Britain agrees 1.39 billion dollar trade deal with India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson LONDON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has agreed a one billion pound (1.39 billion dollar) trade deal with India which the British government says will create more than 6,500 new jobs.Around 533 million pounds worth of investment into Britain will come from India, which includes…

WHO Director-General congratulates DR Congo for handling 12th Ebola outbreak

Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), has congratulated all involved in bringing an end to the 12th Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The Director-General in a message stressed…

Hollywood action star Steven Seagal gifts sword to Venezuela’s Pres Maduro

CARACAS, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hollywood action star Steven Seagal, known for dropping in on tough guy leaders like Russia’s Vladimir Putin, paid a visit to Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro to give him the gift of a samurai sword. The hero of 80s and 90s hits including “Hard to Kill”…

Calm urged after deadly Colombia protest clampdown

CALI (Colombia), May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The international community on Tuesday decried what the UN described as an “excessive use of force” by security officers in Colombia after numerous deaths during days of anti-government protests. The United Nations, United States, European Union and rights bodies joined a chorus of criticism…

Covid-19: White House wants 70% adults to have first Covid shot by July 4

WASHINGTON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of adults in the US to have received at least one shot of the Covid-19 vaccine by the July 4 Independence Day holiday, the White House said Tuesday. Administration officials who asked not to be identified said Biden would…

US withdrawal from Afghanistan 2-6% complete: military

WASHINGTON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has completed two to six percent of its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the equivalent of 60 cargo planes of material so far removed ahead of the September deadline, officials said Tuesday. US Central Command said 1,300 pieces of equipment had been sent…

35 killed in jihadist attacks in Nigeria: sources

KANO (Nigeria), May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Insurgents have killed 35 people, including five troops and 15 militiamen, in two attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northern Borno state, sources said Tuesday. Daesh-aligned militants have intensified attacks on army camps in recent weeks as part of a decade-long insurgency that has killed 36,000…

US racism: 2 Asian American women stabbed in San Francisco attack

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police were hunting for a man who stabbed two Asian American women without warning on Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco’s Mid-Market area. Officers were sent to 4th and Stockton streets shortly before 5pm and found the wounded women, who were taken to a hospital. There…

Mexico president vows full probe after 24 die in metro accident

MEXICO CITY, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s president promised an in-depth investigation to find those responsible for the deaths of at least 24 people in the collapse of an elevated metro train line with a history of problems. The vow came as emergency services in the capital worked to retrieve the bodies of…

Zimbabwe permitted to use Chinese-built stadium in World Cup qualifier

HARARE, May 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has allowed Zimbabwe to use the Chinese-built National Sports Stadium when the senior men’s football team – the Warriors – host South Africa for a World Cup 2022 qualifier in June. CAF had banned the use of all Zimbabwe’s…