Outgoing German Chancellor Merkel pays farewell visit to Rome, meets PM Draghi
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi welcomes visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Rome, Italy ROME, Oct 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Italy’s…
Covid-19: Legal challenge to France’s health pass is thrown out
STRASBOURG, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Court of Human Rights has thrown out a legal challenge to the French…
Covid-19: Tanzania to release stats on weekly basis – Govt
Tanzania launched mass vaccinations in late July with J&J vaccines DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Tanzanian government…
Tanzania sets US$21.7 million for construction of fishing harbor
PM Kassim Majaliwa DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian government has set aside 50 billion Tanzanian shillings (about…
UK travel red list cut to just seven countries
LONDON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of countries on the UK Covid travel red list will be cut from…
France to send ambassador back to Australia amid Aukus row
PARIS, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France will send its ambassador back to Australia to “redefine” relations, after Canberra reneged on…
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…