British fugitive on run for 8 years arrested in Dubai for drug plot

Michael Paul Moogan had been on the run for eight years- LONDON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives, a 35-year-old suspected of involvement in a plot to traffic huge quantities of cocaine, has been arrested in Dubai, authorities said. Michael Paul Moogan, from Liverpool, had been…

Covid-19: Brazil reports more deaths as Ecuador surpasses 400,000 cases

BRASILIA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil reported 1,024 more deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the national death toll to 422,340, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry also stated that another 38,911 COVID-19 infections were registered, bringing the total caseload to 15,184,790. The state of Sao Paulo,…

Covid-19: Cuba’s mass vaccination campaign to start in Havana with homegrown vaccines

HAVANA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nearly 1.7 million people from the Cuban capital Havana will receive doses of the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates as part of an intervention study starting on Wednesday, according to local newspaper Tribuna de La Habana. Clara Zamora, a resident of Havana’s Camilo Cienfuegos district, is…

Nigerian troops arrest 13 suspected Boko Haram militants

ABUJA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerian troops have arrested 13 suspected Boko Haram militants in the northwest state of Kano, the army said. The suspected terrorists were arrested around Filin Lazio, Hotoro axis of the Kano State following an operation, said Mohammed Yerima, the army spokesman in a statement. The…

UN says heavy rains kill at least 25 over past week in Somalia

Residents walk through flooded streets in Beledweyne, north of Mogadishu MOGADISHU, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 25 people have been killed in the past seven days due to heavy rains pounding several parts of Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said in a statement. The UN Office for the…

UK PM invites devolved leaders to Union summit after local elections

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how “Team UK” can recover from the pandemic. LONDON, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how “Team UK” can…

US shooting: 7 people dead in Colorado birthday party shooting

Police investigate the shooting at a Colorado Springs birthday party that left six dead. COLORADO SPRINGS (Colorado, US), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six adults were killed early Sunday morning when a suspect opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. The suspect, who was allegedly the…

Covid-19: ‘No doubt’ US has undercounted Covid deaths – Dr Fauci

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, which has reported the world’s worst overall Covid-19 death toll, has “no doubt” been undercounting fatal cases, top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said. The country has officially lost over 581,000 people to the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus — but a…

Benin’s minister raises alert to serious security threat after seizures of ammunitions

COTONOU, May 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Benin’s Minister of the Interior Sacca Lafia on Saturday warned of a destabilizing plan as a serious threat to the integrity of the country. Lafia sounded the alarm in a statement here in the economic capital Cotonou, citing the seizures of batches of ammunitions in…

US: 11 injured in balcony collapse near Los Angeles

What’s left of a seaside balcony in Malibu after fire officials say it collapsed LOS ANGELES, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A rented residential balcony collapsed near California’s city of Los Angeles on Saturday, leaving at least 11 injured, according to local officials and media reports. The collapse took place on…