Eight killed in attack targeting Afghan governor

JALALABAD (Afghanistan), Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people,officials said, as the president travelled to Qatar where peace talks withthe Taliban have stalled. Twenty eight people were wounded when the attacker rammed his explosives-filled vehicle into the convoy of Rahmatullah…

Europe’s pushback of migrants ‘shameful’: UN refugee chief

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN refugee chief lambastedcountries which close their doors to desperate migrants and Europe’s“shameful” refusal to allow migrants stranded at sea to disembark quickly. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said migrants andrefugees around the world were continuing to take dangerous routes towards…

Covid-19: Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’ – WHO

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 pandemic is having a“devastating impact” on mental health services globally, the World HealthOrganization said, ahead of a large fundraising push. It warned that mental health had been overlooked in the crisis, pointingto a survey conducted between June and August that revealed severedisruptions to…

Covid-19: Pres Trump back at White House after being discharged from Walter Reed

President Donald Trump stands on the balcony outside of the Blue Room as he returns to the White House after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump left Walter Reed Medical Center just after 6:30 p.m. ET on Monday, hours after the…

Haitian groups demand reparations for UN cholera victims

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 5 (NNN-TELESUR) — Haitian organizations are demanding compensation for thousands of victims of Cholera and an end to impunity, ten years after the United Nations (UN) introduced the deadly disease into the country. As the UN celebrates its 75th anniversary, a campaign is seeking to round up 100,000…

Paraguay: Fires expand across the country

Presidente Hayes department remains the hardest-hit by the blaze ASUNCION, Oct 5 (NNN-TELESUR) — Paraguay’s authorities reported that fires continued to spread across the country since there were reported 7,373 hotspots in the last 24hrs. According to the latest update published today by the National Emergency Secretary, there are hotspots in the…

Colombia: New massacre leaves three dead, one was a minor

Two women hold a sign that reads, “These are not collective homicides, they are massacres” during a protest in Bogota BOGOTA, Oct 5 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Colombian Farmers’ Association (ANUC) reported a new massacre in southern Cordoba that left three people dead, including a minor. The triple homicide occurred on the farm…

Chilean policeman arrested for throwing a teenager from a bridge during demonstration

People assisting the young man who was thrown from the Pio Nono Bridge by a carabinero SANTIAGO, Oct 5 (NNN-TELESUR) — Chilean Attorney General’s Office ordered the arrest of a carabinero (Chilean police) who threw a 16-year-old boy into the Mapocho River from the PIo Nono Bridge, in Santiago, when military police were…

Plane crash in New York City leaves 1 dead, 2 seriously injured

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The crash of a single engine seaplane in New York City on Sunday afternoon has left one dead and two seriously injured, according to the latest release by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). The pilot and one of the passengers, both in…

Argentina president hopes for IMF deal ‘as soon as possible’

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina President Alberto Fernandez said he hoped to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to refinance a $44 billion loan “as soon as possible.” His announcement comes ahead of the arrival Tuesday of an IMF mission to focus on the country’s debt…