Covid-19: Coronavirus researcher shot dead in US murder-suicide

Bing Liu was an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine PITTSBURGH (Pennsylvania, US), May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An ethnic Chinese scientist working on the novel coronavirus in the United States has been shot dead in what police said was a murder-suicide over an “intimate partner”. Bing…

Norway mosque shooter pleads not guilty

Norwegian Philip Manshaus (right), with his lawyer (left) pleaded not guilty to opening fire at a mosque near Oslo last year OSLO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Norwegian man who admitted to killing his step-sister before opening fire in a mosque near Oslo last year pleaded not guilty as his…

Covid-19: Rome hospital launches large-scale testing to check how many have had the virus

Medical workers wearing face mask at the Tor Vergata Covid hospital in Rome ROME, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Blood tests have begun in the region around Rome to allow authorities to gauge how many people have been exposed to the coronavirus since the epidemic struck Italy. More data will help…

Covid-19: White House military aide tests positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A White House military aide reportedly part of a unit working closely alongside President Donald Trump — has tested positive for coronavirus, but Trump has not been infected, a spokesman said.“We were recently notified by the White House Medical Unit that a member of the…

Covid-19: Bank of England warns of deepest recession on record

LONDON: The Bank of England. File photo courtesy of Yui Mok/PA Wire/dpa. LONDON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Bank of England has warned that the coronavirus pandemic will push the UK economy towards its deepest recession on record. It said the economy was on course to shrink 14% this year,…

Russian mercenaries fighting in Libya, says UN as Libyan forces hit cargo plane carrying arms for renegade commander Haftar

TRIPOLI, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The UN-recognised Libyan military conducted an airstrike this week on a cargo plane carrying weapons and ammunition to militias loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar. The Antonov-type airlift cargo plane was targeted after landing at an airport in Tarhuna, southeast of Tripoli on May 5, according…

Bodies of Kenyan plane crash victims repatriated from Somalia

MOGADISHU, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of four people who died in a plane crash in south-western Somalia have been repatriated to Kenya as investigations into the incident continue. The Kenyan-registered cargo plane, which went down in the town of Bardale on Monday, was carrying medical supplies meant to…

Covid-19: Cases in Africa surpass 51,000 – CDC

ABUJA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The total number of Coronavirus cases in Africa reached 51,698, according to data released by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). According to the latest update, the death toll in the continent rose to 2,012, while 17,590 coronavirus patients have so far recovered.…

Covid-19: Nigerian woman gives birth on a plane while repatriating from UAE

ABUJA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Nigerian woman has given birth on board a flight that was repatriating Nigerians from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Kafayat Amusan gave birth 30 minutes after the flight took off from…

Ethiopian PM warns opposition against coup

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, May 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused the opposition of trying to take advantage of the postponement of elections to seize power by unconstitutional means.In a speech posted to his Facebook page, the Nobel Peace Prize winner said “those…