Covid-19: Colombian president announces new restrictive measures to slow spread of pandemic

BOGOTA, April 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Colombian President Ivan Duque announced new restrictive measures for several Colombian cities where the number of COVID-19 cases are on the rise and the occupancy of intensive care units (ICUs) is over 70 percent. “The national government, headed by the Ministries of Health and the…

Covid-19: 1st shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine arrives in Libya’s Tripoli

TRIPOLI, April 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Libyan Minister of Health Ali Zanati announced that a shipment of 101,250 dozes of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, provided by the United Arab Emirates, arrived in Libyan capital Tripoli. Experts supervised the distribution of the vaccine to special medicine cooling stores across the…

Two freight trains crash in Czech Republic, one dead: reports

PRAGUE, April 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two freight trains crashed into each other near a village in the northwestern Czech Republic Sunday afternoon, killing one engine driver, local media reported. The accident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. near Svetec. One train transporting LPG and the other with coal derailed after the…

Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines lifts one million plus vaccine doses from Beijing to Harare

The airline is determined to enhance its commitment to curb the spread of the pandemic ADDIS ABABA, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Airlines has transported 1,056,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in a single flight.The Airlines transported the vaccines in 6 envirotainers from Beijing to Harare via Addis Ababa and arrived in Harare…

UN WFP suspends flights in northern Mozambique

Deadly attacks in the town of Palma, killed dozens and displaced tens of thousands MAPUTO, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN agency World Food Programme said it has suspended evacuation flights from northern Mozambique over security concerns, a day after French Energy giant Total shut its operations in the area.Deadly…

Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have ‘started to evacuate’ Tigray

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (L) welcomed by Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki ADDIS ABABA, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia has announced that military troops from neighbouring Eritrea have “started to evacuate” the conflict-hit Tigray region situated between the two African states.The G7 group of leading nations had called for their…

Covid-19: France enters third national lockdown amid ICU surge

Non-essential shops and restaurants will be shut  PARIS, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) —France has entered its third national lockdown as it battles a surge in cases of Covid-19 that threatens to overwhelm the country’s hospitals. All schools and non-essential shops will shut for four weeks, and a curfew will be in place from…

Bulgarian PM Borissov ahead in exit polls but loses ground to protest parties

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in the town of Bankya SOFIA, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s right-wing GERB party was leading exit polls on Sunday evening with an estimated 25% of the vote, compared to 33.5% at the 2017 election.…

50 South African nationals missing after terror attack in Mozambique

PRETORIA, April 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 50 South African nationals remained missing after the terror attack in Mozambique last week, South Africa’s Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans said. “South Africa is concerned about the security situation at Cabo Delgado in the northern part of Mozambique, and remains seized…

Mexico: Women rights activists protest over femicides

MEXICO CITY, April 4 (NNN-TELESUR) — Women rights activists took to the streets in Mexico City to protest recent femicides in the State of Quintana Roo and the murder of Salvadorean migrant Victoria Salazar. Chanting “Victoria did not die, the police killed her!” and “My friends take care of me,…