Covid-19: Two-thirds of Slovaks tested for virus, 1% positive

BRATISLAVA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two-thirds of Slovakia’s population of 5.4 million people were tested for coronavirus over the weekend as part of a controversial nationwide programme, officials said. Antigen tests were carried out on 3.625 million people — of whom 38,359 people, or 1.06 percent, were found to be…

Armenia calls for probe into ‘foreign mercenaries’ in Karabakh

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan YEREVAN/BAKU, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armenia’s prime minister called for an international investigation into the presence of “foreign mercenaries” in Nagorno-Karabakh after ethnic Armenian forces said they had captured two mercenaries from Syria. Azerbaijian has repeatedly denied the presence of foreign combatants in the conflict…

US unrest: Bail for Illinois teen charged in Kenosha killings of protesters set at US$2 million

Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with killing two people and injuring another in Kenosha WAUKEGAN (Illinois, US), Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Wisconsin court set bail at US$2 million for an Illinois teenager accused of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third during demonstrations in August in Wisconsin. It…

Update: Central America braces for strengthening Hurricane Eta

Honduran Air Force members load supplies on planes, to be taken to residents of Puerto Lempira municipality in preparation for the arrival of the upcoming Hurricane Eta MANAGUA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eta strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane as it barrelled towards the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, the…

Covid-19: Argentina expects 10 million doses of Russian vaccine

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina is expecting 10 million doses of Russia’s main experimental COVID-19 vaccine between December and January, the government said, as infections continue to climb in the South American country. The vaccine, known as Sputnik V, is given in two doses and could begin arriving…

US presidential election: Business leaders urge calm, brace for mayhem

People pass panels of wood used for boarding up businesses, in expectation for potential violence SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US business leaders are calling for calm following Tuesday’s election even as they brace for potential trouble on the streets and inside their companies in case of a disputed…

180 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR

Oil-rich Libya has emerged as a major conduit for people from Africa and the Middle East fleeing wars and poverty and hoping to reach Europe TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that some 180 illegal immigrants have been rescued off Libyan coast.…

Polio spike among children in South Sudan, months after WHO declares Africa free of the disease

JUBA, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — International charity, Save the Children, expressed concern about a spike in polio cases among children in South Sudan as new cases put lives at further risk The charity said South Sudan has recorded nine new cases of polio just three months after the World Health…

Uganda names presidential candidates for 2021 elections

A supporter of incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is pictured next to a wall of posters in Kampala KAMPALA, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uganda’s electoral body started to name presidential candidates for 2021 general elections. Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, chairperson of the Electoral Commission, said ten aspiring candidates have been verified…

Strong support at UN for International Criminal Court, against US sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventy-two countries at the United Nations offered strong support for the International Criminal Court as two of its officials face sanctions from Washington. Since the court’s creation, Washington has refused to recognize the authority of the ICC, a special multilateral court set up to…