Update: Evacuation orders widened as California fire spreads
GREENVILLE (California, US), Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Evacuation orders were widened as California’s biggest wildfire raged through the state’s tinder-dry…
Tropical storm heading for Tokyo as Olympics draw to close
A volunteer huddles under an umbrella as play is suspended due to lightning at Oi Hockey Stadium on Friday TOKYO,…
US vows support for struggling Pacific islands
SYDNEY, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden underscored US support for Pacific island nations battling Covid-19 and the climate…
Covid-19: Israel doing world a ‘great service’ with booster shots, says PM Bennett
JERUSALEM, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Israel was doing the world a “great service” by…
Japan marks Hiroshima bomb anniversary with low-key ceremonies
HIROSHIMA (Japan), Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan on Friday marked 76 years since the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with…
South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa makes major cabinet reshuffle after unrest
PRETORIA, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa carried out a major cabinet reshuffle covering security posts but…
Covid-19: Fully vaccinated people can still transmit virus – US CDC director
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Fully vaccinated people can still transmit the COVID-19 virus, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
US aircrash: Six dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash
JUNEAU (Alaska, US), Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All six people on board a sightseeing plane were killed Thursday when the…
Covid-19: US plans to require vaccine for foreign travellers
Most international travel has been halted by the restrictions WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US will eventually require almost…
MV Asphalt Princess: Suspected hijackers leave ship off UAE
The MV Asphalt Princess was reportedly boarded by up to nine armed men DUBAI, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Men who…