Africa Union chief condemns Minneapolis ‘murder’ of African-American

Video of the incident in Minneapolis was posted on social media ADDIS ABABA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, has condemned the killing of a unarmed black man in the US city of Minneapolis, calling it “murder”.George Floyd, 46, died in…

Covid-19: First two UN peacekeepers die of coronavirus

File photo UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two UN peacekeepers in Mali have died from the coronavirus, officials said. Out of the some 100,000 UN troops deployed on about 15 different missions around the world, these two are the first whose deaths were directly linked to the pandemic. “Unfortunately,…

Fire sweeps through crowded Cameroonian prison; 3 inmates, 2 firemen injured

DOUALA (Cameroon), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire tore through an overcrowded maximum security prison in Cameroon’s port city of Douala on Thursday leading to the hospitalisation of three prisoners with serious burns, a local fire chief said. Firefighters backed up by police were able to contain the blaze and…

Russia slams ‘dangerous’ US foreign policy moves

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. MOSCOW, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said the United States was acting in a dangerous and unpredictable way, after Washington withdrew from a key military treaty and moved to ramp up pressure on Iran. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the comments after Washington announced…

Covid-19: Israel says over 90 pct of moderate patients better after plasma transfusion

A recovered COVID-19 patient donates plasma at a clinic in Bangkok JERUSALEM, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Israeli health ministry’s data has showed success in using convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients, especially those in moderate condition. Based on the data, 10 of 11 moderate patients showed improvement after the plasma…

UN rights chief urges US to take “serious action” to stop police killings of African Americans

GENEVA, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the killing by US police of an unarmed, handcuffed Black man whose death was captured on video and led to violent protests in the state of Minneapolis. “This is the latest in a long line of killings…

Police, family members missing in rebel attack on police outpost in Myanmar

YANGON, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — A police outpost in Myanmar’s Rakhine state was attacked by Arakan Army (AA) rebel, leaving 10 police personnel and three family members missing early Friday, an official from the Military True News Information Team said. “All of the missing ones can’t be seized by the…

Turkey, Russia hold 13th joint patrol in Idlib, Syria

Military vehicles are seen during a joint patrol of Turkish and Russian troops in northwestern Idlib province ANKARA, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Turkish and Russian troops conducted their 13th joint patrol along a key highway in northwestern Idlib province of Syria, the Turkish defense ministry said. “Within the framework of…

Covid-19: Turkey partially resumes inter-city train services as part of normalization

Turkish Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoglu gets on a train and talks to passengers in Ankara Train Station ANKARA, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Turkish government resumed high-speed train services between four provinces as part of its normalization plan after the novel coronavirus outbreak. “We are taking another important step in the…

Indian capital braces for attack amid locust outbreak

Swarms of locusts in the residential areas of Jaipur, the capital city of India’s western state of Rajasthan NEW DELHI, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The local government in India’s capital Delhi issued an advisory on preventive measures to control a possible locust attack in its territory. The advisory calls for…