Illegal Iraqi migrant found dead after crossing German-Polish border

 BERLIN, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German police said Friday they had found a dead Iraqi man among around 30 people apparently smuggled across the Polish border in a van.   The 32-year-old had been dead for “several hours” when police found the group near the van outside the town of…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sole candidate for WHO chief

GENEVA, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the sole candidate for the WHO leadership when his current term expires, the WHO announced Friday.    The 56-year-old Ethiopian former health and foreign minister has been at the forefront of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic…

Covid-19: Seven LatAm countries to be removed from UK’s travel red list

LONDON, Oct 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United Kingdom’s Departments for Transport and of Health and Social Care issued a joint press release announcing that the seven countries still on the travel red list, all of them from Latin America, would be removed from it shortly. Effective Nov 1, Colombia, the…

Covid-19: Over 53% of Brazilians fully vaccinated, report says

BRASILIA, Oct 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s much-criticized anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive has already reached 53% of the population with full treatment, while 72% of patients have at least taken the initial dose, according to a health report. All doses combined, a total of 274,767,554 injections have been applied so far, the…

Update: Opposition to Sudan military coup grows

Sudanese youths confront security forces amidst tear gas fired by them to disperse protesters in the capital Khartoum KHARTOUM, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The decision by Sudan’s Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to dissolve the country’s government this week sparked angry street protests but he is also facing mounting opposition on multiple…

Panama Canal breaks freight record despite pandemic crisis

The Panama Canal had a record fiscal year 2021 with more tonnage transported through the waterway than ever before, despite a crisis in global port congestion, authorities said PANAMA CITY, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Panama Canal had a record fiscal year 2021 with more tonnage transported through the waterway…

Libya welcomes back tourists after years of war

European tourists, escorted by security personnel, visit the old town of Ghadames, a desert oasis some 650 kilometres southwest of the Libyan capital Tripoli GHADAMES (Libya), Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya has hosted its first group of foreign tourists in a decade, with an excursion to an oasis town deep…

Covid-19: 4.9 million Kenyans so far vaccinated

NAIROBI, Oct 29 (NNN-KBC) — The ministry of Health disclosed Saturday that a total of 4,902,772 vaccines had so far been administered across the country. Of these, 3,493,570 were partially vaccinated while those fully vaccinated were 1,414,202. According to the Health Ministry Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the uptake of the…

Kenya’s plan to set up vaccine factory gets boost from Korea

Kenya’s quest to start manufacturing human vaccines got a major boost from Korea which has pledged to support the initiative. NAIROBI, Oct 29 (NNN-KBC) — The Exim Bank of Korea Friday announced it will fund the establishment of the Human Vaccine Production facility as part of Kenya’s ongoing efforts to…

Covid-19: Moscow shops and restaurants shut in partial lockdown as record deaths, infections reported

Cafes have now shut for 11 days in Moscow  MOSCOW, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shops, restaurants and schools have shut in Moscow in a partial lockdown, as Russia battles record Covid deaths and infections. Only essential shops like supermarkets and pharmacies are allowed to open in the capital, while food…