US presidential election: Pres Trump tells fans on post-Covid comeback tour: ‘I feel so powerful’

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deprived of his beloved campaign trail for 10 days by Covid-19, President Donald Trump took center stage again Monday in Florida, vowing that he is in “great shape” with 22 days to go until he faces Joe Biden in the election. “I went through it…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump has tested negative – White House doctor

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump has been found negative for Covid-19 using a rapid test, his White House physician said, 10 days after the president announced he had contracted the potentially-deadly illness. “I can share with you that he tested negative, on consecutive days, using the…

Ecuadorian president extends state of emergency at prisons following “internal turmoil”

Ecuador must act swiftly to avoid its prison crisis spiraling out of control QUITO, Oct 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno extended a state of emergency at the country’s prisons for another 30 days, citing “internal turmoil” at the facilities, the Presidency’s Communications General Secretariat (Secom) said. The president…

3 killed, 3 injured in shooting in central Russia; not terror-related, says police

MOSCOW, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gunman opened fired at a bus and a bus stop in central Russia on Monday, killing three people and wounding three more, police said. The shooting took place in a village in the Nizhny Novgorod region located around 400 kilometers east of Moscow. Police…

Covid-19: New three-tier local lockdown system introduced in UK to check spread of coronavirus

Prime Minister Boris Johnson LONDON, Oct 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new three-level COVID-19 alert system that will be implemented across England, with Liverpool moved to the highest tier as the level being decided according to local infection rates. Outlining the new strategy, Johnson said…

Covid-19: Spain marks austere National Day as State of Alarm imposed in capital

Planes fly over a square during an event to celebrate the national day of Spain in Madrid MADRID, Oct 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — King Felipe VI of Spain on Monday presided over an austere National Day parade in the Spanish capital, where a 15-day State of Alarm was declared Friday to…

Covid-19: US cases surpass 7.8 mln – Johns Hopkins University

Patients wear face masks as they wait in line for a Covid-19 test at Elmhurst Hospital Center, in New York NEW YORK, Oct 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — COVID-19 cases in the United States totaled 7,802,281 with 214,045 deaths as of 7:24 p.m. local time (2324 GMT) on Monday, according to the…

Covid-19: Nearly a dozen southern African MPs died from Coronavirus

The MPs were from Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius and Zimbabwe MAPUTO, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly a dozen MPs have died from Covid-19 in southern Africa, the head of the Southern African Development Community’s parliamentary forum, Esperanca Bias, has said.The MPs were from Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius and Zimbabwe, she…

Sars ban: Nigeria’s Pres Buhari pledges ‘extensive’ police reforms amid brutality protest

Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria ABUJA, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has promised “extensive” reforms amid protests against police brutality. He also promised justice for victims of police abuse and an investigation into the death of a protester in Oyo state. Demonstrators have long called for the…

Ethiopia intensifies fight against locust swarms

The swarms invaded several countries in East Africa ADDIS ABABA, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s Agriculture Minister, Oumer Hussien, has said more spray planes will be deployed to fight huge locust swarms that are devastating farms.This is after two spraying planes crashed early October slowing down the effort to stop…