Covid-19: Senegalese president goes into quarantine

President Macky Sall came into contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus DAKAR, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall has quarantined himself after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.The president tested negative but will self-isolate for two weeks as a precaution, his…

Italy says 28 migrants test positive for COVID-19 on quarantine ship

ROME, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean have tested positive for the new coronavirus while held in a quarantine ship off the southern Italian coast, Sicily’s regional leader Nello Musumeci said. In April Italy banned migrant rescue ships from docking in its ports until July 31…

Russians cast early votes in ballot to extend Pres Putin’s rule

MOSCOW, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russians go to the polls Thursday to cast early votes in a nationwide ballot on constitutional reforms that could see President Vladimir Putin remain in power until 2036. Election officials say they are opening polls ahead of the official July 1 vote to avoid overcrowding…

Covid-19: Brazil starts testing Oxford coronavirus vaccine

SAO PAULO, June 25 (BBB-AGENCIES) — Researchers in Brazil began administering an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University to volunteers, the Federal University of Sao Paulo said. The vaccine, developed together with pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca, is one of the most promising of the dozens that researchers worldwide are racing…

US unrest: Pres Trump warns against attacking monuments as National Guard troops mobilized

WASHINGTON, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump warned protestors against attacking statues of prominent figures as the Pentagon mobilized 400 National Guard troops to protect monuments in the US capital. “Now they are looking at Jesus Christ, they are looking at George Washington, they are looking at Abraham Lincoln,…

US sanctions five Iranian ship captains over Venezuela oil delivery

WASHINGTON, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States sanctioned five Iranian ship captains who delivered oil to Venezuela, as Washington ratcheted up pressure against President Nicolas Maduro, whose government it considers illegitimate. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Iranian-flagged oil tankers, which delivered some 1.5 million barrels…

French and Russian leaders to hold video summit Friday

PARIS, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a videoconference with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday, with the coronavirus pandemic and the crises in Libya and Syria on their agenda, France announced Wednesday. The situations in Iran and Ukraine will also be raised, as well as…

Colombia: Another social leader killed,tally at 140

BOGOTA, June 25 (NNN-TELESUR) — Colombia’s Center for Research and Popular Education (CINEP) announced the killing of social leader Carmen Angel Angarita in the rural region of Convencion, in northern Santander. “On Tuesday, June 23rd, Carmen Angel Angarita, president of the Community Action Board of the village El Hoyo was…

Ukraine flooding cause 3 deaths, hundreds evacuated

KIEV, June 25 (NNN-TELESUR) — Ukrainian authorities said that torrential rains had killed three people and forced hundreds to leave their homes in the western regions. Estimates that 800 people have been evacuated since the rain started pouring on Monday as 5,000 houses in 187 villages remained flooded. After downpours started…

Covid-19: At least 226,000 have died in the Americas – WHO

WASHINGTON, June 25 (NNN-TELESUR) — Nearly half of all COVID-19 cases globally can be found in the Americas, and the numbers continue to climb, the World Health Organization’s regional director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne, said. During a virtual briefing from Washington, the WHO director said that as of June…