Guatemalan forces clash with migrant caravan, Biden team seeks to halt exodus

US-bound Honduran migrants clash with Guatemalan soldiers in Vado Hondo, Guatemala VADO HONDO (Guatemala), Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemalan security forces used sticks and tear gas to beat back a large migrant caravan bound for the United States, just days before the advent of a new US administration, which urged travelers…

Update: Four die as dry cargo ship sinks in Black Sea off Turkey

ANKARA, Jan 18 (NNN-TASS) — At least four crewmembers of the bulk carrier that sank on Sunday in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast have died, the local authorities reported. “The vessel sank because of the bad weather conditions. Four people died. Six crewmembers have been saved. The search…

Covid-19: Global vaccine campaign gains pace as Brazil starts jabs

Brazilian nurse Monica Calazans receives the vaccine against COVID-19 in Sao Paulo, Brazil PARIS, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global Covid-19 vaccination drive gained pace as Brazil gave its first injections and India pushed on with its massive campaign, while European authorities sought to allay concerns about delays in supplies.…

Covid-19: Number of cases across globe up by over 683,000 in 24-hour – WHO

GENEVA, Jan 18 (NNN-TASS) — More than 683,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past 24 hours, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 93.19 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin. As of Jan 17, as many as…

Covid-19: UK records another 38,598 cases

LONDON, Jan 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Another 38,598 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, the lowest daily increase since the start of the year, according to official figures. The daily figure, down from 41,346 reported on Saturday, brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,395,959,…

Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to 73

At least 743 people were injured by Friday’s quake JAKARTA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday rose to 73 as more bodies were retrieved from the rubble of toppled houses, the national disaster mitigation agency said.Spokesman Raditya…

At least two dead after Russian freighter sinks in the Black Sea

Five survivors have also been rescued ANKARA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two bodies have been found after a Russian freighter sunk in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast early on Sunday, reported the Turkish news agency Anadolu, citing regional Governor Sinan Guner.Five survivors have also been rescued. The ship…

Al-Shabaab kills US-trained soldiers in ambush in southern Somalia

The convoy was first hit by a massive roadside bomb MOGADISHU, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Terrorists killed at least five soldiers, including members of the US-trained Somali special forces known as Danab, in southern Somalia, a government official said.Heavily armed members of terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked a military convoy near…

Sudan: At least 48 people killed in inter-communal violence in restive Darfur

Abd al-Rahim Hamdan Dagalo (R, front), a commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary force DARFUR (Sudan), Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tribal clashes in Sudan’s restive Darfur killed at least 48 people, in the latest bout of violence to hit the region, state media reported.The clashes initially pitted the Massalit…

South Sudan says to continue talks with split holdout opposition groups

Holdout opposition groups, the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA), and a government delegation recently held talks in Rome, Italy JUBA, Jan 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — South Sudan said it will continue to have talks with holdout opposition groups despite their being split into various factions, which have caused the peace…