At least 17 dead in Venezuela prison riot: military

CARACAS, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 17 inmates were killed Friday in a riot at a prison in western Venezuela, military authorities reported. Inmates at the Los Llanos prison in Guanare staged “a disturbance of public order … resulting in 17 deaths and nine injuries” according to a military…

Covid-19: Target reached as UK tests pass 100,000 a day

A driver is tested for Covid-19 at Chessington Theme Park in London LONDON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK deployed more than 122,000 coronavirus tests on the last day of April, passing the government’s target, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. Hancock said the target of 100,000 tests per day was…

Covid-19: European Parliament building shelters 100 homeless women, victims of domestic violence

The cafeteria in the new shelter, which overlooks a park BRUSSELS, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A European Parliament building in Brussels is housing 100 homeless women – many of them victims of domestic abuse – who have been severely affected by Belgium’s coronavirus lockdown. The Helmut Kohl building, an office…

Covid-19: UK grants 1 year automatic visas to frontline health workers

Frontline health and social care workers with visas due to expire will receive automatic extension LONDON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK has granted a one-year automatic visa to all frontline health workers combating the coronavirus. The policy also applies to social workers whose visas are due to expire in…

Canada: PM Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 kinds of assault weapons following April gun massacre

Canada Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau OTTAWA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced a long-promised ban on assault-style weapons following the country’s worst gun massacre in April. New rules would make it illegal to sell, transport, import or use 1,500 varieties of assault weapons. The ban…

Pres Trump leave White House on Friday for first time in a month

WASHINGTON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month when he travels to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.Trump make the 110 km trip to Camp David on Friday evening, according to a schedule released by…

Covid-19: Millions of children risk missing vaccines as cargo blocked, says UN

GENEVA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Millions of children risk missing “life-saving” vaccines, the UN has warned, after a “massive backlog” of shipments built up due to the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has had a huge impact on the air industry, drastically reducing commercial and charter flights. Dozens of countries are…

Covid-19: Rwanda announces plan to lift lockdown

KIGALI, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwanda’s government has announced plans to partially ease strict measures imposed six weeks ago to stop the spread of coronavirus. A highly awaited government announcement said the restrictions will be lifted from May 4 even though some measures will be maintained. A curfew will be…

Covid-19: Comoros announces first case

MORONI, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of the few African countries without any reports of coronavirus has now confirmed its first case.Comoros’ President Azali Assoumani said the patient is a man who came in contact with a French-Comorian national who’d recently travelled to France before being hospitalised on April 23.His…

Covid-19: More prisoners freed in Zimbabwe virus amnesty

HARARE, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe has granted clemency to more prisoners, broadening the conditions for release in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a government notice, those who are facing life sentences and who have served at least 20 years of that sentence could be released. Some…