Tanzania to sign $30 billion LNG project

The government is expected to sign initial agreements with multinational exploration companies DAR ES SALAAM, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania is expected to sign initial agreements with exploration companies for the construction of a giant liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant before the end of next month, the negotiation team has…

Covid-19: South Africa says it may be entering fifth wave

PRETORIA, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID-19 wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, health officials and scientists said. The country that has recorded the…

Covid-19: IMF chief tests positive with “mild symptoms”

 WASHINGTON, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has tested positive for Covid-19, a spokesman said, stressing she had only “mild symptoms.” “IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has tested positive for Covid-19. She is experiencing mild symptoms and is working remotely while isolating at home,” the Washington-based crisis…

Covid-19: New CDC study finds 75 pct of US children infected by February

ATLANTA (Georgia, US), April 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than half of all Americans and about 75 percent of kids had been infected by COVID-19 by the end of February this year, according to a new study on antibodies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US warns citizens against fighting in Ukraine after American killed as Britain, Netherlands send investigators to probe war crimes by Russia

WASHINGTON, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Defense Department warned Americans against going to Ukraine to join the fight against Russia’s invasion after a former marine was killed. “We continue to urge Americans not to go to Ukraine… this is an active war zone, this is not the place to…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UK deploys 8,000 troops to Europe to deter ‘Russian aggression’

LONDON, April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK government said Friday it was deploying about 8,000 troops for exercises across eastern Europe in a show of strength after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The months-long drills in countries stretching from Finland to North Macedonia also involve allies including France and the United…

US confirms 1st human case of H5 bird flu

DENVER (Colorado), April 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States confirmed the first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person in the western state of Colorado. The person tested positive for avian influenza A (H5) virus and was involved in the culling of poultry presumed to have had…

Covid-19: Ecuador removes mask mandate

QUITO, April 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — The use of masks will no longer be mandatory in both open and closed spaces in Ecuador starting from Thursday, announced Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso together with the National Emergency Operations Committee. Removing his face mask as a symbolic act, Lasso said that this day…

Covid-19: Brazil reports 19,916 new cases, 114 related deaths

BRASILIA, April 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil on Thursday reported 19,916 new COVID-19 infections and 114 more related deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the national counts to 30,418,920 and 663,225 respectively, according to the Ministry of Health. Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has signed a decree on April 22…

With inflation rising, millions in Argentina rely on food aid

BELEN DE ESCOBAR (Argentina), April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Elena Gonzalez’s backyard soup kitchen is a hive of activity, with busy hands chopping and stirring as a cauldron with a bit of chicken and much rice boils over a wood fire in a poor Argentina neighborhood. Gonzalez’s soup kitchen in Belen…