South Sudan president dissolves parliament in line with peace deal

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir JUBA, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved parliament, a long-awaited step to pave the way for the appointment of lawmakers from formerly warring parties in the country.The move was in line with a peace deal signed to end a civil…

Covid-19: Hugs, indoor seating could return in England as rules soften

LONDON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government is to announce a timeline for lifting anti-virus restrictions in England on Monday including the reopening of indoor seating in pubs and restaurants and allowing hugs. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a news conference on Monday afternoon set to announce…

Deadly suicide attack targetting police station in Somali capital

MOGADISHU, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suicide bomber killed at least six people and wounded six more in a massive blast at a police station in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Sunday evening, police said. The attack targeted the station at Waberi, in the south of the city, on the busy…

Covid-19: ‘Vaccine tourists’ fly from abroad for injections on US beach

MIAMI BEACH (Florida, US), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A long line of people snaked across the sand of Miami Beach, Florida, as dozens of travelers from Latin America waited their turn at a pop-up coronavirus vaccination booth. Sweating under the Sunday afternoon sun, visitors checked into an online system —…

Lampedusa: More than 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island

The island of Lampedusa is one of the main arrival points for people wanting to reach Europe LAMPEDUSA (Italy), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 migrants landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa in the space of a few hours on Sunday, according to local media reports. One boat…

Largest US fuel pipeline remains mostly closed days after cyberattack with no timeline for reopening

A police officer stands guard inside the gate to the Colonial Pipeline Co. Pelham junction and tank farm in Pelham, Alabama WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial…

British fugitive on run for 8 years arrested in Dubai for drug plot

Michael Paul Moogan had been on the run for eight years- LONDON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives, a 35-year-old suspected of involvement in a plot to traffic huge quantities of cocaine, has been arrested in Dubai, authorities said. Michael Paul Moogan, from Liverpool, had been…

Covid-19: Brazil reports more deaths as Ecuador surpasses 400,000 cases

BRASILIA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil reported 1,024 more deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the national death toll to 422,340, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry also stated that another 38,911 COVID-19 infections were registered, bringing the total caseload to 15,184,790. The state of Sao Paulo,…

Covid-19: Cuba’s mass vaccination campaign to start in Havana with homegrown vaccines

HAVANA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nearly 1.7 million people from the Cuban capital Havana will receive doses of the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates as part of an intervention study starting on Wednesday, according to local newspaper Tribuna de La Habana. Clara Zamora, a resident of Havana’s Camilo Cienfuegos district, is…

Nigerian troops arrest 13 suspected Boko Haram militants

ABUJA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerian troops have arrested 13 suspected Boko Haram militants in the northwest state of Kano, the army said. The suspected terrorists were arrested around Filin Lazio, Hotoro axis of the Kano State following an operation, said Mohammed Yerima, the army spokesman in a statement. The…