Russia’regrets’ EU rejection of proposed Putin summit

MOSCOW, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kremlin said it “regretted” a decision by EU leaders to reject a proposal by Germany and France to resume summit meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.    “President Putin was and remains interested in establishing working relations between Moscow and Brussels,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

Covid-19: Some latest global developments

 PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . The pandemic has killed at least 3,903,064 people since the virus first emerged in December 2019, according to a compilation of official data. The United States is the worst-affected country with 603,178 deaths,…

Latest: Race to find survivors as death toll in Miami condominium collapse rises, 159 missing

SURFSIDE (Florida, US), June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescue workers frantically scoured the rubble of a collapsed apartment block in a Miami suburb for signs of life on Friday, after the oceanfront condominium dramatically crumpled in a matter of seconds, leaving four people dead and 159 unaccounted for. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine…

Covid-19: Venezuela receives first shipment of Cuban vaccine

CARACAS, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela received its first shipment of doses of Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the South American country’s vice president said, while slamming wealthy countries for “sabotaging” the COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme. Authorities did not specify how many doses had arrived from Cuba, but did say that Venezuela had signed…

Covid-19: ‘Brutal’ third wave hits Africa as vaccination slows

JOHANNESBURG, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa is facing a vicious coronavirus resurgence, with unprecedented hospital admissions and fatalities pushing health facilities to the brink as the continent falls far behind in the global vaccination drive. With just under 5.3 million reported cases and around 139,000 deaths among its nearly 1.3…

Update1: Three dead, dozens injured as rare tornado razes Czech homes

PRAGUE, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least three people died and dozens were injured after a rare tornado razed houses to the ground in the Czech Republic’s southeast, rescuers said on Friday. “Unfortunately we could not help three patients,” local emergency service spokeswoman Hedvika Kropackova said. She said 63 injured…

Covid-19: UK to ditch all legal restrictions on July 19, minister says

LONDON, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All legal coronavirus restrictions, including requirements to wear face masks, are set to be ditched on July 19, a Cabinet minister said.Environment Secretary George Eustice said he was looking forward to ditching his mask as soon as there was not a “legal compulsion” to wear…

Central African Republic appoints new government in bid for unity

BANGUI, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The president of the Central African Republic, Faustin Archange Touadera, has appointed a new government for his second term in office, two weeks after the resignation of former prime minister Firmin Ngrebada.Representatives of several opposition parties are part of this “integrative” government, which is aimed…

Nigeria: Pres Buhari heads to London for medical exam on Friday

ABUJA, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari travel to London on Friday for scheduled medical follow-up. Femi Adesina, special media and advertising adviser to President Buhari, said this in a statement. Adesina said the president is expected to return to the country in the second week of next…

ECOWAS Court affirms March 15 ruling on Saab extradition case, orders Cape Verde to stop processes

Alex Saab ABUJA, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The ECOWAS Court on Wednesday has dismissed two motions brought before it by the Cape Verdean government over the release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab.The Cape Verdean government, after the ECOWAS Court had ruled, ordering them to release the businessman, filed for a…