Toll hits 28 as work resumes at collapsed Florida apartment

SURFSIDE (Florida, US), July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll climbed to 28 in the collapse of a Florida condo tower, where search work resumed after the dangerously unstable remaining portion of the building was brought down with explosives ahead of a coming tropical storm, officials said.  Some 117 people…

Covid-19: Delta variant spooking European leaders, vaccines seen as key weapon

Russia is among the countries fighting a surge in cases caused by the Delta variant BRUSSELS, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — European countries were speeding up and adjusting their vaccine programs in hopes of stemming the spread of the new Delta variant of the coronavirus and preventing a new wave of…

Covid-19: Tourists return to Malta amid fears of fresh covid wave

 Valetta, Malta VALLETTA, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Streets in Valletta, Malta’s capital city and a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage site, are bustling again with tourists mostly from other member states of the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK). As of July 1,…

US racism: California Assembly Member supports probe into American Indian boarding schools in Golden State

Deb Haaland, the US interior secretary, announced an investigation into Native American boarding schools LOS ANGELES, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — James Ramos, a California State Assemblyman and historian, joined other tribal leaders across Southern California to support a federal investigation of Native Indian boarding schools operated under the U.S. government’s…

Covid-19: Germany lifts ban on tourists from UK and Portugal

Visitors from the UK, Portugal, Russia, India and Nepal have until now been banned from entering Germany  BERLIN, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany is lifting a Covid-related travel ban on people from the UK and four other variant-hit countries. The restrictions, which also applied to people from Portugal, Russia, India…

South Africa’s first active electric bus launched in Cape Town

Golden Arrow is incorporating two electric buses in its day-to-day operations. CAPE TOWN, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The first electric bus in active service in South Africa was officially launched here on Monday after having been in day-to-day operations carrying passengers in the city as of July. Western Cape Province’s…

Covid-19: Most restrictions set to end in England on July 19, says PM

People walk at Potters Fields Park in front of the Tower Bridge in London LONDON, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Most coronavirus restrictions are set to end on July 19 as part of the final step of England’s roadmap out of the lockdown, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday. Face…

Covid-19: Chile to lift lockdown in all Metropolitan Region as cases decline

Chile has reported declining cases of Covid-19 SANTIAGO, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chile on Monday said it will lift lockdown restrictions throughout the Santiago Metropolitan Region on Thursday, following the decrease in new cases of COVID-19. The positivity rate in the past day dropped to 3.7 percent in the capital,…

Tropical storm Elsa makes landfall in Cuba

A man secures his fishing boat to land ahead of the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa in Havana HAVANA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Elsa was unleashing heavy winds and rains that the National Hurricane Center warned would cause “significant flash flooding and mudslides” as it moved across western Cuba Monday…

Libya: UN mission welcomes start date for registration of voters, candidates

Flag of Libya’s National Transitional Council TRIPOLI, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday welcomed the launch of the voter registration by the High National Elections Commission for the upcoming elections. “The UN Support Mission in Libya congratulates the High National Elections Commission…