Covid-19: Tanzania bans ‘unnecessary gatherings’ nationwide

Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania banned “unnecessary gatherings” nationwide and urged those holding necessary meetings to take precautions to avoid the spread of Covid-19.“I announce that from today I have prohibited of all the unnecessary activities,” Health Minister Dorothy Gwajima said…

Covid-19: Tourists flock to Tunisia as medics struggle to battle coronavirus

TUNIS, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It’s a busy time for tourism operators in Tunisia despite a surge in virus infection, as tourists flock into this North African nation even as medics battle the coronavirus.According to data, 1.4 deaths per 100,000 residents have been recorded per day in the last week.At…

Libyan authorities to probe clashes in Tripoli between government forces

TRIPOLI, July 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s Interior Ministry said it would start to investigate the armed clashes between two of its security forces that broke out in the capital city on Thursday. The ministry has been closely following Thursday’s events “which led to heavy shootings” in central Tripoli between patrols…

US shooting: Gunman opens fire outside Mexican restaurant in Washington

Gunshots were reported outside a Mexican restaurant in Washington  WASHINGTON, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gunman has opened fire outside a restaurant in an upscale area of Washington DC, about 1.5km from the White House. Diners at outside tables ran for cover as more than 20 shots were fired. Witnesses…

Ethiopia Tigray crisis: New front opens in war as aid fears grow

There are fears for food aid distribution in Tigray  ADDIS ABABA, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bloody eight-month battle for control of the north Ethiopian state of Tigray has spilled over into the neighbouring region of Afar in the past week. At least 20 civilians have been killed and 54,000…

World Drowning Prevention Day: Top cause of young child deaths in many countries – WHO

GENEVA, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Drowning is now a leading cause of death for children aged under five in many countries, the World Health Organization said. Around 2.5 million people died by drowning in the decade to 2019, the WHO said, as it set out a series of simple measures…

Covid-19: Increased testing needed to fight delta strain in Europe – WHO

         STOCKHOLM, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Increased free testing, contact tracing and other steps are needed to fight the Covid-19 Delta variant, now dominant in much of Europe, the World Health Organization and the EU’s disease agency warned. WHO Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and…

More than 200 migrants scale fence into Spain’s Melilla enclave

Melilla and Ceuta – a second Spanish enclave also on Africa’s Mediterranean coast – are popular crossing points for migrants and refugees seeking a better life in Europe MELILLA (Spain), July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 migrants and refugees crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla after climbing…

UK PM asks EU to look ‘seriously’ at N.Ireland proposals, but immediately rejected by the bloc

LONDON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union to look “seriously” at UK proposals to overhaul their post-Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland, but met immediate resistance in Brussels.    Johnson told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a phone call that the…

16 killed in suspected militia attack in DR Congo: medical sources

   BENI (DR Congo), July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected members of a militia shot and killed 16 people as they were returning home from a weekly market in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local and medical sources said Friday.  The dead from the ambush on Thursday evening…