NATO studying ‘options’ to bolster Africa anti-jihadist force: UN Sec-Gen
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel force in…
Over 120,000 U.S. children lose a parent or caregiver amid COVID-19: study
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than 120,000 children in the United States lost a primary caregiver – a parent…
WHO set to vaccinate 40 pct population of every country against COVID-19 by end 2021
GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an initiative to vaccinate 40 percent of the population…
Google to invest S$1 billion to lift Africa Internet access
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Google announced that it would invest US$1 billion in boosting Africa’s internet access and startup…
UN ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bahrain, Russia and other members of the UN Human Rights Council pushed through a vote to…
US charges former Taliban commander with killing US troops in 2008
NEW YORK, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Taliban commander already in US custody has been charged with murder and terrorism-related…
US Senate approves temporary lift to debt ceiling, averting default
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate on Thursday approved legislation to temporarily raise the federal government’s US$28.4 trillion debt…
US nuclear sub damaged in underwater collision in South East Asia
A US Navy image shows the USS Connecticut departing a Washington naval base for deployment in May 2021 WASHINGTON, Oct…
Germany and Denmark repatriate 37 children and 11 ‘ Daesh women’ from Syria
BERLIN, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany says it has repatriated eight women, who had joined the so-called Daesh, and 23…
UN, humanitarian partners scale up life-saving response in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners are racing against time to deliver life-saving…