Covid-19: US CDC warns against Turkey travel, eases India advisory
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against travel to Turkey because of…
Fresh Venezuela talks set for September; opposition leader freed
Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara MEXICO CITY/CARACAS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Representatives of Venezuela’s government and the opposition said they…
Storm brings floods as Haitians seek help at overloaded hospitals after quake
LES CAYES (Haiti), Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Doctors in Haiti battled in makeshift tents to save the lives of hundreds…
Hichilema faces task of reviving Zambian economy after landslide win
Hakainde Hichilema casts his ballot in Lusaka LUSAKA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambian President Edgar Lungu conceded defeat on Monday,…
France’s COVID-19 hospitalisations above 10,000 for first time since end June
PARIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — : French health authorities said the total number of people hospitalised for COVID-19 stood at…
Russia says Kabul seems safer under Taliban than it was under Ghani
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan praised the Taliban’s conduct and said the group, still officially designated a…
Covid-19: Nigeria opens 2nd phase of vaccination with US-donated vaccines
ABUJA, Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigeria has started the second phase of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program. Over 4 million…
Over 1,700 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: UN migration agency
TRIPOLI, Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 1,700 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast over the past week,…
Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000
A boy is tended to outside Les Cayes General Hospital LES CAYES (Haiti), Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The death toll…
Pres Biden says deteriorating situation in Afghanistan “did unfold more quickly” than US anticipates
US President Joe Biden delivering remarks on Afghanistan at the White House WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — President Joe Biden…