Suspected jihadists kill at least 20 in Burkina Faso

  OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected jihadists killed at least 19 gendarmes and a civilian in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, officials said.   The pre-dawn attack, one of the deadliest to hit Burkinabe defence and security forces since jihadist violence erupted six years ago, targeted a “detachment…

DR Congo’s Constitutional Court drops trial of ex-PM

 KINSHASA, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ruled that it had no jurisdiction to try former prime minister Augustin Matata, accused of massive embezzlement.    The trial opened last month, but had been swiftly adjourned when one of the defendants in the…

Police officer attacked by man with knife in southern France

The knifeman reportedly struck while unsuspecting officers were sitting in a car outside a police station PARIS, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A police officer was attacked by a man with a knife in Cannes, southern France, and his assailant has been “neutralised”, said French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. The attack in…

Palma De Mallorca: Fleeing passengers shut down busy Spanish airport

 LA PALMA (Spain), Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of Spain’s busiest airports shut down for nearly four hours on Friday after an apparent attempt by migrants to enter the country illegally. A plane flying from Casablanca in Morocco to Istanbul, Turkey, was diverted to Palma de Mallorca after a medical…

Chile’s desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers

Piles of used clothes have been discarded in Chile’s Atacama Desert ALTO HOSPICIO (Chile), Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by…

Covid-19: Germany’s seven-day incidence rate rises to record high

People queue to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus disease BERLIN, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany’s incidence rate measuring the number of new coronavirus infections per 100,000 people over the last seven days soared to 201.1 on Monday, a record since the pandemic erupted more than a year ago. The…

Covid-19: US finally reopening borders after 20 months

   WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe thatseparated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties.    The ban, imposed by former president Donald…

Los Angeles Marathon returns with COVID-19 protocols

Runners head out from Dodger Stadium at the start of the 36th LA Marathon LOS ANGELES, Nov 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of runners returned to the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday for the 2021 Los Angeles Marathon, one of the largest marathons in the United States. Kenyan athlete John…

UN refugee agency deplores violence during demonstration outside office in Libya’s capital

TRIPOLI, Nov 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) deplored the violence outside its main office in Libya’s capital Tripoli that broke out during a demonstration demanding the immediate evacuation of refugees from Libya. “A small number of demonstrators tried to block refugees and asylum-seekers from…

Four Colombian soldiers die in ambush by Gulf Clan

Colombia nabs Otoniel, drug kingpin and gang leader BOGOTA, Nov 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least four Colombian soldiers were killed in an ambush carried out by members of the Gulf Clan near the municipality of Ituango, Antioquia department, the Ministry of National Defense said. The commander of the Army’s Seventh…