Covid-19: From South Korea to Germany, fresh outbreaks as countries ease lockdowns

SEOUL, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Declining rates of coronavirus infections and falling daily COVID-19 death tolls have emboldened governments around the world to ease lockdown measures and reopen their economies. But in doing so, countries are also risking fresh outbreaks, with new cases emerging in South Korea, China, India, New Zealand and Germany in…

Nine die in care home fire outside Moscow

The fire in the privately owned care home in the town of Krasnogorsk started around midnight Sunday to Monday MOSCOW, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire broke out in a retirement home in the Moscow region, killing at least nine people with several more in intensive care in hospital, local…

15 die as under-construction building collapses in Uganda

KAMPALA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 15 workers in Uganda died as an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday night, police said. The incident took place on the outskirts of the country’s capital Kampala. According to the police, the incident took place in Makindye Lukuli, on the outskirts of the…

Covid-19: Five players test positive for coronavirus, La Liga confirm

MADRID, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five players from Spain’s top two leagues have tested positive for coronavirus, La Liga confirmed. Players in Spain’s top-flight and Segunda division were allowed to carry out individual work at training grounds last week. The move was the beginning of a staggered training programme, with…

Mild quake shakes Rome; no reports of damage

An earthquake hit near Rome ROME, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A mild earthquake shook Rome early Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage, emergency services said. Firefighters said they had received numerous inquiries from people after the tremor struck shortly after 5 am, estimated at 3.3 magnitude by…

Maltese envoy resigns after comparing Merkel to Hitler

Michael Zammit Tabona (left) presented his “letters of credence” to Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in 2014 VALLETTA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malta’s ambassador to Finland has resigned after a Facebook post in which he compared German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler, The Times of Malta reported. “75 years ago…

Freed kidnapped Italian aid worker returns home from Africa on special flight

Silvia Romano arriving home at Ciampino military airport in Rome ROME, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker kidnapped 18 months ago in East Africa, landed in Rome on Sunday, a day after being freed. Gunmen seized Romano, who was working for an Italian charity called Africa…

Poland to announce new election date within two weeks

Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, wearing a protective mask, attends the Polish Parliament session in Warsaw WARSAW, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Poland’s electoral commission said that the parliament speaker had 14 days to declare the date of a new presidential election in place of a…

Libya: Massive bombardment hits Tripoli as water supplies threatened

TRIPOLI, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A withering bombardment shook Tripoli as the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar fought overnight for new territory in the southern suburbs after losing ground recently around the city. Adding to the misery of Tripoli residents, the main water supplier to northwest Libya said armed men…

UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali

MINUSMA troops based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned an attack against a convoy of UN peacekeepers in Mali, which killed three peacekeepers from Chad and injured four others. Guterres recalled that attacks targeting UN peacekeepers…