Colombian linked to Haiti president’s murder captured in Jamaica

  BOGOTA, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Colombian military officer wanted by Haitian authorities over the assassination of President Jovenel Moise has been captured in Jamaica, Colombian authorities said.   Mario Palacios is accused of being one of 26 Colombian mercenaries who allegedly took part in the July 7…

US: Actor Alec Baldwin says ‘heart is broken’ after fatally shooting cinematographer

  SANTA FE (United States), Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hollywood star Alec Baldwin said his “heart is broken” after he fatally shot a cinematographer with a prop gun he had been told was safe on the set of a Western about an accidental killing.   The US actor and producer…

Majority Of Countries Oppose Interference In China’s Internal Affairs In Name Of Human Rights

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 80 countries opposed the interference in China’s internal affairs, under the pretext of human rights at the Third Committee of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. During the meeting, Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the UN, resolutely…

UN evacuates staff from Ethiopia’s Tigray after another airstrike

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations is evacuating some humanitarian personnel from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, following a new airstrike on the regional capital of Mekelle, a UN spokesman said.“Initial information from the ground indicates that civilians — including women and children — were…

IAEA Chief Expresses Concern Over AUKUS Setting Bad Precedent

LONDON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) head, expressed concern over AUKUS being used by other non-nuke countries, as a precedent to pursue nuclear submarine plans. Referring to the new tripartite security pact among Australia, Britain and the United States, Rafael Grossi, IAEA director general said,…

Lebanon, Argentina Agree To Boost Cooperation In Private Sector

BEIRUT, Oct 23 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon and Argentina agreed yesterday, to boost cooperation in the private sector, a statement by Beirut’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, said. During his meeting with Argentinean Ambassador to Lebanon, Mauricio Alice, Mohammad Choucair, head of the Lebanese chamber, emphasised keenness of Lebanon’s private…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

 PARIS, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:   . The coronavirus has killed at least 4,926,579 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources.    The US has suffered the most Covid-related deaths with…

Canada will look to make more temporary migrants permanent, minister says

Migrants, refugees, undocumented workers and their supporters rally outside the office Canada’s Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in Toronto, Ontario TORONTO, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada may extend the deadline of a programme created this year to give temporary residents working in key sectors a route to permanent residency, and is…

Ecuador President Lasso to be investigated for tax fraud after Pandora Papers leak

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso QUITO, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s attorney general’s office said it has opened a preliminary investigation against President Guillermo Lasso for tax fraud, after an opposition leader presented allegations against him linked to the Pandora Papers leak. Former presidential candidate and indigenous leader Yaku Perez called…

Update: American actor Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on movie set

Alec Balwin is a co-producer of the film Rust, which was being filmed in New Mexico  LOS ANGELES, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set. Police in the US…
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