Afghanistan: Taliban say they have entered multiple districts in Kabul to ‘ensure security’

  KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban said that their activists have entered multiple districts in the Afghan capital Kabul, while sources said they had also taken over the presidential palace, hours after leader Ashraf Ghani fled the country.    “Military units of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has entered…

Nigeria detects re-emergence of poliovirus in northern state

A child receives polio vaccine during a 2013 vaccination campaign in Nigeria ABUJA, Aug 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A case of the Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) type 2 was detected in Nigeria’s northern state of Adamawa, marking the re-emergence of the poliovirus, local authorities said. The new case was detected one…

Tour bus crash in New York State causes dozens of injuries

NEW YORK, Aug 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A tour bus rollover in New York State on Saturday left dozens of people injured, New York State Police said. At approximately 12:41 p.m. local time, New York State Police responded to a rollover crash involving a tour bus on a toll road in…

Hungarian bus accident leaves eight dead, 48 wounded

BUDAPEST, Aug 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A bus accident near Hungary’s capital left eight people dead and 48 people wounded, local authorities said Sunday. “Eight people died at the scene, two were seriously injured and forty-six lightly injured in a bus crash that occurred Sunday morning on the M7 motorway near…

Canada snap elections coming as PM Trudeau seeks post-pandemic mandate

OTTAWA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to call snap elections for Sept 20 to seek a new mandate to steer the nation’s pandemic exit, much to the dismay of his rival parties. In office since 2015, Trudeau and opposition leaders have been crisscrossing the country…

Multi-billion-dollar reconstruction projects await in post-war Libya

TRIPOLI, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A decade after Libya descended into chaos, a host of countries are eyeing potential multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in the oil-rich nation if stability is assured. Economist Kamal Mansouri expects Libya’s reconstruction drive to be one of the biggest in the Middle East and North Africa. He estimates…

Greece wildfires: Tears and anger as island residents face aftermath

Burnt hillsides are seen following a wildfire near the village of Rovies on the island of Evia ROVIES (Evia, Greece), Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents of the Greek seaside village of Rovies mourn a lost paradise of pristine pine forests and family homes, scorched by wildfires that burned for nine…

Covid-19: France sees fifth weekend of protests against health pass

The protesters were an eclectic mix of far-right, yellow vest anti-inequality activists, anti-vaxxers and civil liberties campaigners PARIS, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200,000 protesters marched across France on Saturday against a health pass championed by President Emmanuel Macron to defeat Covid-19, even though the measure has already been…

Covid-19: Russia releases worst death numbers to date

MOSCOW, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths hit a new record of 819 on Saturday, a day after Moscow’s health department reported the highest number of monthly deaths in the city since the start of the pandemic. Russia’s daily coronavirus deaths are on the rise after infections peaked…

Covid-19: Children hospitalised in US hits record number

A child is given a COVID-19 test at a back-to-school clinic in South Gate, Los Angeles, California WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of children hospitalised with COVID-19 in the United States hit a record high of just over 1,900 on Saturday, as hospitals across the South were stretched…