UN Security Council welcomes progress in DRC, concerned over violence

President Felix Tshisekedi of the DR Congo UNITED NATIONS, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Security Council has welcomed the positive developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and voiced concern over violence in the east and the dire humanitarian situation in the country.In a press statement, the members…

Covid-19: South Africa concludes sale of AstraZeneca shots to African Union

The vaccines were sold to 18 member states including Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe PRETORIA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa concluded the sale of 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford to the African Union after they were found to…

Zimbabwe launches commemorative postage stamps on COVID-19 fight

The stamps have depictions of COVID-19 prevention protocols HARARE, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has unveiled commemorative postage stamps highlighting the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, state broadcaster ZBC reported.“It is a commemorative stamp that will help preserve the history of the fight against the pandemic,” Chiwenga…

Covid-19: France reports 5,273 people in intensive care units

PARIS, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France reported on Saturday that 5,273 people were in intensive care units for COVID-19, a rise of 19 from the previous day. That followed one of the biggest daily jumps in months on Friday, just as France enters a third national lockdown in an effort…

Covid-19: US administers 161.7 million doses of vaccines; puts J&J in charge of plant that botched vaccine, removes AstraZeneca

WASHINGTON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has administered 161,688,422 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 207,866,645 doses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The tally is for Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Johnson & Johnson’S vaccines as of 6:00am ET on Saturday,…

Covid-19: UK says 5 million get second shot as daily deaths fall to 10

LONDON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain reported 10 deaths from COVID-19 within 28 days of a positive test on Saturday (Apr 3), the lowest daily figure since early September, as its vaccine rollout reached another milestone. Official data also showed 31,301,267 people had received their first shot of a COVID-19…

Bulgarian PM seeks 4th time lucky at ‘work, work, work’ election

SOFIA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bulgarians vote Sunday to electa new parliament with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s centre-right partytipped to finish first amid predictions of low turnout on pandemic fears. Support for Borisov’s GERB party — in power almost uninterruptedly forclose to a decade now — has been eroded by…

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…