Police shooting: FBI probes killing of white boy on family’s drive, shot 13 times

KANSAS CITY, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The FBI is to investigate the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy as he reversed a vehicle out his family’s garage in the US state of Kansas. A police officer fired 13 shots, killing John Albers, 17, on Jan 20, 2018 in a Kansas City suburb. Police…

US to show support for Greece amid Turkey tensions

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Greece next week in a show of support following high tensions in the Mediterranean with Turkey, the State Department announced. Pompeo will also travel to Italy, with a stop in Vatican City, to discussreligious freedom, and Croatia…

Covid-19: Rio postpones world-famous carnival

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rio de Janeiro’s world-famouscarnival parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemicas officials announced they were indefinitely postponing theFebruary 2021 edition, with Brazil still reeling from Covid-19. “We came to the conclusion that the event had to be postponed,” said JorgeCastanheira, the…

Pablo Escobar: Money hidden in wall found in late drug lord’s house

The money was discovered in an apartment where Escobar’s nephew lives BOGOTA, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A nephew of infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has said he found a plastic bag with money worth $18m hidden in the wall of one of his uncle’s houses. Nicolás Escobar told Colombian…

US unrest: Two officers shot during Louisville protests over Breonna Taylor killing

Large crowds demonstrated in Louisville LOUISVILLE (US), Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two policemen have been shot amid protests in the US over a decision not to charge any officers over the killing of Breonna Taylor.Taylor, 26, a black hospital worker, was shot six times as three officers raided her home…

US: Pres Trump sued for fraud by niece Mary

Mary Trump is a psychologist, businessperson and author WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s niece has filed a lawsuit, accusing him and two family members of fraud and conspiracy.Mary Trump alleges that Trump, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry and brother Robert Trump, who died in August, cheated…

Covid-19: Flag memorial marks 200,000 US deaths

The coronavirus death toll passed 200,000 in the US this week WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A sea of American flags can be seen on the lawn of the National Mall in Washington DC, each one representing some of those who have died with Covid-19 in the country during the…

US unrest: Discrimination against Blacks has cost US economy $16 trillion – Citigroup report

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, pictured here with President Donald Trump WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States’ longstanding discrimination against minority groups, especially Blacks, is biting the US economy hard. A new report by US-based firm Citigroup claims the US economy lost $16 trillion due to racism and…

Covid-19: Top US health official hits out at ‘offensive’ attacks by Trump ally

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Robert Redfield, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said he was “disappointed” at “offensive” criticism of his agency over its Covid-19 response by an ally of President Donald Trump. Redfield’s remarks at a Senate hearing represent some of his…

US: NASA chief warns Congress about Chinese space station

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NASA chief Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers it was crucial for the US to maintain a presence in Earth’s orbit after the International Space Station is decommissioned so that China does not gain a strategic advantage. The first parts of the ISS were launched in 1998…
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