Covid-19: WHO backs Olympics to make right calls on virus
GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The WHO backed the International Olympic Committee, Japan and host city Tokyo to make the…
US government announces clampdown on ‘ghost guns’
WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department moved Friday to tighten firearms regulations and close loopholes that have…
Covid-19: WHO hopes to complete inspections of Sputnik V production in Russia by early June
GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-TASS) – The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to complete inspections of manufacturing processes used in Russia…
Covid-19: Key EU countries rebuff US on sharing vaccine patents
BRUSSELS, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European countries distanced themselves from a proposal backed by US President Joe Biden to waive patent…
Indigenous Colombians topple conquistador statue in capital
A Misak indigenous man stands atop the statue of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada after knocked it down in…
Covid-19: Brazilian firm to produce Russian vaccine without regulatory approval
BRASILIA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian pharmaceutical company that plans to produce Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will start…
Covid-19 postpones Commonwealth heads of government talks again
LONDON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting scheduled to take place in the Rwandan capital Kigali…
Covid-19: Mexico to ease capital lockdown, resume quake drills
MEXICO CITY, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities announced Friday a further easing of pandemic lockdown measures in the capital…
UN welcomes eastern-based Libyan army’s release of detainees
Release of prisoners held by the warlord Khalifa Haftar’s forces TRIPOLI, May 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN Support Mission in…
Rio police face fury, calls for probe after bloody raid
Residents protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Brazil…