Russia-Ukraine conflict: Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players, but ATP, WTA slam ‘unfair’ move

LONDON, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine, but ATP and WTA organisers branded the move “unfair” and “verydisappointing” on Wednesday. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which runs Wimbledon, said it was acting…

Plane carrying Army parachute team causes evacuation scare at US Capitol

The US Army parachute team the Golden Knights jump out of their aircraft before a baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington WASHINGTON, April 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — The US Capitol and surrounding buildings here were briefly evacuated on Wednesday evening due to “a probable threat” from an aircraft. The Capitol…

Pilot killed after small plane crashes near freeway in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was killed after a small plane crashed near a major freeway in Los Angeles in the western US state of California, authorities said. The fixed wing red Cessna aircraft went down around 12:30 p.m. local time on the 210 freeway embankment in…

6 soldiers killed in bomb blast in NW Colombia; 5 injured, 1 missing

BOGOTA, April 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least six soldiers were killed, five others were injured and one was missing after they were ambushed with explosives in the predawn hours of Wednesday in the northwest Colombian department of Antioquia, Colombia’s National Army said. Colombian President Ivan Duque has condemned the attack…

US: Alleged intruder at Peruvian embassy in Washington shot dead by Secret Service

WASHINGTON, April 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — An alleged intruder at the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, D.C., was shot and killed by Secret Service on Wednesday morning, according to the police. The suspect was found smashing windows of the Peruvian ambassador’s residence in the Forest Hills neighborhood of northwest D.C., Metropolitan Police…

UN top court to rule in Nicaragua, Colombia sea row

THE HAGUE, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Judges at the UN’s top court will hand down a ruling Thursday in a bitter decades-long battle between Nicaragua and Colombia over maritime borders. The hearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is likely to be the final ruling in the legal wrangle…

At least 6 dead in Haiti small plane crash; 5 wounded on the ground

 PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least six people died in a small commercial plane crash in Haiti on Wednesday, according to police. The aircraft was flying from the capital of Port-au-Prince to the southern town of Jacmel, Pierre Belamy Samedi, police chief in the suburb Carrefour where the plane…

US violence: Miami cop filmed violently arresting Black woman who called 911 for help convicted

Alejandro Giraldo was filmed violently arresting Dyma Loving in March 2019 MIAMI (Florida, US), April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Miami-Dade cop who was filmed violently arresting a Black woman after she called authorities for help has been convicted of felony battery and official misconduct.Alejandro Giraldo was placed on suspension after…

Covid-19: Cases down in the Americas even as North America faces increase – PAHO

WASHINGTON, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — COVID-19 cases and deaths are declining in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said, with infections last week having dropped 2.3 per cent and deaths falling 15.2 per cent from the prior week. The broad trend comes even as cases have scaled up…

Covid-19: US government appealling against court ruling lifting mask mandate

Masked and unmasked travelers ride escalators at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport in Arlington, Virginia WASHINGTON, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States government is appealing a court ruling that controversially lifted a federal mask mandate on US public transport earlier this week, the Justice Department said. After the US…
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