Shell pays $111m over 1970s oil spill in Nigeria
ABUJA, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil giant Shell will pay a Nigerian community $111m over an oil spill more than…
Covid-19: Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday
PARIS, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,323,957 people since the outbreak emerged in China…
Covid-19: Spain took the lead on vaccinations in Europe
MADRID, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain has become a leader of Europe’s virus vaccination drive against Covid-19, due to a…
Covid-19: Russia posts record daily virus fatalities
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia on Thursday reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the…
Morocco, Israel sign deals to mark historic visit
RABAT, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The foreign ministers of Morocco and Israel signed three accords during the first visit by…
Zambia votes in closely contested polls
LUSAKA, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambians were voting in nationwide elections on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic…
Germany to end Afghanistan aid if Taliban take power
BERLIN, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany said that it would stop sending financial support to Afghanistan in the event that…
Namibia sells 57 wild elephants through auction
Namibia plans to auction 170 wild elephants because of drought and an increase in numbers bringing them into conflict with…
Covid-19: Russia’s Sputnik V shot around 83% effective against Delta variant – Health minister
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is around 83 per cent effective against the Delta…
Greece wildfires ‘slowly coming under control’: mayor
ATHENS, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday,…