US wants to ‘discuss’ Beijing Olympics boycott calls

WASHINGTON, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would discuss calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics with its allies after growing pressure to shun the Winter Games on human rights grounds. “It is something that we certainly wish to discuss,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said when asked…

Covid-19: Spain plans to fully vaccinate 53 per cent of population by late July

A police officer receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Madrid MADRID, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain is accelerating its COVID-19 vaccination rollout and will have fully inoculated 25 million people by late July, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, also confirming the end-August target of giving 70…

Death toll from clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur climbs to 56: UN

Protesters attend a rally calling for a stop to killing in Darfur KHARTOUM, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from days of tribal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur has risen to 56, with 132 wounded, the United Nations and a local doctors committee said. The bloodshed is the latest…

US shooting: 2-year-old boy, 7 adults wounded in latest Chicago shootings

Chicago police work the scene of a shooting early Tuesday in Chicago CHICAGO, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 2-year-old boy was shot in the head Tuesday morning while riding in a car on Chicago’s famed Lake Shore Drive just hours after seven people were shot and wounded in a fight…

US shooting: Navy medic gunned down after shooting 2 sailors

Police walk near the scene of a shooting at a business park in Frederick, Md., FREDERICK (Maryland, US), April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US Navy medic shot and wounded two US sailors at a military facility on Tuesday, then fled to a nearby army base where security forces shot and killed him,…

New Ebola outbreak kills 3 in Guinea: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, April 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The west African country of Guinea has detected five Ebola virus cases and three Ebola-related deaths over the past one week, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union, said…

Namibian defence minister resigns after corruption allegations

Namibia’s Defence minister Peter Vilho WINDHOEK, April 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Namibian Defence Minister Peter Vilho has resigned over allegations of taking kickbacks, Namibian officials said. In his letter of resignation following a meeting with President Hage Geingob, Vilho said he was unable to continue with his duties. Vilho said that…

Covid-19: Argentina sets daily record of 20,870 new cases

Residents walking amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES, April 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina registered a record number of new COVID-19 cases, after 20,870 people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 2,428,029, according to the Ministry…

Covid-19: Prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago tests positive

PORT OF SPAIN, April 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Keith Rowley, prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, said Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined under medical supervision. The 71-year-old prime minister said on his Facebook account that he began experiencing flu-like symptoms on Monday night and…

Libya, Greece PMs discuss improving bilateral relations

Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (Right) meets with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Tripoli TRIPOLI, April 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday met with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Libyan capital Tripoli to discuss restoring the bilateral relations. “We hope to…