Gunmen kill 2 more kidnapped students in Nigeria: official

LAGOS, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Gunmen killed two more students abducted from a university in the northwest Nigerian state of Kaduna, local authorities said. Greenfield University, a private institution in the state, was attacked by gunmen on April 20, with an unspecified number of students kidnapped. “On a sad note,…

Covid-19: Brazilian regulator denies permission to import Russian vaccine

BRASÍLIA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s health regulator denied a request from several states to import Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, saying it did not have the technical data needed to verify the jab’s safety and efficacy. “We will never allow millions of Brazilians to be exposed to products without…

Three Westerners among four missing in Burkina Faso attack

OUAGADOUGOU, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people, including three Europeans and a Burkinabe, were missing after an anti-poaching patrol was attacked in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, security and local sources said. The group — composed of soldiers, forest rangers and foreign reporters — was targeted in the Fada N’Gourma-Pama…

Canada’s minority government survives confidence vote

OTTAWA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government survived a vote of confidence on the budget in parliament Monday, avoiding the prospect of early elections in the spring. With 178 votes for and 159 against, the House of Commons approved the three-year, Can$101.4 billion (US$80.9 billion)…

Covid-19: First shipment of UK medical aid arrives in India – govt

NEW DELHI, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first shipment of Covid medical supplies from Britain to India, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived early Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. Foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi tweeted photos of the equipment being unloaded from a German Lufthansa aircraft in New…

17 migrants found dead off Spain’s Canary Islands

MADRID, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventeen people were found dead Monday on a boat drifting off El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands, officials said, as migrant arrivals to the archipelago surge despite the deadly dangers of the crossing. A Spanish military helicopter airlifted three survivors — two men and a…

Covid-19: More than 500 Venezuelan healthcare workers have died during pandemic – NGO

CARACAS, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 500 health workers have died in Venezuela since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a nongovernmental organization said. “The number of deaths in the health sector with criteria for Covid-19 is accelerating. Information is received of 14 new deaths to reach 513,” Medicos…

Covid-19: Chile keeps borders closed but eases capital’s lockdowns

SANTIAGO, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean authorities announced that they would extend the closure of the country’s borders for another 30 days as hospitals remain near-full and COVID-19 cases high despite a gradual improvement in recent weeks. Health Minister Enrique Paris said seven and 14-day averages each showed a 7…

Updated: US VP Harris meets virtually with Guatemalan president

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets virtually with Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vice President Kamala Harris told Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei during a virtual call Monday the US will give $310 million in humanitarian relief to Central America, her office said, as the region tackles…

Covid-19: French new cases slow but intensive care patient numbers rise above 6,000

The Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19 patients in Valenciennes PARIS, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New COVID-19 cases in France saw the lowest week-on-week increase since early March, but pressure on hospitals remained high as the number of coronavirus patients rose above 6,000 again for the first time since spring 2020.…