US condo collapse: Death toll rises to 16

SURFSIDE (Florida, US), July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four more bodies were discovered overnight in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Florida, authorities said Wednesday, as the search for more than 140 people unaccounted for entered its seventh day. The official death toll now stands at 16 after most…

Somalia to hold presidential election Oct 10

 MOGADISHU, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia will hold a long-delayed presidential election on Oct 10, the prime minister’s office said Tuesday, following months of deadlock that turned violent at times. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble’s office unveiled the timetable for indirect parliamentary and presidential elections on Twitter, saying political leaders…

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…