PM Trudeau says Pope should apologise on Canadian soil for church’s role in residential schools after mass graves found

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau OTTAWA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he has asked the Pope to come to Canada to apologise for the Catholic Church’s role running residential schools for indigenous children, after nearly 1,000 bodies were found in two mass graves. “I have spoken personally…

US: Man jumps from moving plane at Los Angeles airport after failing to enter cockpit

A traveler awaits for transportation at the Los Angeles International Airport LOS ANGELES, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A passenger was taken to the hospital Friday night after jumping out of a moving plane at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. United Express flight 5365, operated by SkyWest, was pulling away from…

Delta COVID-19 variant threatens new pandemic challenge

PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The highly-contagious Delta variant is causing a surge in new COVID-19 cases even in countries with high vaccination rates and experts warn that inoculation campaigns are in a race against time to contain it. For the moment the pandemic is still slowing down with the…

Rwanda, DR Congo presidents meet at border town to strengthen bilateral ties

President Kagame welcomed DRC President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi who is on a working visit to Rwanda RUBAVU (Rwanda), June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi met at Rwanda’s border town Rubavu on Friday to discuss bilateral relations.…

US vice president visits southern border amid crisis, harsh criticisms

WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday visited the nation’s southern border, amid a surge in illegal immigration as well as harsh criticisms against the administration’s handling of the issue. Harris toured the US Customs and Border Protection Facility, as well as the El Paso…

Senegal: Clashes at Dakar against anti-terrorism law

Police used tear gas to disperse rock-throwing protesters in central Dakar DAKAR, June 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Demonstrators clashed with police in Dakar, as they protested against a draft anti-terrorism law and a reform to the penal code proposed by the government.Security forces were deployed outside the National Assembly, where the…

Canada indigenous groups in nationwide hunt for more graves after new discoveries

People visit a makeshift memorial on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School TORONTO, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A second discovery this week of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former Canadian residential school is giving fresh impetus to nationwide searches for more remains by…

Uganda to refill 25,000 oxygen medical cylinders daily amid rising demand from COVID-19 patients

An oxygen cylinder plant in Kampala, Uganda KAMPALA, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced plans to start refilling 25,000 oxygen cylinders daily to meet the rising demand from COVID-19 patients. Museveni was speaking Friday at the country’s national prayers against the COVID-19 pandemic held at State House…

Germany violence: 3 killed, 5 injured in knife attack in Wurzburg

Authorities say no motive has yet been established for the attack BERLIN, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least three people died and several were injured — some in serious condition — in a knife attack on Friday in Germany’s southern city of Wurzburg, according to local police. The incident took…

Ethiopia crisis: Three MSF aid workers killed in restive Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One Spanish and two Ethiopian employees of the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) have been “brutally murdered” in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, the organisation said. The trio “were travelling yesterday (Thursday) afternoon when we lost contact with them. This morning (Friday), their vehicle…