US wildfire: Fast-moving blaze in southern California triggers evacuation orders, road closures

LOS ANGELES, Oct 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — A fast-moving wildfire in southern California expanded to over 54.23 square km with 5 percent containment by Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders and the closure of a major highway, according to Inciweb, an interstate incident information system. The Alisal Fire started Monday afternoon near the…

More than 10,000 Haitians sent back since September 19

The majority of them came from Haitis’ south-west PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) –More than 10,000 Haitian migrants were sent back to the country in less than a month, the UN’s Organization for Migration (IOM) said.Among the 10,218 returnees to the Caribbean nation since Sept 19, 7,621 people flew back from…

US racism: Florida city’s first Black female firefighter sues over mural that depicted her as a White person

Former Black Boynton Beach deputy fire chief, Latosha Clemons BOYNTON BEACH (Florida, US), Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Black Boynton Beach deputy fire chief filed a lawsuit against the city over an honorary mural that depicted her as a White person. The lawsuit was filed by Latosha Clemons in…

US shooting: Two postal employees shot dead at post office; shooter commit suicide

  MEMPHIS (Tennessee, US), Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two US Postal Service employees were shot dead Tuesday in a gun attack at a Tennessee post office, authorities said.   The suspected shooter opened fire at the East Lamar Carrier Annex in Memphis and then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.…

G20 leaders agree to step up Afghan humanitarian effort

A boy sells bread at a makeshift shelter for displaced Afghan families, at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul ROME, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G20 leaders agreed to work together to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, as the EU pledged a €1 billion aid package and host Italy stressed the need…

Covid-19: US to open border with Canada starting in early November

The United States border crossing is seen in Lacolle, Quebec WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will open its border with Canada to vaccinated Canadians starting in early November, three US lawmakers said. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has confirmed the plans, US Senate Majority Leader…

US considering options for responding to crisis in northern Ethiopia: State Department

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is considering the full range of tools at its disposal, including the use of economic sanctions, to respond to the worsening crisis in northern Ethiopia, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. Ethiopia’s national army launched a ground offensive against forces from…

Mexico promotes indigenous people as it erases memory of Columbus

A statue in honor of “Women who fight” has been placed on a plinth in Mexico City where once stood the figure of Christopher Columbus MEXICO CITY, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico is erasing symbols of Christopher Columbus as it works to give indigenous people who suffered during the Spanish colonial era a…

Russia says talks with US fail to make headway on embassies dispute

MOSCOW, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia and the United States failed to make any major progress in resolving a row over the size and functioning of their embassies and there is a risk that relations could worsen further, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. With ties already at post-Cold War…

Cuban government bans bid for new protests

Demonstrations protest in Havana against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in July 2021  HAVANA, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba’s government rejected a request from the opposition to stage a protest on Nov 15, claiming the organisers are backed by the United States and want to overthrow the regime. The proposed…
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