Covid-19: Argentina and Cuba to join forces against the coronavirus pandemic

HAVANA, May 30 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Health authorities of Cuba and Argentina ratified their mutual commitment to strengthening cooperative relations in biotechnology to improve the quality of life of people in both countries, it was announced. Cuba’s Health Minister José Ángel Portal and his Argentine counterpart Carla Vizzotti Friday signed a…

Covid-19: Case of covid-related “black fungus” concerns Uruguayan doctors

MONTEVIDEO, May 30 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguayan scientists have reported the appearance of a case of mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, a rare infection that began to be reported in India as a disease associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Henry Albornoz indicated that he was treating a man under 50 years…

Pro-Palestinian rally in Washington seeks end to US aid to Israel

WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 rallied Saturday in Washington in support of Palestinians and calling for an end to US aid to Israel. The demonstration on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial came as a ceasefire that ended 11 days of intense fighting between Israel and the…

Nigeria: 14 kidnapped students freed – police

KANO (Nigeria), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fourteen students from a university in northwestern Nigeria were freed on Saturday, 40 days after being kidnapped, a local police spokesman said. Such seizures have become a frequent way for criminals to collect ransoms, with more than 700 abductions since December. “Fourteen students of…

Update: Colombian army tightens grip on Cali after protests leave 13 dead

BOGOTA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Colombian army tightened its control over Cali, the country’s third largest city, after the latest anti-government protests left at least 13 people dead. The city’s streets were largely deserted after clashes late Friday pitted police against armed civilians. The country is in the second…

Covid-19: Spain lifts ban on cruise ship arrivals from June 7

MADRID, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International cruise ships will be able to dock in Spanish ports from June 7, the Spanish government said, lifting a ban imposed when the Covid-19 pandemic began. The measure will be lifted due to the easing of the virus in Europe where most cruise passengers…

Mali’s new president heads to ECOWAS over double coup

BAMAKO, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — West African leaders will meet in Ghana on Sunday to discuss a response to Mali’s second coup in nine months, with the new president Colonel Assimi Goita attending. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) invited Goita to come to Ghana’s capital Accra for…

US: 7 believed dead in Tennessee small plane crash

WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — A small jet carrying seven people crashed into a Tennessee lake on Saturday, killing all on board, authorities said later in the day. The Cessna C501 plane crashed into Percy Priest Lake on Saturday morning, shortly after departing from nearby Smyrna airport, the Federal Aviation…

UK: PM Boris Johnson weds in ‘secret ceremony’

LONDON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a “secret ceremony” on Saturday, UK media reports said. Known for his colourful love life, 56-year-old Johnson wed Symonds, 33, in Catholic Westminster Cathedral in front of close friends and family, the Mail on…

Brazilians stage more protests against Pres Bolsonaro

BRASILIA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people in Brazil staged another day of protest against President Jair Bolsonaro, in particular for his chaotic handling of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 461,000 lives here. In downtown Rio de Janeiro, some 10,000 people wearing masks marched through…