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…

DR Congo president says situation ‘under control’ after volcano eruption

GOMA (DR Congo), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The situation is “under control” following the eruption of a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi said after his government mistakenly announced another volcano had erupted. A week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking…

Death toll in Nigeria’s Kebbi boat mishap rises to 81

81 bodies have ben recovered from the boat mishap in Kebbi ABUJA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Sokoto office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has recovered 81 bodies following the boat mishap that occurred in Wara, Ngaski LGA of Kebbi state.The unfortunate incident took place on Wednesday, May…

Colombia anti-govt protest clashes kill at least 10 in Cali

BOGOTA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 people in the city ofCali were killed in a day of anti-government protests, authoritiessaid, as Colombia enters its second month of demonstrationsthat have met violent repression. President Ivan Duque announced he was deploying militarytroops to Cali while the nation marked a full…

Finland opens drive-in voting for a Covid-safe election

HELSINKI, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cars are queued up on an old airport runway on the outskirts of the Finnish capital Helsinki — not for coronavirus tests but for drivers to cast their vote. Outdoor polling stations have sprung up across the Nordic country as authorities try to make voting…

Soccer: Most Argentines are against hosting imminent Copa America

BUENOS AIRES, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A large majority of people in Argentina, where soccer is like a religion, are against hosting the Copa America amid a deadly surge in the coronavirus pandemic, poll results said. The South American championship, already postponed from last year due to the outbreak, last week…

White House proposes 6-trln-USD budget for FY 2022

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The White House unveiled a 6-trillion-U.S.-dollar budget proposal for the 2022 fiscal year, drawing backlash from Republican lawmakers and budget watchers. The proposal, which included President Joe Biden’s plan to increase investment in infrastructure, eduction, health care and beyond, would push federal spending to the…

Mali apex court affirms coup leader Col Goïta as transitional president

Malian President, Colonel Assimi Goïta BAMAKO, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s Constitutional Court named Colonel Assimi Goïta as its transitional president on Friday. It comes after Mali’s second coup in nine months.Colonel Goïta had already declared himself the interim president on Wednesday.On Monday President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar…

2 dead, 10 missing as Cuban migrant vessel sinks off Florida

MIAMI, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Coast Guard was searching for 10 people missing off Florida after a migrant vessel with 20 Cubans capsized. Authorities reported they had recovered two bodies near the Florida Keys and pulled eight people alive from the ocean. The Coast Guard said on Twitter…