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…

Five construction workers dead in Belgium school collapse

BRUSSELS, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five building workers were confirmed deadSaturday a day after a school construction site partially collapsed in theBelgian city of Antwerp. The last two bodies were pulled out the rubble on Saturday afternoon,Antwerp’s fire department said, meaning that all the missing victims were nowaccounted for. King…

Separatists kill two soldiers, official in Cameroon

DOUALA, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two soldiers and a civil servant werekilled in separate attacks in Southwest Cameroon, officials said Saturday, thelatest violence in a bloody independence struggle by English-speaking rebels. Two soldiers were killed in one incident, in Nguti commune on Friday, theprefect of Koupe-Manengouba, Jean-Marie Tchakui, said. “There…

US violence: One killed as truck hits crowd at Florida Pride parade

WASHINGTON, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The driver of a pickup truck slammedinto a crowd gathering for a Pride parade Saturday in south Florida, killingat least one man, US media reports said. It was not immediately clear if this was a deliberate assault. The incident happened at the start of the…

Polls open in Armenia for early parliamentary election

YEREVAN, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Polls opened in Armenia on Sunday forearly parliamentary elections which were called in an attempt to healdivisions after a disastrous war with Azerbaijan, but could spark post-election protests. Reformist Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has lost much of his appealafter a military defeat last year…

Covid-19: Belgium bans Britain travellers due to covid-19 variant

BRUSSELS, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgium will ban entry to non-EUtravellers from Britain in order to limit the spread of a Covid-19 variantthat has forced London to delay the lifting of its pandemic curbs. Britain is on a list of 27 nations that will also face the order which willtake…

Covid-19: Moscow records pandemic high for second day running

MOSCOW, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s capital Moscow on Saturdayreported a pandemic high for new coronavirus cases for the second straightday, while Saint Petersburg introduced fresh restrictions ahead of its Euro2020 matches. Moscow’s hospitals were flooded with new patients due to the Delta variant,registering 9,120 new coronavirus infections in 24…

Covid-10: Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half million covid deaths

BRASILIA, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil on Saturday became thesecond country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths asthe South American giant grapples with a third wave of the pandemic. “500,000 lives lost due to the pandemic that affects our Brazil and theworld,” Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tweeted.…

In-person marches, music and reflection as Americans mark Juneteenth – the end of slavery

People celebrate Juneteenth at St. Nicholas Park, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas ATLANTA (Georgia, US), June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On Saturday (June 19), the United States marks Juneteenth for the first time as a federal holiday commemorating the end of the legal enslavement of Black Americans. President Joe…