ICC prosecutor deplores non-execution of arrest warrants for Libyan fugitives

UNITED NATIONS, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday deplored the non-execution of arrest warrants for Libyan fugitives wanted by the court. In her briefing to the Security Council, Bensouda called out Egypt and Gen. Khalifa Haftar, commander-in-chief of the…

Thousands of Libyans to return home from abroad after closure of borders: official

A road sign shows the direction of Libya near the border crossing at Dhiba, Tunisia  TRIPOLI, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of Libyans will start returning home from abroad after the UN-backed Libyan government closed the borders in March to prevent COVID-19 spread, an official said. “The return of the…

Daesh militants step up attacks on Iraqi security forces

An attack last Friday killed 10 members of the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Force BAGHDAD, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Daesh militants have stepped up their attacks on security forces in north-eastern Iraq, reportedly killing at least 18 people since the weekend. Four tribal militia fighters and three soldiers died in three incidents in Salahuddin,…

Israeli army strikes Hamas sites in Gaza Strip

An Iron Dome battery in southern Israel near the border with Gaza Strip GAZA, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Israeli army attacked monitoring military sites belonging to the Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday “in response to a rocket” fired earlier from the Palestinian enclave. “Israeli artillery targeted monitoring sites of al-Qassam brigades, the military wing…

Covid-19: Jakarta to revoke business licenses of 200 companies that flouted PSBB

JAKARTA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The Jakarta administration will revoke the business licenses of at least 200 companies that have flouted the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the capital. Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) head Arifin said his agency was currently preparing the dossiers on the companies, which would be submitted to…

Covid-19: Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky

RABAT, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation. “This is a real craze. In just weeks, demand has tripled in Morocco and other countries in the region,” said Yassine…

Covid-19: Brazilian Amazon mayor pleads for world help on virus

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Manaus, the biggest city in the Amazon rainforest region, asked world leaders Tuesday for help fighting the novel coronavirus, which has brought his city’s health system to the brink of collapse. Manaus is the capital of the Brazilian state of…

Covid-19: More than 15,000 deaths in Latin America

MONTEVIDEO, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 15,000 people have been killed by the novel coronavirus in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 0230 GMT Wednesday, according to official reports. Across the region more than 282,000 COVID-19 cases have been officially reported. Topping the death toll list is Brazil,…

Covid-19: Too soon to confirm summer holidays, Pres Macron tells French

PARIS, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It is too early to say whether summer holidays will be possible, French President Emmanuel Macron said, as the country prepares to ease a two-month coronavirus lockdown. School and business closures and stay-at-home orders imposed in mid-March will begin to be lifted from May 11,…

Covid-19: US deaths rise by 2,333 in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US coronavirus death toll climbed by 2,333 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Tuesday, more than twice as many as the day before. The Baltimore-based university said as of 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Wednesday) that the country had…