47 migrants found dead on Mauritanian coast: UN
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Forty-seven migrants were found drowned off the coast of Nouadhibou, northwest Mauritania, the International Organization…
South Africa’s National Assembly elects former defense minister as Speaker
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula PRETORIA, Aug 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who was recently replaced in the position of South Africa’s defense…
Mosquito-borne West Nile Fever case detected in southern Spain
Fumigation by the local council in a bid to stop the spread of the West Nile virus MADRID, Aug 20…
Taliban kill relative of DW journalist in Afghanistan: German broadcaster
BERLIN, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have shot and killed a relative of a Deutsche Welle…
Guinea monitoring 172 contact cases of Marburg virus victim
CONAKRY, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinean health officials are monitoring 172 contact cases of a man who died of Marburg…
Covid-19: Mississippi quarantines 20,000 pupils at start of new school year
JACKSON (Mississippi, US), Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Just days after the start of their academic year, over 20,000 pupils from…
Irish Government to evacuate 36 citizens from Afghanistan
DUBLIN, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Irish government is working to evacuate 36 of its citizens from Afghanistan, the country’s…
Thirty-seven migrants feared dead at sea off coast of Spain’s Canary Islands
A migrant is transferred on a stretcher after being rescued by a maritime rescue helicopter, in Telde, on the island…
Afghan debacle set to cloud Merkel’s final Putin visit
BERLIN, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow in the twilight…
Radio journalist murdered in eastern Mexico
COATZACOALCOS (Mexico), Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A radio journalist was shot dead on Thursday in a violence-ridden area of…