Libyans arrested for setting Nigerian migrant on fire; UN ‘horrified’

Three Libyans killed a Nigerian man by setting him on fire in Tripoli TRIPOLI, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Libyan authorities have arrested three suspects for killing a man by setting him on fire, the interior ministry has said. The interior ministry is quoted as saying that the three Libyans,…

Benin feels ‘heard’ after France votes to return looted artefacts

COTONOU, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A vote by French lawmakers to return 26 prized artefacts looted in Benin in the 19th century is a “big victory”,Alain Godonou, the West African country’s director of museums, said. The head of the Museums Programme at the National Agency for HeritagePromotion and Tourism Development…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro says he ended Car Wash graft probe as “government now corruption-free”

BRASILIA, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro saidthat he has ended the country’s biggest-ever corruption probe,“Operation Car Wash,” as there is “no more corruption in the government.” Launched six years ago, the investigation has put some of the biggestnames in politics and business behind bars, including former president…

Covid-19: Europe passes 6 million confirmed cases

PARIS, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Europe has registered more than six million confirmed cases of novel coronavirus since it first appeared in the region in January. So far the continent has seen 6,000,940 infections and 237,716 deaths, with the most in Russia (1,248,619 infections and 21,865 deaths), Spain (825,410 infections,…

Despite virus shutdown, North Korea to stage huge parade

PYONGYANG, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight months into a strict, coronavirus-triggered border shutdown, nuclear-armed North Korea is widely expected to stage an attention-grabbing display of its latest and most advanced weaponry at a mass military parade in Pyongyang on Saturday. The cavalcade will mark the 75th anniversary of the ruling…

Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya on Russia’s wanted list: ministry

MOSCOW, Oct 8, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is on Russia’s wanted list on a criminal charge, the Russian interior ministry said Wednesday. The 38-year-old, who took refuge in EU member Lithuania following her claim to have beaten long-running leader Alexander Lukashenko in August elections, is “wanted…

US unrest: Police officer charged with George Floyd murder released on bail

MINNESOTA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a mass protest movement, was released from a Minnesota jail on $1 million bail. Derek Chauvin, who was videorecorded pressing his knee to handcuffed Floyd’s neck during an arrest in May…

Kuwait’s parliament approves Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as crown prince

Sheikh Mishaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah KUWAIT CITY, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kuwaiti National Assembly (parliament) approved Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as crown prince, Kuwait News Agency said. Sheikh Mishaal, 80, has been deputy chief of the Kuwait National Guard since 2004, largely staying out of the political scene and…

Hurricane Delta lashes Mexico, heads towards US

CANCUN (Mexico), Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Delta regained strength as it headed towards the United States after lashing Mexico’sCaribbean coast, where some tourists complained about conditions in crowded emergency shelters during a pandemic. There were widespread power outages after Delta slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula in southeast Mexico as…

Covid could add to 2 million per year stillbirth toll: UN

PARIS, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost two million babies are stillborn every year — one every 16 seconds — the United Nations said, warning that the Covid-19 pandemic could add another 200,000 deaths to the “devastating” toll. The vast majority of stillbirths, 84 percent, occur in low- and middle-income countries,…