Floods, rough seas kill 18 in Vietnam as fresh storm on the way

Hue city, submerged in floodwaters caused by heavy downpours, in central Vietnam HANOI, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 18 people died and more than a dozen are missing after floods submerged homes in central Vietnam and rough seas capsized fishing boats, authorities said as another storm threatened fresh downpours.…

US: Sweltering heat, power outages greet Louisiana evacuees returning from Hurricane Delta

LAKE CHARLES (Louisiana, US), Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Storm-weary coastal Louisiana residents who fled from the path of Hurricane Delta in recent days streamed back to their homes to face cleanup and repairs from the second hurricane to batter their state over the past six weeks. Many returned to find…

Kenya: Six feared dead in Lake Victoria boat accident

NAIROBI, Oct 12 (NNN-KBC) — Six people are feared dead and seven others nursing injuries after the boat they were travelling in capsized in Lake Victoria, Budalangi Constituency. A multi-agency team comprising officers from the Kenya Navy and Kenya Coast Guard in partnership with local divers combing the dark waters…

Slovenia’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record high; Germany’s cases also surge

People wearing face masks take a bus in Ljubljana, Slovenia LJUBLJANA, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Slovenia reported 411 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a record high since the country confirmed its first case on March 4, the official statistics released showed. Slovenia conducted 2,956 virus…

Libya: 390 illegal migrants rescued off coast – IOM

TRIPOLI, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that a total of 390 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in the past 48 hours. “In the past 48 hours, 390 migrants, among them women and children, have been intercepted and returned to Libya,”…

Covid-19: Pandemic spreading “with enormous ferocity” in Argentina’s interior, warns president

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading “with enormous ferocity” in the interior of Argentina, President Alberto Fernandez warned. “Between now and the end of the year we have to contain it, because the pandemic is not over, it is at its worst at the moment.…

Egypt hosts UN-brokered Libyan peace talks

CAIRO, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Egypt hosted on Sunday a new round of negotiations between Libya’s two rival administrations represented in members of Libya’s Tobruk-based House of Representatives and the High Council of State. During the talks, sponsored by the United Nations, Director of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamel…

US unrest: Black man who police led by rope sues Texas city for US$1 million

Neely has sued the city of Galveston, Texas and its police department. GALVESTON (Texas, US), Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for US$1 million, saying he suffered…

Covid-19: Tunisia’s economic crisis amidst the pandemic

Tens of thousands of Tunisians have lost their jobs in a worsening economic crisis exacerbated by efforts to stem rising cases of novel coronavirus TUNIS, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Tunisians have lost their jobs in a worsening economic crisis exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic as nearly…

Covid-19: Nurses suffer burn-out, psychological distress – association

A nurse wearing protective gear at El Dorado airport in Bogota, Colombia GENEVA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Many nurses caring for COVID-19 patients are suffering burn-out or psychological distress, and many have faced abuse or discrimination outside of work, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said. Supplies of personal protective…