Mali: Six women killed when ambulance rode over landmine in southern region

BAMAKO, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six women, one of whom was pregnant, were killed in a landmine blast in southern Mali on Friday, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn Sahel state. The women were travelling in an ambulance in the southern Sikasso region, which rode over…

Peru: Congress votes to open impeachment proceedings against president

LIMA, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s Congress voted to openimpeachment proceedings against President Martin Vizcarra for “moralincapacity” over accusations he tried to obstruct a corruption probe againstgovernment officials. The motion was approved by 65 votes, with 36 against and 24 abstentions.Fifty-two votes were required to open the proceedings early next…

Covid-19: UN adopts coronavirus response resolution, US votes against

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Stateswas supported only by Israel Friday in a vote against a UN resolution for a“comprehensive and coordinated response” to the Covid-19 pandemic, a text that included recognition of the WHO’s leadership role. The measure, which has been negotiated since May, was adopted…

Covid-19: Brazil virus death toll passes 130,000

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 130,000 Friday, amid cautious optimism over signs the virus isfinally slowing in the hard-hit South American country. With the second-highest death toll in the pandemic after the UnitedStates, Brazil has been devastated by the new coronavirus, which…

Covid-19: Canada reports zero deaths for first time since March

People walk in the Eaton Centre shopping mall TORONTO, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada reported zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday. Canada’s death toll from the pandemic stood at 9,163 as…

Russian Pres Putin, Pres Lukashenko to talk ‘integration’ amid Belarus protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Belarus’ counterpart Alexander Lukashenko MOSCOW, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, who is facing the largest protests of his rule, will discuss plans to further integrate their countries on Monday, the Kremlin said. Lukashenko’s visit will…

Migrants transferred from Maersk tanker after more than month at sea

Migrants sit in a boat alongside the Maersk Etienne tanker off the coast of Malta COPENHAGEN (Denmark), Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of 27 migrants who had been stuck onboard the Maersk Etienne tanker for more than a month have been transferred safely to a ship operated by the…

Venezuela: Pres Maduro says ‘US spy’ captured in Falcon

President Nicolas Maduro CARACAS, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that a “US spy” was captured near an oil refining complex in the northwest of the country, which is going through a severe fuel shortage crisis. “Yesterday we captured a US spy in Falcon state, spying on the Amuay…

Second night of protests rocks Colombian capital; eleven dead

Police officers attempt to extinguish fire from a burning dumpster during a protest in Bogota BOGOTA, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protests against police brutality in Colombia, which have rocked capital Bogota and satellite city Soacha for two nights, have left eleven dead and hundreds injured, the government said. Demonstrators have…

Mexico nears 70,000 official COVID-19 deaths, but toll likely far higher

A doctor and a medical worker check the current status of a Covid-19 patient in Tijuana MEXICO CITY, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The confirmed coronavirus death toll in Mexico is primed to hit 70,000 when official data is released on Friday, a grim milestone for a country among those most…