Ethiopia army launches major attack on Tigray – Rebels
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s national army launched a ground offensive against forces…
Covid-19: How funds meant for coronavirus in DR Congo went missing – Report
KINSHASA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Missing money, opaque pay practices and poor management hamper the coronavirus response in the Democratic Republic…
Covid-19: WHO experts back extra jab for people with weak immune systems
GENEVA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s vaccine advisers recommended people with weakened immune systems should be offered…
Covid-19: UK nightlife sector lost 86,000 jobs during pandemic – study
LONDON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 86,000 jobs have been lost in the UK’s nightlife sector since 2019, an industry…
UN chief slams ‘broken’ Taliban promises made to women and girls
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres slammed the Taliban’s “broken” promises to Afghan women and girls.…
Interpreter who helped rescue Pres Biden in 2008 escapes Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An interpreter who helped rescue US President Joe Biden in a 2008 Afghan snowstorm has…
Venezuela and Turkey Sign Three Cooperation Agreements
ANKARA, Oct 11 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia has signed three cooperation agreements with his Turkish counterpart…
Brazil’s oldest person dies aged 116, 3rd oldest person in the world
FORTALEZA (Ceara, Brazil), Oct 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The 116-year-old Francisca Celsa dos Santos considered the oldest person in Brazil, has…
Covid-19: Chile eliminates five-day quarantine for travelers arriving to Punta Arenas by air
SANTIAGO, Oct 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Given the favorable results that the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile is showing in…
Covid-19: Pres Bolsonaro banned from Brazilian football stadium for not being vaxxed
SAO PAULO, Oct 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not allowed to enter a football stadium to watch…