Covid-19: 934 new local infections in Singapore; rise in cases of serious illness
People wearing protective face masks crossing a road in Simei in Singapore SINGAPORE, Sept 18 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore reported 934…
Covid-19: Lockdown rules eased slightly in Australia’s New South Wales as vaccine rates climb
Mounted police patrol Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia SYDNEY, Sept 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — As Sydney, the capital city of the…
Work-related accidents, illnesses kill nearly 2 mn each year: UN
GENEVA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely because of long…
Covid-19: Brazil installs sanitary control facilities near Paraguayan border
BRASILIA, Sept 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil health authorities set up a huge awning about 50 meters from the International Friendship…
Haiti PM Henry replaces justice minister after sacking prosecutor
Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has replaced the country’s justice…
Polls open in Russia’s three-day parliamentary election
Voters will be able to cast ballots through to Sunday MOSCOW, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russians in the Far East…
Bahamas PM concedes defeat in polls overshadowed by COVID-19
Prime Minister Hubert Minnis (centre) conceded to his challenger, opposition leader Philip Davis (left) following the elections on Thursday. They…
Egypt’s el-Sisi backs December elections in Libya
President Sisi meets with Prime Minister Dbeibah in Cairo CAIRO, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has…
Cape to Cairo: Africa’s skyline undergoes major face-lift worth billions
The tallest building in Africa, Iconic Tower, in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (2) CAIRO, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa’s skyline…
Covid-19: Brazil turns the tide – now one of the fastest-paced and far-reaching in the world
A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to a man at a drive-thru vaccination post in…