Covid-19: Uganda eases curbs as admissions fall
KAMPALA, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday ordered an easing of a six-week Covid lockdown…
ICC drops charges against former Ivory Coast first Lady Simone Gbagbo
Ivory Coast’s former first lady Simone Gbagbo ABIDJAN, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court has dropped its arrest…
Blast hits bus carrying soccer team in Somalia’s Kismayo, 5 dead: Police
A car bomb blast near the southern Somali coastal town of Kismayo has killed at least five people. KISMAYO (Somalia),…
EU adopts legal framework for Lebanon sanctions: Statement
Lebanese flag flutters at the site of last year’s Beirut port blast PARIS, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union…
Guatemalans protest for second day to demand president resigns
GUATEMALA CITY, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-government protesters blocked intersections across Guatemala for the second day in a row as calls…
US issues more Cuba sanctions as Pres Biden prepares to meet Cuban American leaders
WASHINGTON, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its leaders in…
US wildfires: California wildfire flares but within line crews have built
PARADISE (California, US), July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year was flaring up Friday but it…
First evacuation flight brings 221 Afghans to US
WASHINGTON, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200…
Covid-19: Africa’s cases surpass 6.63 mln – Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, July 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,635,522 as of Friday afternoon,…
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels issue fresh demands as ceasefire calls grow
The rebels rejected a unilateral ceasefire offered by Addis Ababa MEKELLE (Tigray, Ethiopia), July 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels…