US places sanctions on two Myanmar generals over coup as G7 countries ‘firmly condemn’ Myanmar military
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on two members of Myanmar’s military junta over the country’s…
Covid-19: US House budget panel approves US$1.9 trillion aid Bill
The legislation, if passed, would stimulate the US economy WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States House of Representatives Budget…
Covid-19: At least 4 African countries are ‘uninterested’ in coronavirus vaccines
Africa’s vaccine efforts is gradually picking up ADDIS ABABA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A number of African countries have either…
Spain-bound migrants found hiding in broken glass, toxic ash
MELILLA (Spain), Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Migrants trying to reach Europe were found hiding in containers of glass waste and…
Update: Ebola infects 14 people, kills 9 in Guinea, DRC – Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two African countries of Guineaand the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported…
Mexico offers to pay for repatriation of Guatemalan migrants killed by police, immigration officers
MEXICO CITY, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Mexican government said it had offered to cover the costs of repatriating the…
Covid-19: US in mourning over 500,000 deaths
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden ordered flagslowered to half mast after the United States crossed the“heartbreaking” milestone…
Climate change: Spanish bank Santander to end coal sector support
MADRID, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish banking giant Santander said it would stop doing business with companies most exposed to…
Wife of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested at US airport
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US authorities arrested the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman at…
15 UN peacekeepers from Tigray refuse to return to Ethiopia, seeks asylum in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifteen members of a contingent of Ethiopian peacekeepers in South Sudan, originally from the…