US: PresTrump to visit California as deadly wildfires rage

PORTLAND, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said he will meet emergency services in California on Monday as record fires that have killed 27 people smothered the West Coast in dense smog. Officials warned of further fatalities with swathes of land in California, Oregon and Washington still cut…

UN chief condemns attacks against journalists

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, Sept 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the increasing number of attacks against journalists, said his spokesman. “The secretary-general is appalled at the continued and increased numbers of attacks against journalists and media workers around the world,” said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman,…

Road accidents: At least 7 dead on Bolivian highway; bus accident in Germany injures 31

LA PAZ/BERLIN, Sept 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least seven people died and five others were injured after a minibus collided with a garbage truck in western Bolivia, police said in LA PAZ. The police commander of the city of El Alto, Ismael Villca, told local media that the accident occurred…

DR Congo: 50 feared dead in mine collapse

Mining is the foundation stone of the Congolese economy. Reuters KINSHASA, Sept 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 50 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities said Saturday. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon in the town of Kamituga in South…

US commemorates 19th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks

Biden (left) and Pence greeted each other in New York City NEW YORK, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rivals for the White House have displayed a moment of unity as the US marks the 19th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden greeted Vice-President Mike…

Covid-19: Kenya to take part in Oxford vaccine trials

More than 400 participants have been enrolled in Kenya for the trials NAIROBI, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya will participate in final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. It will be the second African country to be involved in the trials that were…

Covid-19: Supplies of Russian vaccine to Brazil may be doubled – RDIF

BRASILIA, Sept 12 (NNN-TASS) — Brazil will receive 50 milliondoses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by March, and this amount can be doubled, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev in an interview with the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on Friday. “We will be able…

Covid-19: First batch of Sputnik V vaccine has been shipped to Russian regions – Health Ministry

MOSCOW, Sept 12 (NNN-TASS) — The first pilot batch of the Sputnik Vvaccine against the novel coronavirus for risk groups has been shipped to the regions of Russia, a spokesperson at the Healthcare Ministry told reporters. “The first batch of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine, developed by the the Gamaleya National…

Covid-19: US has expelled 8,800 migrant children under coronavirus rules

Mark Morgan, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s administration has expelled about 8,800 unaccompanied migrant children intercepted at the US-Mexico border since March 20 under rules…

UK to invest £23.8m in strategic Omani port

LONDON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain announced a £23.8 million investment to triple the size of its base in an Omani port close to the sensitive waters of the Gulf. The expansion of the “logistics hub” at Duqm will “facilitate Royal Navy deployments to the Indian Ocean” and “further support…