Russian serviceman killed, three injured in Syria blast

MOSCOW, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –An improvised explosive device killed one Russian soldier and wounded three more on patrol in northern Syria, the Russian defence ministry reported. “On June 9, during a patrol by the Russian military police in the province of Hassakeh in the Syrian Arab Republic, an armoured car…

Child labour swells for first time in two decades, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa: UN

GENEVA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The world has marked the first rise in child labour in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more youngsters toward the same fate, the United Nations said Thursday. In a joint report, the International Labour Organization and the UN children’s agency…

Covid-19: Lottery for cash, scholarships for vaccinated Canadians in Manitoba

MONTREAL, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– People getting Covid-19 vaccines in Canada’s Manitoba province can enter a lottery to win a hefty cash prize or scholarship money, the local government said. The government of Manitoba, in central Canada, will award nearly Can$2 million in cash and scholarships to encourage residents “to…

Castillo assumes ‘victory’ in Peru election, rival Fujimori wants votes anulled

LIMA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pedro Castillo has cast himself as the winner of Peru’s presidential vote, even though election authorities on Wednesday have yet to declare a winner in his race against rival Keiko Fujimori, who claims half a million votes are still in play. With 99 percent of…

ICC prosecutor asks Sudanese gov’t to hand over suspects

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Fatou Bensouda UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda on Wednesday called on the Sudanese government to hand over the suspects wanted by the ICC for crimes in Darfur. In her briefing to the Security Council, Bensouda…

US sanctions part of “comprehensive assault” against Venezuela: FM

CARACAS, June 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — US sanctions against Venezuela are part of a “comprehensive assault” against the South American country, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza said. “It’s not just the sanctions, the unilateral coercive measures. Let’s see this as a comprehensive assault, a political and diplomatic assault, definitely an…

ECOWAS committed to winning fight against terrorism: chairman

ACCRA, June 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said that the sub-regional body is committed to winning the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, according to a press release from the Ghanaian Presidency. “The fight against terrorism must be a collective one, and, as such,…

At least 12 people dead in northern Peru bus accident

LIMA, June 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 12 people died after an interprovincial bus skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine on a highway in Pataz province, located in the northern Peruvian department of La Libertad, local media reported. The accident occurred on Tuesday at around 11:30 a.m.…

Police kill 2 suspected kidnappers in central Nigeria

ABUJA, June 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Police in Kogi, a central state of Nigeria, killed two suspected kidnappers in a shootout on a highway, authorities said. The police repelled what would have been another circle of kidnapping attack by the gang members who were in military uniform on the Ajaokuta road,…

US Pres Biden arrives in UK for 1st overseas visit as president

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive aboard Air Force One at RAF Mildenhall, England LONDON, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Britain Wednesday evening, kicking off his first official overseas trip since his election victory. The U.S. president touched down at the U.S.…