UN rebuked Israel for ‘biggest demolition of Palestinian homes in years’

Pictures from the scene showed the area strewn with debris after the demolition UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The United Nations has rebuked Israel for carrying out what it said was the biggest demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank for a decade. Some 73 people, including 41 children,…

Covid-19: Denmark imposes lockdowns amid mink covid fears

Teams in protective kit for the cull – usually mink are gassed with carbon monoxide COPENHAGEN, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Danish authorities have said a lockdown will be introduced in some areas over a coronavirus mutation found in mink that can spread to humans. The government has warned that the effectiveness of…

US presidential election: Outcome hanging on results of key states

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The outcome of the US presidential election remained in the balance late Thursday as a handful of battleground states complete their vote counts. Democrat Joe Biden has racked up at least 253 of the 270 electoral votesthat he needs, according to US network projections —…

Russian Pres Putin orders greenhouse gas reduction to 70 per cent of 1990 levels

Russian President Vladimir Putin MOSCOW, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a reduction of greenhouse gases to up to 70 per cent of 1990 levels in the fight against climate change by 2030, the Kremlin said in a decree. Moscow notes that the impact of temperatures…

ICC probes EndSARS crackdown in Nigeria

EndSARS protestor THE HAGUE, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating the recent crackdown on EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. The Nigerian military is accused of opening fire on peaceful protesters who hit the streets against police brutalities. According to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari some 51 civilians,…

Sudan holds first unisex fashion shows after Bashir ouster

One of the male models in the show KHARTOUM, Nov 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — In a move that would have been almost unthinkable under ousted president Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese designers have organised a series of mixed-gender fashion shows to present their new lines. The shows in upmarket Khartoum hotels saw female…

Fears of civil war in Ethiopia as PM orders military response to TPLF attack

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia may be on the brink of “a civil war”, according to experts who have spoken on the decision of the country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, to order a military attack in response to hostile forces who…

Malawi to become first African country in decades to open an embassy in Jerusalem

Pres Lazarus Chakwera LILONGWE, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawi says it will open an embassy in Jerusalem, the controversial capital of Israel, in the summer of 2021. This was made known by the country’s foreign minister, Eisenhower Mkaka, who is on a three-day trip to the Jewish state. “Mkaka reiterated…

US formally quits Paris agreement but Biden pledges return

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States left the Paris accord on Wednesday, becoming the first country to ever withdraw from an international climate change pact, but Joe Biden vowed he would immediately return as president. With election results pointing to a likely defeat for Donald Trump in Tuesday’s…

Canada reports rare strain of swine flu found in a human

MONTREAL, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian health authorities reported the country’s first case of a human infected with the H1N2 virus, a rare strain of swine flu. The case, detected in the western province of Alberta in mid-October, appears to be isolated “and there is no increased risk to Albertans…