General elections underway in Chile amid COVID-19 pandemic

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Santiago, Chile SANTIAGO, Nov 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Presidential, parliamentary, and regional elections began in Chile on Sunday with high attendance at the polls in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic. The elections are taking place in a particularly polarized environment, and…

Libyan PM announces running for president

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah TRIPOLI, Nov 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah announced that he is running for president. Dbeibah made the announcement in a televised speech, saying he has submitted his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections. “There will no longer be war, and Libya will…

Haiti kidnappers release two missionaries among 17 abducted

Nearly 800 kidnappings were recorded in Haiti this year before the end of October  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people among a group of 17 US and Canadian missionaries kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti last month have been released, aid officials say. Christian Aid Ministries said that…

Covid-19: WHO says it is very worried about Europe surge

The WHO said an increase in mask wearing could immediately help  GENEVA, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization is “very worried” about the spread of Covid-19 in Europe as the continent battles a fresh wave of infections. Speaking to the BBC, regional director Dr Hans Kluge warned that…

Another rainstorm expected to hit Canada’s British Columbia

The Trans-Canada highway remains partially submerged by floodwater after rainstorms lashed B.C., triggering landslides and floods OTTAWA, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A second “atmospheric river” rainstorm is expected to hit Canada’s still-flooded province of British Columbia, according to Environment Canada. The rainstorm will dump up to 100 millimeters of rain on…

US violence: Multiple injured after car drives into holiday parade in Wisconsin

The image above shows a red SUV driving at high speed through a Christmas parade in downtown Waukesha, some 20 miles west of Milwaukee, on Sunday evening  MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin, US), Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A car traveling at high speed plowed into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, leaving at least 30…

Covid-19: Russian Pres Putin gets booster jab

   MOSCOW, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had received a third dose of a Covid vaccine, as the country struggles with a fresh wave of the virus.   “I had it two hours ago,” Putin said on state television channel Rossiya 24, assuring viewers that…

Sudan PM Hamdok reinstated after coup but anti-military protests flare again

  KHARTOUM, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly a month after Sudan’s top general ousted the prime minister, they signed a breakthrough deal Sunday to reverse the military takeover that had sparked international condemnation and mass protests.    Anger still flared on the streets, however, where thousands protested again in multiple…

Death toll hits four from flooding in western Canada

  MONTREAL, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from record flooding in western Canada has risen to four, with a fifth person still missing, local authorities there said Saturday.   Torrential rains hit southwestern British Columbia last Sunday and Monday causing widespread flooding and landslides that damaged or destroyed…

Chileans to elect new president in fast-changing political landscape

  SANTIAGO, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chileans head to the ballot box for the fourth time in 18 months Sunday, this time to elect a new president on whose watch the country will draft its first post-dictatorship constitution.   The poll comes two years after a social revolt against deep-rooted…