Britain, EU urge UN Human Rights Council special session on Myanmar
GENEVA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain and the European Union requested that the United Nations Human Rights Council hold a…
At least 24 die in Morocco underground factory flood: media
News footage from the site, broadcast on Moroccan television, showed emergency services carrying corpses out on stretchers under the eyes…
Chadian president’s sixth term bid triggers protests
Chadian president Idris Deby Itno N’DJAMENA, Feb 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has been in power for…
Thousands protest in Tunisia despite police blockade
TUNIS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of protesters backed by Tunisia’s powerful labour union gathered in central Tunis in the…
Wildfire in Argentinean Patagonia approaches residential area
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — Argentina’s authorities warned that a wildfire that started in a forest of the Patagonia…
Covid-19: Venezuela ready to send second shipment of oxygen to Brazil
CARACAS, Feb 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said that his country is ready to send a second shipment…
UN welcomes US intent to revoke Houthi terrorist designation
Houthi supporters rally against the United States’ designation of Houthis as terrorist organisation, in Sanaa, Jan 25, 2021 UNITED NATIONS,…
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,…