Argentina again forced to ramp LNG imports , as domestic gas production falls

BUENOS AIRES, March 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina forced to quickly ramp up LNG imports in the coming winter months to meet its heating season, as domestic gas production dwindles and Bolivian pipeline imports slow. Argentina’s 2020 output was the lowest since 2017, as production from its Vaca Muerta shale formation…

Nigeria: Shoot anyone with AK-47 in the bush – Pres Buhari orders soldiers

Nigeria is grappling with a chronic insecurity problem across the vast north ABUJA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to shoot on sight anyone seen with AK-47 rifle in the bush. “The president has ordered security forces to go into the bushes and shoot whoever they…

Covid-19: South Africa, China seize fake vaccines – Interpol

LYON (France), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security officials in China and South Africa seized thousands of counterfeit doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the global police agency Interpol revealed.The international police force said in a statement that 400 vials, equivalent to about 2,400 doses, containing the fake vaccine were found at…

Nigeria: Violence erupts during reception for kidnapped schoolgirls as they return to families

Broken car windows are seen as riot broke out after the arrival of the rescued JSS Jangebe schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara JANGEBE (Nigeria), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One moment, Hadiza was weeping and flinging her arms around her father for the first time since her abduction; the next – gunfire…

Italian magistrates set to level charges against sea rescuers, NGOs

ROME, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A German aid group that operated a migrant rescue boat in the Mediterranean said Italian magistrates were set to charge 21 individuals and three human rights groups with aiding illegal immigration from Libya. The announcement came after magistrates in the Sicilian city of Trapani said…

Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano erupts, officials warn of burning projectiles

The Pacaya volcano spews smoke and ash as seen from El Rodeo, Guatemala GUATEMALA CITY, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano erupted on Wednesday, expelling lava for several hours and prompting the country’s meteorological institute to warn that incandescent volcanic blocks could rain down on nearby towns. Officials stopped…

US House passes police reforms ahead of Floyd murder trial

The US House of Representatives passed a police reforms package that bears the name of George Floyd, the African-American man killed in May 2020 by a Minneapolis police officer who goes on trial for murder on March 8 WASHINGTON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A sweeping police reform package that bans…

Migrants protest at US-Mexico crossing, pleading for asylum

Migrants trying to get into the United States protested at the border with Mexico TIJUANA (Mexico), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Migrants from central America, Cuba, Haiti and Mexico blocked two lanes of the US-Mexico border crossing in Tijuana, begging President Joe Biden’s administration to allow them to apply for asylum in…

Toronto van attacker found guilty of killing 10, injuring 16

TORONTO, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 28-year-old Canadian who plowed a van into pedestrians in a deadly attack three years ago in Toronto was found guilty of murdering 10 people and trying to kill 16 others. Ontario Superior Court Judge Anne Molloy rejected defense arguments that Alek Minassian was incapable of…

Covid-19: Czechs launch mass testing to battle surge

PRAGUE, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Czech Republic launched mass coronavirus testing at business premises, in a bid to stem the world’s highest infection rate. The government also enabled regions to call up private doctors and other medical staff to work in public COVID-19 hospitals, many of which have reached capacity.…