Ghana records two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease

MVD is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever ACCRA, July 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ghana recorded two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD) on Thursday, according to health authorities. In a statement, the Ghana Health Service said the two persons were identified at different locations in the Ashanti region with…

Ukraine Pres Zelenskyy expresses ‘sadness’ at UK prime minister’s departure

KYIV, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called Boris Johnson by telephone to express his “sadness” over the British leader’s resignation as Conservative leader and impending departure as prime minister, Kyiv said. “We all welcome this news with sadness. Not only me, but also all of Ukrainian society…

US basketball star Griner admits Russian drugs charge but denies intent

KHIMKI (Russia), July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge in a Russian court on Thursday but denied she had intentionally broken the law. Griner was speaking at the second hearing of her trial on the narcotics charge that carries a sentence of up to…

Brazil police raids gang allegedly using crypto to launder illegal gold mining

BRASILIA, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s federal police carried out an operation against an alleged criminal gang that it said used crypto tokens to launder money made from illegal gold mining. Police arrested five people and served 60 search and seizure warrants in the operation. The operation, called Greed, was…

US charges two Homeland Security workers in Chinese spying scheme

WASHINGTON, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US prosecutors charged two men tied to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of what federal law enforcement officials have called a “transnational repression scheme” on behalf of the Chinese government to spy on and harass dissidents living in the United States.…

Update: UK PM Johnson quits after cabinet bloodbath

     LONDON, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday as leader of Britain’s Conservative party, paving the way for the selection of a new prime minister after dozens of ministers quit his government over 48 hours of frenzied political drama.      “It is clearly the will of the parliamentary…

Update: Boris Johnson to resign as UK Prime Minister – Reports

LONDON, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British Prime Minister on Thursday, multiple media outlets reported and a government source said,  after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party’s lawmakers who said he was no longer fit to govern. “Boris Johnson will resign as…

Monkeypox: WHO reports two new deaths, cases in new areas

Monkeypox cases have shot up 77 per cent, with the bulk of them reported in the European region GENEVA, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization reported two new deaths from monkeypox since its previous disease update on June 27, bringing the total to three since the start of…

Somalia will talk to Al-Shabaab when time is right – President

MOGADISHU, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says ending Al-Shabaab’s violent insurgency requires more than a military approach, and his government will negotiate with the extremist group only when the time is right. He said the Al-Qaeda affiliate responsible for deadly attacks across East Africa had developed…

One year after Haiti’s president assassinated, investigation stalls

PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One year after Haitian president Jovenel Moise was shot to death at his home in Port-au-Prince, no suspected mastermind or motive has yet been identified, with the investigation stalling amid a crumbling political environment. Moise was assassinated in the early hours of July 7, 2021,…