WHO, Congo eye tighter rules for Ebola care over immunity concerns

KINSHASA, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization and Congolese authorities are proposing changes to how some Ebola patients are cared for, new guidelines show, after a patient’s death challenged the accepted medical theory that survivors are immune to reinfection. There are many unanswered questions surrounding the circumstances of…

Floods kill 29, displaces thousands in Kenya: UN agency

NAIROBI, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 29 people have been killed and more than 100,000 others affected since October as raging floods cause havoc in many parts of Kenya, an UN agency said. The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the heavy rains which started in…

Morocco: Death sentence confirmed against four men in backpacker murders

Defendants who are on trial for the killing of Scandinavian tourists Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland RABAT, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Moroccan appeals court upheld death sentences against three Moroccan men for murdering two Scandinavian women in the Atlas mountains last December. A fourth man was also handed…

Venezuela: 1st International Indigenous Congress kicks off

Representatives from 16 countries arrived in the state of Bolivar to participate in the First International Meeting of Native Peoples CARACAS, Nov 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — The 1st International Congress of Native Peoples in Venezuela has ended Thursday, as part of the strategic actions that were outlined during the 25th Forum of Sao Paolo last month. One of the focus will…

Bolivia: Social organisations demand respect for popular vote

LA PAZ, Nov 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — After walking 21 kilometers from El Alto city, hundreds of miners, peasants, artisans and students, summoned by the Bolivian Workers Central (COB), arrived at La Paz to express their support for President Evo Morales and demand respect for the results of the October 20 elections. “We are…

Colombia: Indigenous peoples call for new national mobilisation

BOGOTA, Nov 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) called on citizens to join the national mobilization that will take place on Nov 8 in defense of the 2016 Peace Agreement. “We call on all Colombian society to stand up in defense of life, rights and territories,” ONIC senior…

Panama: Tense calm after violent street clashes

PANAMA CITY, Nov 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — Panama City woke up on Thursday in a tense calm following the violent clashes taking place Wednesday evening between hundreds of protesters and the Police, which left an indeterminate number of detainees, while the government was silent so far. Lacking an official report, a…

Chile: Public Prosecutor looking at 840 human rights violations

SANTIAGO, Nov 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — Chile’s Public Ministry reported 840 criminal charges for alleged human rights violations are being officially investigated. These cases correspond to events of violence perpetrated by security forces between October 18 and October 27. Of the total reported, 533 cases are related to illegitimate constraints, 206 are cases of…

Tanzanian comedian Idris Sultan ‘held’ for Pres Magufuli face-swap

President John Magufuli  DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Popular Tanzanian comedian Idris Sultan is being held by police after sharing face-swap photos of himself and President John Magufuli, his lawyer says. His lawyer said he was being held under the controversial Cybercrimes Act, which forbids using a computer system to…

First vote on impeachment inquiry against Pres Trump passes House

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The measure detailed how the inquiry will move into a more public phase and was not a vote on whether the president should be removed…