US racism: San Francisco to remove Lincoln, Washington and other slave-tainted names from 44 schools

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are no longer in favor in San Francisco, where the school board has voted to change the name of 44 schools it says bear the monikers of people associated with racism, slavery or colonization. The move, which has…

Covid-19: Brazil’s response worst, New Zealand’s best – study

SYDNEY, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s handling of the coronaviruspandemic has been ranked the world’s worst, while New Zealand topped the class, according to research published by a leading Australian think tank on Thursday. Sydney’s Lowy Institute assessed almost 100 countries on six criteria,including confirmed cases, deaths and testing metrics.…

US Pres Biden polls higher in first week than Trump at any time

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden has a higher approval rating after one week in office than Donald Trump did in his entire presidency, a new poll found Wednesday. A Monmouth University poll showed 54 percent of Americans approving ofBiden’s performance and 30 percent disapproving. Trump spent…

Covid-19: Barbados to impose a two-week lockdown starting Feb 3

BRIDGETOWN, Jan 28 (NNN-TELESUR) — Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that the country will enter “a period of national pause” as part of new restrictions to curb the spread of the Nobel coronavirus.  The lockdown will begin on Feb3 until Feb 17 to allow health personnel to conduct COVID-19…

Covid-19: Ecuador’s lawmakers dismiss Health Minister Zevallos over “mishandling of virus management”

QUITO, Jan 28 (NNN-TELESUR) — Ecuador’s Parliament approved the dismissal and the beginning of an impeachment process against Health Minister Juan Zevallos for alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.  Lawmakers Doris Soliz and Rodrigo Collaguazo presented the impeachment motion which was approved with 121 votes in favor and four abstentions. On Monday,…

Covid-19: Argentine president calls for LatAm unity to tackle pandemic

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called for Latin American unity to tackle the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic is much more than a disease that has claimed lives. The pandemic has exposed the inadequacy of a system,” Fernandez said in an…

Asylum ‘under attack’ at Europe’s borders: UN

GENEVA, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN voiced alarm Thursday atincreasingly frequent pushbacks and expulsions of refugees at Europe’sborders, warning that the very idea of asylum itself was under attack on thecontinent. The United Nations refugee agency called on countries to createindependent monitoring mechanisms to ensure the right to seek…

Covid-19: Ten Rotterdam police officers injured in lockdown riots

At least 10 police officers were injured in the protests ROTTERDAM, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 police officers were injured in Rotterdam as protesters opposed to coronavirus lockdowns rioted in several Dutch cities.More than 50 rioters were arrested, Rotterdam police chief Fred Westerbeeke told Dutch radio.The port city…

Covid-19: President Magufuli warns Tanzanians against ‘white man’ vaccines

Tanzanian President John Magufuli DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian President John Magufuli has warned the country’s health ministry against rushing into embracing the COVID-19 vaccines promoted by foreign companies and countries.Magufuli cast doubt on the global urge to develop Covid-19 vaccine claiming that little has been done to help…

Senegal restricts public access to major park following mysterious deaths of 750 pelicans

The park has nearly three million birds from almost 400 species DAKAR, Jan 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Senegalese authorities restricted public access to a major bird park after the mysterious death of at least 750 pelicans. Authorities have ruled out the possibility of bird flu after thorough investigations.A patrol in…