Americas

Belgium shuts Kinder chocolate factory over salmonella cases in Europe, US

BRUSSELS, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgian authorities ordered the closure of a Kinder chocolate factory suspected to be behind a…

US shooting: Teen girl killed, 2 wounded in Bronx shooting

NEW YORK, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three teenage children walking home from school Friday were shot, one fatally, when a…

Team Kenya to the 24th Deaflympics in Brazil challenged to post better results

Athletes being take through media training NAIROBI, April 9 (NNN-KBC) — Team Kenya for the 24th Summer Deaflympics in Caxias…

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation sets first-quarter record despite March dip

BRASILIA, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 15 per cent in March from a year earlier,…

US insists key group of Iran Guards corps stay on terror list

WASHINGTON, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States insisted on keeping the elite Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Ramaphosa, Biden talk after South Africa abstains on UN Russia vote

PRETORIA, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held Friday telephone talks with US President Joe Biden, a…

Death toll rises to 13 in flooding in NW Colombia

BOGOTA, April 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of miners killed by a flash flood in northwest Colombia earlier this week…

Colombian president signs extradition of Gulf Clan drug kingpin “Otoniel” to US

Otoniel was captured by Colombian forces in October BOGOTA, April 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Colombian President Ivan Duque signed the extradition…

US: White House marks Senate confirmation of first African American woman for Supreme Court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (C), President Joe Biden (L) and Vice President Kamala Harris WASHINGTON, April 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — The…

Covid-19: US likely to see surge in fall, says Dr Fauci

NEW YORK, April 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — There will be an uptick in cases of COVID-19 over the next few weeks…