Daredevil detained after freeclimbing 120-metre Spain skyscraper

British skyscraper climber George King free-climbs the Melia Barcelona Sky hotel in Barcelona BARCELONA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 21-year-old British man was briefly detained on Friday after freeclimbing one of the tallest skyscrapers in Spain. George King, 21, nicknamed “Daredevil” after a superhero character, scaled with his bare hands…

Two migrant boats at sea for days now safe: rescue group

ROME, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two migrant boats on their third day at sea in the Mediterranean have been rescued, a migrant charity said on Saturday, although another 110 people on another boat were still unaccounted for. Alarm Phone, a volunteer-run Mediterranean rescue hotline said lateSaturday that two out of…

Haiti women protesters denounce violence, political instability

PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of women protested in Haiti’s capital, denouncing gang violence and political instability that they say could lead to a new dictatorship. At the Saturday demonstration marking the national day for the Haitian women’s movement, the protesters deplored the rising power of gangs in recent…

Ukrainian soldier killed amid fresh tensions in east

KIEV, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian-backed separatists accusedUkrainian forces of killing a child in a drone attack on Saturday, as Kievreported the death of one of its soldiers in a mine explosion. Kiev has been battling pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Donetsk andLugansk regions since 2014, following Moscow’s annexation of…

UN chief welcomes revocation of US sanctions against ICC officials

UNITED NATIONS, April 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the revocation by the United States of former President Donald Trump’s executive order on sanctions against senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC plays an important role in advancing accountability for international crimes. The secretary-general affirms…

Covid-19: First baby born in Spain with covid antibodies – reports

First baby born in Spain with Covid-19 antibodies MADRID, April 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — A boy born last week on the Spanish island of Ibiza has become the first newborn in Spain with COVID-19 antibodies, after his mother received the vaccine in the third trimester of her pregnancy, according to local…

Covid-19: Brazil surpasses 330,000 deaths

Brazil has become the global epicentre of the pandemic in recent weeks BRASILIA, April 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Deaths from COVID-19 in Brazil surpassed 330,000 on Saturday after 1,987 new fatalities registered, bringing the country’s death toll to 330,193, the Ministry of Health reported. Besides, 43,515 new cases were registered, bringing…

Covid-19: Canada’s cases surpass 1 million

Canada is grappling with a third wave of cases amid the rapid spread of variants OTTAWA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada hit a grim milestone on Saturday when the country officially surpassed one million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Canada recorded 6,937 total cases on Saturday evening…

Thousands join ‘kill the bill’ rallies across Britain against proposed protest law

Scuffles broke out in the evening between police and protesters at one gathering in central London LONDON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of demonstrators joined rallies across Britain on Saturday as part of a “national weekend of action” against a proposed new law that would give police extra powers to…

US partially lifts visa sanctions on Sierra Leone

Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State FREETOWN, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government has announced the partial lifting of visa sanctions imposed on Sierra Leone over differences in the handling of deportees.The US mission in Freetown said Secretary of State Antony Blinken ordered the move in recognition of the…