Rwanda agrees deal to take in hundreds of African migrants

The migrants will be flown to Rwanda from Libya, where they are being held in detention centres KIGALI, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Rwanda has agreed to take in hundreds of African migrants who are currently being held in Libyan detention centres. A joint agreement between the government, the UN refugee agency (UNHRC) and the…

Brexit: Operation Yellowhammer no-deal document published – riots, food price increase, reduced medical supplies

LONDON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Riots on the streets, food price rises and reduced medical supplies are real risks of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, a government document has said. Ministers have published details of their Yellowhammer contingency plan, after MPs voted to force its release. It…

Kansas reports 6th U.S. death linked to mystery illness, allegedly related to vaping

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Kansas resident was the sixth person to die in the United States of a mysterious respiratory illness related to vaping, state officials said, as public health officials scrambled to understand a nationwide health problem. “It is time to stop vaping,” Kansas State Health Officer…

US offers delay in tariff hike, responding to Chinese gesture

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After an apparent conciliatory move by China, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday made one of his own, announcing that he agreed to delay an increase in tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods by two weeks. Speaking weeks ahead of the resumption of…

Bahamas says 2,500 missing after Dorian; prime minister warns death toll to rise ‘significantly’

NASSAU, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 2,500 people are still listed as missing in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the Caribbean island chain on Sept 1, although that number may include evacuees who fled to shelters, authorities said. Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told the nation in a televised…

US: Supreme Court permits asylum restrictions, a victory for Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US border. The decision — temporarily in effect while lower court proceedings play out — is a victory for Trump’s…

Ten dead at Mozambique president rally ahead of elections

MAPUTO, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least ten people were killed in Mozambique during a stampede at a campaign rally of President Filipe Nyusi, the ruling party said, just over a month ahead of general elections. The small stadium in the northern city of Nampula where the rally was being…

Three African countries to repatriate citizens from South Africa as attacks on foreigners continue

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi says his country is busy processing the repatriation of hundreds of Mozambican citizens from South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Sept 12 (NNN-ANA) -– Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi says his country is busy processing the repatriation of hundreds of Mozambican citizens from South Africa after continuing xenophobic violence resulted…

US: New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York honored Wednesday the almost 3,000 people killed on Sept 11, 2001 in a solemn ceremony at Ground Zero where hijacked Al-Qaeda planes brought down the Twin Towers. Relatives of victims, police officers, firefighters and city leaders gathered at the National September 11…

Six policemen killed in attack in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six policemen have been killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in a region prone to jihadist violence,security sources said. A group of officers was ambushed on Monday “by armed individuals” in Soum province, one source said. Another source said the attack by “armed…