Canada Islamophobia: Muslim family of four killed in ‘premeditated’ truck attack

People gather at a makeshift memorial at the fatal crime scene where a man driving a pickup truck jumped the curb and ran over a Muslim family OTTAWA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man driving a pick-up truck slammed into and killed four members of a Muslim family in the…

‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Mladic faces final genocide verdict

Dubbed the “Butcher of the Balkans”, Mladic was sentenced to life in jail by a UN war crimes tribunal in 2017 THE HAGUE, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN judges will rule Tuesday on Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s appeal against his genocide conviction for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s…

Slovakia starts inoculations with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine – 2nd nation within the EU bloc

BRATISLAVA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Slovakia became the second country in the EU to start inoculating citizens with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, even though the jab has not yet been approved by the bloc’s regulator.A man from the city of Zilinia was the first person to receive the shot. “I…

Covid-19: Excited but nervous, a million Mexican children return to classrooms

MEXICO CITY, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than a million Mexican schoolchildren returned to classrooms around the country on Monday for the first time in more than a year thanks to an easing of pandemic lockdown measures. Schools in 13 of Mexico’s 32 states have been authorized by the government…

Covid-19: US sends emergency medical supplies to Bangladesh

WASHINGTON/DHAKA, June 8 (NNN-BSS) — The United States (US) Monday delivered to Bangladesh its most recent shipment of emergency medical supplies to save lives, stop the spread of COVID-19, and meet the urgent health needs of the country’s people. This latest delivery, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID),…

US restricts visas over Cameroon conflict

Demonstrators carry banners as they take part in a march voicing their opposition to independence for the Anglophone regions, in Douala, Cameroon WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced visa restrictions on individuals accused of fueling violence in western Cameroon, which has seen vicious fighting for four years…

US seeks ‘common approach’ on possible China Olympics boycott

WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Washington reiterated its desire to forge a “common approach” with allies over a possible boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, as called for by growing numbers of US lawmakers. “With regard to the Olympics, we’re consulting very closely with allies and partners to look…

US eyes possible trade deal with Taiwan: Sec of State Blinken

WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will soon start discussing a trade deal with Taiwan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, risking Beijing’s wrath. “I know we are engaged in conversations with Taiwan, or soon will be, on some kind of framework agreement,” Blinken said at a…

Haiti postpones June 27 referendum, citing Covid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti postponed a constitutional referendum scheduled for June 27 citing the coronavirus pandemic, but did not give a new date for the vote in the latest twist in its political crisis. President Jovenel Moise has been ruling Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, by…

Covid-19: Brazil braces for third wave

BRASÍLIA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil is bracing for the threat of a third wave of Covid-19, fueled by vaccination delays and a lack of containment measures. So far, each pandemic wave has been successively worse in Brazil,…