Nigerian Navy hands over 20 suspected oil thieves to EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria ABUJA, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian Navy on Saturday handed over…
Covid-19: US Supreme Court scrutinises Pres Biden vaccine mandates
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Supreme Court appears doubtful as to whether the Biden administration can enforce a…
Denmark frees suspected pirates in dinghy in Gulf of Guinea
The container ship was allegedly attacked by suspected pirates in the Gulf of Guinea COPENHAGEN, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three…
Canada’s oil sands exports to Asia reach record with new link
A heavy hauler truck drives through a mine above the Athabasca oil sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada OTTAWA, Jan…
Jailed Palestinian activist lands in France after Egypt release
PARIS, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath arrived in France Saturday after almost two-and-a-half years in detention in…
Ethiopia announces pardons for high-profile political prisoners
The government says opposition politician Jawar Mohammed is one of the high-profile detainees being pardoned ADDIS ABABA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: Mexico death toll passes 300,000
MEXICO CITY, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s deaths from Covid-19 surpassed 300,000 on Friday, one of the world’s highest tolls…
Haiti: Two journalists killed by gangs in Port-Au-Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 8 (NNN-TELESUR) — Radio Ecoute announced that journalists Wilguens Louissaint and Amady John Wesley were murdered by the…
Argentina, Cuba sign bilateral deals to foster food sovereignty
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Santiago Cafiero, Foreign Ministers of Cuba and Argentina respectively, signed…
Covid-19: Infections in Brazil’s Rio skyrocket: over 6,000% in 20 days
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro have reported that…