Covid-19: UK reports record 189,213 cases, 332 deaths as Ireland relaxes testing rules
LONDON, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Kingdom recorded 189,213 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a daily record, and…
Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro refuses flood aid from Argentina, drawing Bahia rebuke
Sergio da Silva dos Santos hands clothes to other residents in front of a flooded house accessed by canoe at…
US wildfire: Wind-driven Colorado grass fire destroys hundreds of homes, displaces thousands
DENVER (Colorado, US), Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fierce, wind-driven wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes, injured at least a half…
AU chairperson calls for utmost restraint in Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday expressed…
Sudan: Demonstrations in capital, other cities to demand civilian rule
Sudanese demonstrators rally near the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum KHARTOUM, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mass protests started in…
Sudan: UN chief condemns looting, attacks on UN facilities, equipment in Darfur
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned looting and attacks on UN facilities and equipment…
Presidents Biden, Putin hold phone call amid heightened tensions over Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via phone on Thursday…
Covid-19: Uganda confirms 1,800 new cases
Data from the ministry indicate that 2,136,079 tests have so far been conducted in Uganda KAMPALA, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: Johnson booster 85% effective against Omicron – South Africa study
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A booster of US coronavirus vaccine Johnson & Johnson was 85 percent effective in preventing…
Chile road accident kills 9
SANTIAGO, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — A road accident in the town of Peumo, in the O’Higgins region in central Chile,…