Boko Haram ‘kills 12’ in raid near Nigeria’s Chibok

KANO (Nigeria), Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boko Haram militants killed 12 people and abducted seven others in a raid on a village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok, local sources said. Chibok is the scene of the mass kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in 2014 by Boko Haram which drew…

Nicaragua issues hurricane warning as Eta intensifies

MANAGUA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaraguan authorities issued a hurricane warning as Tropical Storm Eta gathered force over the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall in a few days as a Category One hurricane. Eta is likely to intensify to hurricane strength by the time it reaches Nicaragua’s northeastern…

US presidential election: Campaign enters final day with nation on edge

Poll workers in Detroit began processing ballots. The 2020 election is on track to set new records for turnout on the strength of a tidal wave of early voting WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US presidential campaign enters its final day Monday with a last-minute scramble for votes by…

Covid-19: White House and country’s top virus doctor clash ahead of election

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of America’s top government scientists, Anthony Fauci, has issued an urgent plea for a change in US policy on the coronavirus, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Trump administration in the final days of a hard-fought election campaign. Fauci, in an interview in the…

Covid-19: Global death toll tops 1.2 million

PARIS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1.2 million people have died ofcoronavirus around the globe, according to official sourcesat 0745 GMT on Monday. A total of 1,200,042 deaths had been recorded from 46,452,818 cases, withnearly one death in every five in the United States, the world’s worst-hitcountry. The US…

Canada: Police arrest suspect after stabbings in Quebec City kill 2

Police said the suspect is in his mid-20s and confirmed two have died and five others are hurt QUEBEC CITY (Canada), Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Quebec City early Sunday arrested a man on suspicion of killing two people and injuring five others in a stabbing rampage near the provincial…

Georgia ruling party claims election win, opposition cries foul

TBILISI, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Georgia opposition parties rejected early parliamentary poll results Sunday and called for demonstrations after the election commission announced the ruling party led the vote. Polls in the country of nearly four million people regularly spark mass protests, with only one orderly transition of power after…

Two die after boat catches fire on Lake Victoria

The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon KAMPALA, Nov 1 (NNN-NEW VISION) — Two passengers died while several others are still missing after an engine boat carrying over 20 people and merchandise caught fire on Lake Victoria in Buikwe district.  The Marine Police confirmed that two bodies, including one of a…

Covid-19: Portugal, Austria re-imposes partial lockdown after infections hit new high

LISBON, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — PORTUGAL’s government announced new lockdown restrictions from Nov 4 for most of the country, telling people to stay at home except for outings for work, school or shopping, and ordering companies to switch to remote working. A day after daily coronavirus infections hit a record high,…

Covid-19: Protesters against restrictions clash with police in Spanish cities

People protests against the closure of bars and gyms in Barcelona, Spain MADRID, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s prime minister condemned a series of violent protests in cities across the country against restrictions imposed to curb the surge of COVID-19 after a six-month state of emergency came into action this…