UN commends Zimbabwe for achieving global target on HIV/AIDS treatment

HARARE, May 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations’ AIDS agency has congratulated Zimbabwe for having achieved the 90-90-90 flagship treatment target by the year 2020, Zimbabwe’s Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said. “This means that 90 percent of the HIV-infected persons know their status; 90 percent of HIV-infected persons are on…

Mexico apologizes to Chinese community for wrongs committed during revolution

 Revolutionary forces in Torreón in 1911 during the Chinese massacre MEXICO CITY, May 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Mexican government has apologized to the Chinese community for injustices and wrongdoings committed during the upheaval of the Mexican Revolution in early 20th century. During a solemn ceremony titled “Appeal for forgiveness for…

UN hails Israel decision to open crossing for aid into Gaza

GENEVA, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations welcomed an Israeli decision to open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow aid into Gaza, and urged the opening of a second location to let in humanitarian workers. Humanitarian aid is urgently needed in the Gaza Strip after over a week of…

Covid-19: EU hits 200-million-jab milestone

BRUSSELS, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given in the European Union as of Tuesday, according to member states’ health services. The milestone indicates that the EU should be on track to meet its goal of fully vaccinating 70 percent of adults…

Covid-19: Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variants – US scientists

WASHINGTON, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines should remain highly effective against two coronavirus variants first identified in India, according to new research carried out by US scientists. The lab-based study was carried out by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Center and…

Update1: Spain deploys army to border town with Morocco after thousands break in

Security official directs migrants who arrived on Spanish shores MADRID, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain has deployed troops to Ceuta to patrol the border with Morocco after thousands of migrants swam into the northern African enclave amid heightened diplomatic tensions, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Tuesday.Footage from local Faro…

Sudan defends normalising ties with Israel as Gaza conflict erupts

Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, Head of Sudan’s transitional government KHARTOUM, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Sudan’s transitional government, Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, defended the normalisation of relations between Khartoum and Israel as the conflict in the Gaza strip erupts. He said it had “nothing to do with the right of…

9 bodies found in car in western Mexico

MEXICO CITY, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of nine people, apparently dead of bullet wounds, were found in a truck in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, local prosecutors said. “Eight men and one woman were found, who have not yet been identified,” a statement from Michoacan prosecutors said.…

Covid-19: Canada taps woman general as new head of Covid vaccine campaign

OTTAWA, May 18 (NNN=AGENCIES) — Coordination of Canada’s coronavirus vaccination campaign is set to be taken over by another army general, the public health agency said, after a probe into allegations of sexual misconduct sidelined her predecessor. Brigadier General Krista Brodie, a logistic expert who served in the Balkans and…

Brazil deforestation 94pc illegal: report

BRASILIA, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The vast majority of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is illegal, and President Jair Bolsonaro’s promise to eliminate it looks doubtful given a lack of transparency on authorized land use, researchers said Monday. Under pressure to curb the destruction of the Amazon, Bolsonaro vowed last…