Death toll rises to 18 after bus plunges into river in Nigeria

LAGOS, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — The number of people killed after a passenger bus fell into a river in southeast Nigeria on Friday has risen to 18, a police officer said. One person was confirmed dead on the spot during the rescue operation on Friday, 14 bodies were retrieved from…

Cameroon Army deploys ahead of Tuesday protests

The Cameroon government has deployed thousands of troops to the Anglophone northwest and southwest of the country in an attempt to stop separatist groups from declaring independence on Oct 1 YAOUNDE, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All military personnel have been put on alert in Cameroon for four days starting Monday,…

Covid-19: UK ponders second lockdown as outbreak accelerates

People walk through the Chinatown area, amid the Covid-19 outbreak, in London LONDON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Monday pondering a second national lockdown as an accelerating coronavirus outbreak threatened to destroy any shoots of economic recovery and send millions back into isolation. The…

Colombia: Seven killed in 60th massacre of 2020

BOGOTA, Sept 21 (NNN-TELESUR) — At least seven people were killed Sunday in a massacre in the municipality of Buenos Aires, department of Cauca, Colombia, the Red por la Vida de los Derechos Humanos de Cauca (Network of Life of Human Rights of Cauca) reported. The Network says this is the ninth…

Covid-19: Brazil’s death toll reaches 136,895; Colombia’s at 24,208

BRASILIA/BOGOTA, Sept 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil reported 363 more deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising its national total to 136,895 since the start of the pandemic. Tests also detected 16,389 infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4,544,629, according to the health ministry.…

Uganda reopens international airport, land borders for tourists

KAMPALA, Sept 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uganda on Sunday reopened its international airport and land borders for tourists and citizens who had been stranded abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The international airport and land borders will now be opened for tourists, coming in and going out, provided they tested negative 72…

Italians head to polls in key referendum, regional vote

ource: Xinhua| 2020-09-20 20:14:44|Editor: huaxia A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Naples, Italy ROME, Sept 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Over 46 million Italians are being called to the polls on Sunday and Monday in a nationwide constitutional referendum on cutting the number of lawmakers in the country’s parliament.…

Update: ByteDance says TikTok Global plans public offering

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s ByteDance said that TikTok Global will launch a public offering of shares to enhance the corporate governance structure and transparency for the firm that will control the video platform’s US operations. ByteDance said in a statement TikTok Global will also conduct a pre-IPO round…

Finnish cruise ship evacuated after running aground in Baltic sea

MS Amorella is seen at the Aland Islands after it ran aground STOCKHOLM, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Finnish passenger cruise ship ran aground off the island of Aland in the Baltic Sea, the cruise line said, with emergency services adding they were preparing to evacuate the vessel. The ship…

Latin American nations plan to join COVAX vaccine facility after deadline

BRASILIA, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES), Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil and Argentina, Latin American nations seeking more time to commit to the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, said they intend to do so as soon as possible after missing Friday’s deadline. Peru’s foreign ministry said it managed to sign…