Covid-19: How coronavirus has spread across the world

PARIS, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On Jan 11, the first coronavirus deathwas officially recorded in China. Eight months after the identification ofthe disease that appeared in Wuhan in December 2019, the world is on thebrink of recording one million deaths. – 1,000 deaths in the first month – The Sars-CoV-2…

Covid-19: Deal on paid sick leave for all Canadians should avert snap elections

OTTAWA, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached a deal with the opposition leftist New Democrats on paid sick leavefor all Canadian workers during the pandemic, avoiding possible snapelections. The minority Liberal government earlier this week had in a so-calledthrone speech proposed sweeping new measures to help Canadians…

Ukraine: Cadets among 22 dead in ‘shock’ military plane crash

KIEV, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 22 people includingmilitary cadets were killed and two others were seriously injured on Fridaywhen a Ukrainian air force plane crashed near Kharkiv in the east of thecountry, the interior ministry said. Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko confirmed the death toll, describing the incident…

Covid-19: Over 80% of Britons not heeding self-isolation rules, study finds

People enjoy the hot weather on the beach in Margate, Britain LONDON, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over 80% of people in Britain are not adhering to self-isolation guidelines when they have COVID-19 symptoms or had contact with someone who has tested positive, a study has found. A majority were also…

South Africa leader backs removal of statues ‘glorifying racism’

PRETORIA, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has supported the removal of statues that glorify the country’s apartheid past. He said “any symbol, monument or activity that glorifies racism, that represents our ugly past, has no place in democratic South Africa”. “Monuments glorifying our divisive past should…

US presidential election: Pres Trump blasted for suggesting he might not honour vote

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top Republicans and Democrats pushed back hard against President Donald Trump’s suggestion he might not accept defeat in the November election, warning him the United States was not “North Korea.” A day after the US leader refused to clearly guarantee a peaceful transfer of power,…

Paris attack: Two people stabbed near former Charlie Hebdo office

A local trader, who took this photo of a victim being treated, said there was panic outside his store PARIS, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people have been stabbed and seriously hurt in Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Two suspects have been arrested. One…

Police officer shot dead at Croydon Custody Centre

The police officer was shot at Croydon Custody Centre in south London LONDON, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A “much-loved” police officer has been shot dead at a custody centre in London. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, is then thought to have shot himself. He is now in a critical condition…

Covid-19: Kenyan police chief sued over curfew killings

The groups have demanded the compensation for the victims NAIROBI, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four human rights groups are seeking compensation for victims of police brutality in Kenya. Amnesty International Kenya, International Justice Mission Kenya, Haki Africa and the Kituo cha Sheria have filed a petition asking for monetary compensation…

Ethiopia charges 2,000 over violence after musician’s murder

More than 160 people died in the unrest ADDIS ABABA, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ethiopian government has said that 2,000 people have been charged in connection with the killing of Oromia singer Hachalu Hundessa and the violence that followed. Attorney general, Gedion Timothewos, said those charged include politicians and…