Armed man shot dead by police in London

 LONDON, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police said that armed officers shot dead a man in the British capital but the incident was not being treated as terrorism.    A specialist unit was called out after reports of a man seen with a firearm at a bank and a bookmakers in…

Two dead after migrant boat sinks off Cuba

  HAVANA, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people have died after a speedboat carrying 23 migrants sank off the coast of Cuba, the country’s interior ministry said.   Coastguards on Friday evening reached “the castaways of a half-sunk speedboat, registered… in the United States, overloaded with people” and in bad…

Covid-19: Lockdown in Slovakia ends for vaccinated and recovered

A man wearing a face mask carries a takeaway lunch from a restaurant in the Old town of Bratislava Slovakia BRATISLAVA, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All shops and services such as hairdressers and fitness studios, will be allowed to open in Slovakia for those who are recovered from or vaccinated…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

 PARIS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:    – Covid deaths hit four-month high in Peru: Peru, the country with the highest Covid-19 death rate in the world,records more than 100 deaths on Friday, a figure not seen for four months.…

Panama ex-president’s son arraigned in US on graft charges

Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares (C), son of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, leaves the Tower of Courts after the ruling that supports his extradition to the United States, in Guatemala City, Guatemala NEW YORK, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The son of Panama’s ex-president Ricardo Martinelli was arraigned Saturday by a…

UK gives 23 more post-Brexit permits to French fishermen

Fishermen shell scallops at fish market in the harbour of Ouisterham, northwestern France BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has granted another 23 licences to French fishermen, a government spokesperson said Saturday, a day after a deadline set by Paris to resolve a post-Brexit battle over fishing rights. The EU…

California man charged in Jan 6 US Capitol riot flees to Belarus

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A California man charged with assaulting police in the Jan 6 riot at the US Capitol and using a metal barricade as a battering ram has fled the United States and is believed to have taken refuge in Belarus, federal prosecutors said. Evan Neumann, 49, was indicted…

Covid-19: Brazilian Supreme Court justice mandates proof of vaccination to enter the country

BRASILIA, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso ruled on Saturday that the country must demand proof of vaccination for visitors seeking to enter the country. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied requests of state health regulator Anvisa to demand vaccination proof from visitors.  But…

Avalanche at Washington state ski resort kills 1, traps 5

SEATTLE, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An avalanche swept through part of a Washington state ski resort used to access backcountry skiing on Saturday, killing a 60-year-old man and temporarily trapping five others. The avalanche was reported about 10.50am in the Silver Basin area of Crystal Mountain, which is located about 137km southeast…

Covid-19: Another 633 Omicron cases identified in UK in biggest daily jump

LONDON, Dec 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Another 633 Omicron cases have been confirmed in Britain, the biggest daily increase since the COVID-19 variant was detected in the country, taking the total cases found in the country to 1,898, British health authorities said. The latest data came as experts are warning Omicron…