Covid-19: Australian police call for military to enforce lockdown in Sydney
SYDNEY, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Australia’s largest city have requested military help to enforce a coronavirus lockdown…
Lithuania reports record number of migrants at Belarus border
Migrants apprehended by Lithuanian authorities on a forest road near the Belarusian border VILNIUS, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU…
South Africa ‘appalled’ by AU decision to grant Israel observer status
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa vehemently objected to last week’s “unilateral” decision by…
8.2 magnitude earthquake off Alaskan peninsula, tsunami warning
WASHINGTON, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shallow 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Wednesday, the United States…
Five Iraqi crew killed in helicopter crash on ‘combat mission’: military
BAGHDAD, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Iraqi troops were killed Thursday when their helicopter crashed on a “combat mission” north…
Covid-19: Olympic organisers defend coronavirus measures as cases rise
TOKYO, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tokyo Olympics organisers dismissed any link to rising coronavirus cases in Japan on Thursday after…
Monsoon flooding affects thousands in lower part of Myanmar
People walk through the flood water in Myitkyina, Myanmar YANGON, July 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Monsoon flooding has hit the lower…
Afghan forces operations kill 23 militants in northern Faryab
MAIMANA (Afghanistan), July 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — A total of 23 militants were confirmed dead and three others injured as Afghan…
Covid-19: India’s tally rises to 31,528,114 with over 40,000 new infections
NEW DELHI, July 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,528,114 on Thursday as 43,509 new cases were registered…
Covid-19: Tanzania launches mass vaccination drive
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan shows a vaccination card after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Dar es Salaam DAR ES…