US unrest: Philadelphia lifts curfew after unrest over police killing

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Philadelphia’s mayor said acurfew he had put in effect the previous evening over unrest that followedthe police killing of a Black man would not be maintained for a second night. Mayor Jim Kenney nonetheless called on residents to stay home except incase of emergency. “There…

Covid-19: US tops 90,000 cases in 24 hours for first time

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US hit a record number of new coronavirus cases on Friday for the second day in a row, topping 94,000 infections in 24 hours, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The country, which has seen a resurgence of its Covid-19 outbreak since…

At least 140 dead in migrant boat sinking off Senegal last week: IOM

DAKAR, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 140 people died last week when a vessel carrying around 200 migrants sank off Senegal, in the deadliest shipwreck recorded in 2020 so far, the International Office for Migration (IOM) said in a statement. The Senegalese authorities had previously given a toll of…

Gas search standoff: EU leaders demand to be ‘respected’ by Turkey

BRUSSELS, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union leaders demanded that Turkey show them some respect and warned its encroachment intoGreek waters is “completely unacceptable”. The 27 national leaders met by videolink to discuss the coronaviruspandemic, but European Council chief Charles Michel said they also discussed the stand-off in the Mediterranean.…

Covid-19: WHO in Europe says virus lockdowns should be ‘last-resort’

COPENHAGEN, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization in Europe said nationwide lockdowns should be treated as a “last-resort option” even as it noted that the continent was back at the pandemic’s “epicentre”. While widespread shutdowns of society would “cut community transmission and give the health system much needed…

Brazilian woman among those killed in France church attack

BRASILIA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of the three victims of an extremist knife attack in a church in France Thursday was a 44-year-old Brazilian mother of three, the Brazil foreign ministry announced. The woman was seriously wounded in the attack on the Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice, in the southeast…

US supports 1m American jobs in Indo Pacific in two years

HANOI, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States (US) Department ofCommerce has supported nearly one million American jobs and assistedover 12,000 US companies active in Indo pacific region since the first Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in July 2018. This was revealed during the third annual IPBF, took placevirtually in Hanoi…

Voting begins in Tanzania general elections

Tanzanians cast their ballots in the presidential election at a polling station in Zanzibar DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Tanzanians began voting on Wednesday morning to elect their president and members of parliament. The outgoing head of state John Magufuli, nicknamed the “bulldozer”, faces main opponent Tundu Lissu,…

Covid-19: Canada’s death toll surpasses 10,000 level

Customers dine at the outdoor area of a restaurant during a rainy day in Toronto OTTAWA, Oct 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Canada hit another grim milestone as the country’s death toll of COVID-19 reached 10,001, according to CTV. The milestone, which has only been reached by 20 other nations according to…

Mexico: Authorities find three clandestine graves in Jalisco

MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jalisco’s Attorney General Gerardo Solis Gomez reported the discovery of at least 100 corpses in three clandestine graves in different municipalities. The graves were found in the municipalities of El Salto, Ixtlahuacan de Los Membrillos, and San Pedro Tlaquepaque, and the authorities have only…