Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Tigray Hospital running out of food for starving children, says doctors

MEKELLE (Tigray, Ethiopia), Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three-month old Surafeal Mearig lies helpless at the biggest hospital in Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray. His eyes are wide open, and his ribs press against his thin-wrinkled skin. He is among many children suffering from malnutrition because of the 14-month civil war…

UNICEF provides water supply equipment to Libyan city

TRIPOLI, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — UNICEF said that it has provided water supply equipment to the Libyan city Surman, some 60 km west of the capital Tripoli. “UNICEF has provided water pumps to Surman to support the municipality and General Company of Water and Wastewater to provide safer water services…

Covid-19: Chile to start administering 4th dose next week

 SANTIAGO, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile will start administering a fourth Covid vaccine dose to people with weakened immune systems from Monday, President Sebastian Pinera said, as the country recorded its highest number of daily cases in six months.   New case numbers had been stable until the appearance of…

Covid-19: WHO reports record-breaking number of new cases over 2.6 mln

  GENEVA, Jan 8 (NNN-TASS) — More than 2.6 mln coronavirus cases were registered around the world in the last 24 hours, which is the highest daily rate for the entire pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.   Thus, the organization reported about 296,496,809 cases and 5,462,631 deaths. The…

Covid-19: UK to deploy troops to virus-hit London hospitals as PM Johnson declares hospitals on “war footing”

LONDON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain will deploy troops to hospitals in London to alleviate severe staff shortages caused by the Omicron outbreak, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.    Around 200 armed forces personnel will join health workers in the capital, which has been particularly badly hit by the…

Covid-19: 3 dose-vaccinated Austrian chancellor tests positive

VIENNA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Austria’s head of government Karl Nehammer on Friday tested positive for Covid-19, the chancellery announced.    Nehammer, who has received two doses of vaccine and a booster, had not however experienced any symptoms, it added.    “No cause for worry, I’m fine,” the Austrian chancellor wrote in…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

  PARIS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are the latest developments in the ..coronavirus crisis:   . INDIA: Election rallies are cancelled in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, over a sudden surge driven by the Omicron variant, with infections nearly tripling in two days.   . ITALY: Italy is making vaccination compulsory…

Covid-19: French parliament approves vaccine pass

PARIS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s parliament on Thursday approved President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for a vaccine pass to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant after a tumultuous debate whipped up by Macron’s comments that he wanted to “piss off” the unvaccinated. Macron told Le Parisien newspaper earlier this…

Luxembourg ends diplomatic mission in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Jan 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Luxembourg has announced the withdrawal of its embassy in Managua while diplomatic ties with Nicaragua will be handled by the Embassy in Washington, DC as of Feb 1. Charge d’Affaires Joe Geisbusch will end his mission Jan. 30. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the…

River bathers killed, injured by piranhas in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Jan 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Two people were reported to have died as a result from attacks by piranhas -a species of carnivorous fish with a strong presence in fresh water courses in South America.- and many others were injured in various incidents along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers. According…