Covid-19: Probe finds $17m of funds in South Africa siphoned off through corruption
President Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African special investigators said that around $17m in coronavirus funds was…
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala thanks AU, ECOWAS for WTO bid support
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will become the first African to lead WTO ABUJA, Feb (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s candidate for Director-General of the…
Lockdown by nature: Dutch told to stay home as blizzards blast in, first in 9 years
A cyclist makes his way over a snow covered bridge in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam March 2, 2005 AMSTERDAM,…
Covid-19: Malawi’s health services under pressure as cases spike
LILONGWE, Feb 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A makeshift hospital in Malawi has opened as hospitals are overwhelmed by the influx of…
US: Four skiers killed, 4 injured in avalanche; highest toll since 1992
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four skiers were killed and four others wounded after an avalanche struck in a canyon…
Covid-19: French cases, patient numbers ease as AstraZeneca inoculations start
PARIS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France reported a fall in new COVID-19 infections and in the number of patients being…
Covid-19: Bolivia funeral homes, cemeteries overwhelmed as deaths mount
LA PAZ, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Corpses in Bolivia have begun to pile up as a fierce second wave of…
Protests erupt in Chilean lakeside resort after street performer shot dead by police
A public building burns during a protest after a police officer shot dead a street juggler in Panguipulli, Chile SANTIAGO,…
Ecuadorans choose their president: socialist or banker?
QUITO, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 13 million Ecuadorans are eligible tovote in presidential elections Sunday in which a socialist…
Cuba authorizes private activity in majority of sectors
HAVANA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba announced that private activity will be authorized in most sectors, a major reform in…