Cameroon relaunches express train five years after deadly accident

Express train in Cameroon back on the rails YAOUNDE, May 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Almost five years have passed since the Eséka railway accident in Cameroon that took 79 lives and left around 600 people injured, Thursday saw this same previously suspended express train between Douala and Yaoundé back on the…

Covid-19: Chile to accelerate mass vaccination program – Pres Pinera

Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera SANTIAGO, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced on Saturday that the country will accelerate its mass vaccination program against COVID-19 after already having 6.6 million people fully vaccinated. Pinera reported that starting next week, the vaccination program will expand to reach younger people…

Cuba registers lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in two weeks

HAVANA, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba on Saturday registered the lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, after reporting 915 new infections and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours. The Cuban Ministry of Public Health detailed in its daily report that the total number of…

Libyan navy rescues 172 illegal immigrants off western coast

A Libyan helicopter hovers over as refugees wait to get on onboard the rescue vessel in the Mediterranean Sea TRIPOLI, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Libyan navy on Saturday announced that a coast guard patrol rescued a total of 172 illegal immigrants off the country’s western coast. The 172 people…

UN welcomes Somali move to return to agreed electoral model

The president said he welcomed elections to be held without further delay UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the decision of Somalia’s lower house of parliament to nullify the “Special Law on Federal Elections” and return to the modalities outlined in the Sept. 17, 2020,…

South African sportsman’s death at hands of US police sends shockwaves in homeland

Lindsay Myeni, the wife of late South African rugby player Lindani Myeni, at OR Tambo International Airport as the remains of the late sportsman arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa. JOHANNESBURG, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The death of South African rugby player Lindani Myeni at the hands of US police in…

Colombia, Peru, Chile, Mexico mark 10th anniversary of Pacific Alliance

BOGOTA, May 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Members of the Pacific Alliance on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of the trade bloc founded by Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico — all Pacific coast countries, highlighting regional integration. Colombian President Ivan Duque, who holds the rotating presidency of the bloc, hosted his counterparts from Peru, Francisco Sagasti, and…

Covid-19: Hundreds protest virus measures in Finland, Sweden

HELSINKI, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Crowds gathered in the capitals ofFinland and Sweden on Saturday as hundreds marched in protest overtheir governments’ measures to limit the spread of Covid-19. A protest in Helsinki that drew around 300 participants resulted inabout 50 arrests, Finnish police tweeted. Organisers of the event in…

Covid-19: Brazil hits 82,000 deaths in April, new monthly record

BRASILIA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil registered 2,595 new deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, bringing the total for April to 82,266, the second consecutive monthly record as the country struggles with a devastating surge since the start of the year. According to figures from the Ministry of Health, 66,573 fatalities…

Covid-19: Global deaths reach 3,182,408

PARIS, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,182,408 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources as at 1000 GMT on Saturday. At least 151,307,700 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered,…