US unrest: UN chief wants peaceful demonstrations in US

UN chief wants peaceful demonstrations in US UNITED NATIONS, June 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants to see peaceful protests in the United States over the death of George Floyd, and calls for restraint from the authorities in responding to demonstrators, said his spokesman. The secretary-general’s message is…

Covid-19: Europe updates – UK deaths top 39,000, Italy records lowest new cases since Feb 27

A man wearing a face mask cycles in central London BRUSSELS, June 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries. UK: Another 111 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Sunday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country…

US unrest: George Floyd death homicide, official post-mortem declares

MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died in police custody, has been declared a homicide following an official post-mortem. He suffered a cardiac arrest while being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, the report found. It listed Floyd’s cause of death…

Covid-19: Russia hasn’t opened borders for foreigners yet — Kremlin

MOSCOW, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov is not aware whether Russia will decide to open its borders for foreigners by June 24, however, the closed borders regime does not apply to official guests of the Victory Day parade set to take place on that day. “So far,…

Libya vows to expose perpetrators to justice over Bangladeshi killing

DHAKA, June 2 (NNN-BSS) – The UN-recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has pledged Bangladesh that it would expose the perpetrators involved in the killing of 26 Bangladeshi nationals there. The Libyan foreign ministry made the vow while strongly condemning the killing by sending a condolence message to Dhaka,…

Covid-19: More countries to ease restrictions as global cases rise

WASHINGTON, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More countries in Europe and Asia began to ease restrictions and resume operations, but more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean, now the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic.Globally, confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 6.16 million,…

US unrest: Pres Trump tells governors to crack down on violent protests

WASHINGTON, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump urged US states to crack down on violent protests that have engulfed cities, saying officials should “dominate” and arrest people to restore order after a sixth straight night of vandalism and looting. Residents and business owners in cities from New York to…

Covid-19: WHO pushes to keep ties with ‘generous’ US despite Pres Trump’s exit move

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the United States’ “immense” and “generous” contribution to global health in a push to salvage relations after President Donald Trump said he was severing ties with the U.N. agency.Accusing it of pandering to…

Covid-19: Namibia’s president holds illegal party, then fines all guests

Namibia’s President Namibian President Hage Geingob WINDHOEK, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia’s president has admitted that he breached his country’s Coronavirus regulations when he hosted a party to mark his political party’s 60th anniversary. He has now fined all those who attended the illegal birthday bash. Namibia’s ruling party, the South West…

Covid-19: Don’t panic over rising cases – WHO to Zimbabweans

A young boy walks past a wall with graffiti urging people to wear face masks in Harare HARARE, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There is no need for Zimbabweans to panic over the spike in confirmed Covid-19 cases, but citizens must continue observing basic hygiene and social distancing recommended by public…