Covid-19: Covax boosted by 500 mn Moderna Covid vaccine doses
GENEVA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covax global programme, which has relied heavily on AstraZeneca vaccines, said it has struck…
Niger army killed 24 ‘suspected terrorists’: government
NIAMEY, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger troops killed 24 “suspected terrorists’ after they sought to escape after being captured in…
Tanzania president continues regional diplomacy with Kenya visit
Kenya will be Suluhu’s second destination after visiting Uganda last month DAR ES SALAAM, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s President…
Chad junta names 40-member transitional government
Mahamat Deby Itno, son of late president Idris Deby, leads the transitional government N’DJAMENA, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The military…
Philippines’ Foreign Secretary swears at China online, tells nation to leave disputed waters
MANILA, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Philippines’ top diplomat unambiguously told Beijing where to go on Monday, as the government…
Myanmar rebels claim military helicopter downing
YANGON. May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army said that it had shot down a military helicopter on…
Updated: 26 killed in Bangladesh speedboat accident
Maritime accidents are common in Bangladesh, a delta nation crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At…
Covid-19: Western Australia reports zero cases, lockdown fears ease
PERTH, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The state of Western Australia reported no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases for the second straight…
Covid-19: EU eyes letting fully vaccinated travellers into bloc
BRUSSELS, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union’s executive on Monday proposed that travellers who are fully vaccinated with EU-approved…
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia to lift travel curbs on ‘immunised’ citizens
RIYADH, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia will permit citizens immunised against Covid-19 to travel abroad from May 17, the…