Covid-19: Britain’s cases down by 33% over past week
LONDON, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has reported 26,144 new cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Saturday, meaning the…
Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro says oil company Petrobras will pay for free LPG to low-income group
BRASILIA, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that state-controlled company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras, has…
Heatwave causes massive melt of Greenland ice sheet
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest mass of freshwater ice on the planet, second only to Antarctica NUUK…
Covid-19: Thousands protest against health pass in France
PARIS, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities against a mandatory coronavirus health…
US official visits restive Sudan, crisis-ridden Ethiopia to support democratic transition
Samantha Power KHARTOUM, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US official who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on genocide landed on Saturday…
Rhino killings on the rise in South Africa
South Africa is home to nearly 80 percent of the world’s rhinos but their horns are prized in traditional medicine…
US Secretary of State Blinken to court Southeast Asia in virtual meetings next week
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually with Southeast Asian officials every day next week, a…
Covid-19: Eurozone out of recession after economy grows 2%
BRUSSELS, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The eurozone’s economy grew by 2% in the second three months of the year, taking the…
Pres Biden says he is hopeful about talks with Russia on strategic stability
WASHINGTON, July 31 (NNN-TASS) — US President Joe Biden said he is hopeful about the Russian-American strategic stability talks, the…
South Africa sends 1,500 troops to Mozambique to fight jihadists
MAPUTO, July 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South Africa is sending 1,495 troops to Mozambique to help its neighbour battle jihadists wreaking…