yari plains, in Caqueta  BOGOTA, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia lost more than 1,700 square kilometers of forest in 2020, an area the size of the capital Bogota and an eight percent increase on the previous year, the environment ministry said.…

UN Council vote on Syria aid extension pushed back for further negotiation to win Russia’s support

 UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A UN Security Council vote on extending cross-border aid into war-torn Syria’s rebel-held northwest has been postponed to try to soften veto-wielder Russia’s stance, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. “The idea is Friday now,” one diplomatic source said on condition of anonymity, with another source…

At least 1 dead, multiple injured as Tropical Storm Elsa whips north Florida, pushing toward Georgia and the Carolinas

This In MIAMI, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As Tropical Storm Elsa creeps over the southeast and continues north, it has wreaked havoc near the Georgia-Florida border, leaving at least one person dead and multiple injured. Winds from Elsa caused a tree to fall on two cars during an afternoon commute…

Jamaica all set to petition the Queen for billions in slavery reparations

Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II KINGSTON, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Jamaica has announced its intention to petition Queen Elizabeth II to pay reparations to citizens of the Caribbean island nation to atone for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.Though Jamaica gained independence from Britain in…