Hurricane Delta roars ashore on storm-battered US southern coast

LAKE CHARLES (United States), Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Delta made landfall on the Louisiana coast, packing ferocious winds and a“life-threatening” storm surge — and driving out residents still rebuildingfrom a devastating storm less than two months ago. Delta became the 10th named storm of the year to make US…

Floods in Sudan put over 10 mln people at risk of water-borne diseases: UN spokesman

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 10 million people inSudan risk contracting water-borne diseases following extensive damage offloods to hundreds of water sources and the collapse of several thousandlatrines, a UN spokesman said. “Malaria and other vector-borne diseases are expected to rise, and Sudan’salready fragile food security situation…

French, Italian hostages freed in Mali arrives home in Paris, Rome

French ex-hostage Sophie Petronin is seen at the Malian presidential palace after being released and flown to the capital Bamako, Mali, late Thursday PARIS, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by extremists in Mali was reunited Friday with her grandchildren in France,…

Hurricane Delta shuts most US offshore oil output in 15 years

HOUSTON, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strengthening Hurricane Delta dealt the greatest blow to U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico production in 15 years, halting most of the region’s oil and nearly two-thirds of its natural gas output. An already large and powerful storm, Delta could intensify further as it churns…

Update: Europe records 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for first time

Medical worker prepares for a procedure with a patient in the intensive care unit of a city hospital in Moscow, Russia LONDON, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe surpassed 100,000 daily reported COVID-19 cases for the first time on Thursday, after countries such as Russia and United Kingdom saw no respite…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump says he is ‘medication-free’

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said he was “medication free” and revealed more details of his fight with Covid-19 in a televised interview aired Friday, one week after he was hospitalized with the virus. The president appeared on Fox’s Tucker Carlson Tonight for what the White…

US presidential election: Organizers cancel Oct 15 presidential debate

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Commission on Presidential Debates said it has cancelled next week’s showdown between Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden, after the president said he would not participate in a virtual format. “Each (candidate) now has announced alternate plans for that date,” the commission said…

‘Rein in culture of violence’: Algerians urge action after rape and murder of woman

Protesters in Algiers ALGIERS, Oct 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The rape and murder in Algeria of a 19-year-old woman sparked cries for action on gender-based violence in the North African country and calls to bring back capital punishment. The body of the young woman, identified as Chaima, was found in early…

Covid-19: Bars to shut in four more French cities with alert level raised; Germany sees worrying surge

Bars and restaurants are to be shut in another four French cities where Covid-19 is spreading PARIS, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French government has imposed tighter coronavirus restrictions in four more cities with high infection rates, as a number of European countries see a surge in cases. The cities of…

US unrest: FBI busts militia ‘plot’ to abduct Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer over virus orders

Whitmer’s coronavirus executive orders led to controversy in Michigan LANSING (Michigan, US), Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The FBI says it has thwarted a plot to abduct and overthrow Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.Whitmer has become a target of coronavirus sceptics after enacting strict mitigation measures that were overturned by a…