UK becomes dialogue partner of ASEAN
LONDON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Kingdom (UK) has agreed a new partnership with the Association of Southeast…
Ebrahim Raisi sworn in as Iran’s eighth president
Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tehran TEHRAN, (Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Madagascar arrests generals over assassination plot
ANTANANARIVO, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — High-ranking army and police officials have been arrested in Madagascar in connection with a failed…
Covid-19: Libya to impose prison sentences, fines for curfew breaches
TRIPOLI, Aug 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Libyan Interior Ministry said that people who breach curfew instructions against COVID-19 could be…
Thousands take part in pro-Bolsonaro demonstrations in Brazil; against electronic voting
Thousands of mask-less pro-Bolsonaro Brazilians are protesting against the country’s electronic voting system BRASILIA, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of…
Colombia ex-army chief will be charged over extrajudicial killings
Former commander of the Colombian Army General Mario Montoya BOGOTA, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s attorney general’s office will charge…
US: Flood watches in West as mudslides close major interstate
Mudslides closed some Colorado highways DENVER (Colorado, US), Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mudslides from heavy rains caused “extreme damage” to a…
Covid-19: Scuffles in Berlin as sceptics defy protest ban
Some protesters had “harassed and attacked” officers BERLIN, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of anti-lockdown demonstrators defied a court-ordered protest ban…
US shooting: Young TikTok star shot in California movie theater dies
Suspected shooter 20-year-old Joseph Jimenez CORONA (California, US), Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A young TikTok star who had been on…
Panda loaned to France gives birth to twins: zoo
SAINT-AIGNAN (France), Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Huan Huan, a giant panda on loan to France, gave birth to twin cubs…