US building collapse: Florida death toll climbs to nine as rescuers race to find survivors

 SURFSIDE (Florida, US), June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll after the collapse of a Florida apartment tower has risen to nine, officials said, with more than 150 people still missing and their weary families waiting more than three days afterwards for information as to their fate. The outlook grew…

US shooting: Bystander injured in New York’s Times Square

 NEW YORK, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shooting in New York’s bustling Times Square injured a 21-year-old bystander, police said, in the latest incident of gun violence in the Big Apple. The man was struck in the back by a stray bullet as he walked with his family past the…

Covid-19: Bangladesh imposes strict restrictions on movement from July 1

DHAKA, June 29 (NNN-BSS) — The Bangladeshi government has taken decision to enforce a seven-day countrywide strict restrictions from July 1, engaging the Armed Forces, BGB and Battalion Police aiming to check the coronavirus transmission. “There’ll be no movement pass . . . None can go outside rather they will…

Swedish PM resigns following no confidence vote

STOCKHOLM, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, one week after he lost a vote of no confidence, leaving it up to the speaker of parliament to begin the search for a replacement. Lofven could have either called a snap election or resigned following the…

Covid-19: UK defence minister, top brass self-isolating as military chief tests positive

LONDON, Jun 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and top military commanders went into self-isolation after the country’s Armed Forces chief, General Sir Nick Carter, tested positive for coronavirus.   The Cabinet minister and heads of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force (RAF) and Strategic Command were alerted…

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…