US shooting: Wisconsin casino shooting leaves 3 dead, including suspect

ASHWAUBENON (Wisconsin, US), May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shooting Saturday at a Wisconsin casino left three people dead including the gunman, and one person seriously injured, police said early Sunday. Law enforcement responded about 7:30 p.m. Saturday to reports of shots fired at the Duck Creek Restaurant inside the Oneida Casino/Radisson Hotel…

Astronauts leave ISS, begin return journey to Earth on SpaceX craft

WASHINGTON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four astronauts left the International Space Station on Saturday aboard a SpaceX vessel, after more than 160 days in space which will culminate in a splash landing off the Florida coast. The Crew Dragon capsule undocked from the ISS as scheduled at 8:35 pm (0035…

Covid-19: Thousands march in Montreal against virus restrictions

MONTREAL, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of protesters marched at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, rallying against restrictions imposed by the government to stem a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Canada. Some demonstrators were arrested at the start of the march with signs in the crowd expressing opposition…

Venezuela triples wages but still not enough to buy food

Supporters of the Venezuelan government demonstrate against the economic sanctions imposed by the United States as they prepare to participate in a march to mark International Workers’ Day, in Caracas CARACAS, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela nearly tripled its minimum wage Saturday but inflation is so outrageous that that amount…

Thousands in Brazil rally in support of Pres Bolsonaro, ignoring COVID-19

People take part in a demonstration to show their support for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia BRASÍLIA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several thousand Brazilians marched Saturday in support of president Jair Bolsonaro, ignoring a surging pandemic even as government opponents took their own protests online. There were rallies in…

Colombians keep protesting even after unpopular tax plan is axed

Colombians stage a protest march to denounce a tax reform plan in Bogota on May 1 BOGOTA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Colombians protesting a tax reform plan took to the streets Saturday for the fourth straight day, even after the president vowed to withdraw the most…

Over 200 migrants arrive in Sicily on rescue ship

SOS Mediterranee’s Ocean Viking ship — the charity says it has rescued nearly 33,000 people since February 2016 SICILY, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 rescued migrants, half of them unaccompanied minors, disembarked from the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship at an Italian port on Saturday, the charity that runs…

Nigeria gang leader behind school kidnapping shot dead by rivals

Students abducted from a school in Nigeria’s Katsina state were returned to their families after one week ABUJA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A notorious gang leader behind the abduction of more than 300 students in Nigeria in December has been killed by a rival gang, officials say. Auwalu Daudawa was…

Mexico makes distribution of revenge porn a criminal offence

Lawmakers in the chamber of deputies passed what is known as Olimpia’s law on Thursday MEXICO CITY, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico has criminalized the distribution of sexually explicit digital images without the consent of the person depicted – commonly known as revenge porn.Lawmakers in the chamber of deputies passed…

DR Congo declares state of siege in emergency anti-insurgency efforts

President Félix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a ‘state of siege’ in violence-hit eastern provinces. Hundreds of people have been killed and many displaced in mineral-rich Ituri and North Kivu provinces due to a surge in attacks in recent monthsCongolese President Félix…