India gas leak: At least 11 dead after Visakhapatnam incident
VISAKHAPATNAM (INDIA), May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —At least 11 people have been killed by a massive gas leak at a chemical plant in southern India,…
Covid-19: Nigeria medics, WHO to probe rise in ‘strange deaths’
A spike in deaths was recently reported in Kano state ABUJA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Nigeria are…
Lesotho PM Thabane confirms resignation with no date
Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane MASERU, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane has reiterated…
Brazil to deploy army to fight Amazon deforestation, wildfires
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro authorized the army to fight Amazon wildfires and deforestation,…
Covid-19: Thousands of migrants stranded worldwide by pandemic – UN
GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Many thousands of migrants have been left stranded by the coronavirus pandemic, unable to move…
Covid-19: Domestic violence surges in locked down Europe – WHO
COPENHAGEN, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Emergency services across Europe have seen a sharp rise in domestic abuse calls under sweeping…
Covid-19: US April employment to see largest collapse in history
WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With shops and factories closed nationwide due to COVID-19, nearly all of the jobs created…
China, US commit to implement trade deal despite virus row: official
BEIJING, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese and US trade representatives agreed to “create favourable conditions” for the phase one trade…
North Korea lashes South for holding military drills as Kim praises China’s Xi
PYONGYANG, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea condemned the South for holding military drills, saying the situation was returning to…
Covid-19: US deaths rise by 2,448 in 24 hours while Asia’s death toll passes 10,000
WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 2,448 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total…
