Nigeria police say 317 girl students abducted in latest kidnapping
KANO (Nigeria), Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in northwest Nigeria said 317 students had been abducted by gunmen on Friday…
Multiple deaths in Haiti prison break, including jail director
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Multiple people were killedin Haiti, including the director of a prison in the suburbs ofcapital…
Covid-19: Novel coronavirus strains continue to spread worldwide, WHO says
GENEVA, Feb 24 (NNN-TASS) — A more contagious coronavirus strain VOC 202012/01 that was initially detected in the UK, has…
Mohamed Bazoum declared Niger’s President after winning runoff
NIAMEY, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate from the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, was declared the…
Covid-19: Uruguay starts inoculation campaign March 1 with Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines – Pres Luis Lacalle Pou
MONTEVIDEO, Feb 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay will be receiving the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines Thursday evening and the official…
Halal chicken dispute blocks Brazil/Indonesia free trade talks
BRASILIA, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil should only begin free trade talks with Indonesia if it adopts recommendations made by…
Green hydrogen hub planned in northeast Brazil
BRASILIA, Feb 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — A US$ 5.4bn green hydrogen hub has been planned in Ceará, northeast Brazil, and most…
Two Mali soldiers killed in ambush; 7 injured
BAMAKO, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two soldiers were killed and seven others injured in an ambush in a central region…
Last statue of dictator Franco removed in ‘historic day’ for Spain
MELILLA (Spain), Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The last statue of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was removed on Tuesday from…
UN urges Colombia to fulfill peace deal, stem violence
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque BOGOTA, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s government must improve its protection of human rights activists and…