Gabon’s ruling party wins majority seats in Senatorial election
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba LIBREVILLE, Feb 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The party of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has won…
Uganda: Nurses call off strike after govt offers Shs70b for lunch allowance
Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union has called off their planned strike KAMPALA, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Uganda Nurses and…
Covid-19: More than 100 million vaccinated globally
PARIS, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 million Covid-19 vaccines have been given around the world, mostly among the…
US racism: Data points to Covid-19 vaccine shortfall for Black Americans
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A study suggested Black Americans had not gotten the coronavirus vaccine at a rate proportionate…
Myanmar military takeover threatens country’s development: World Bank
Soldiers stand guard at a Myanmar’s military checkpoint on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw WASHINGTON, Feb 2…
COVID-19: WHO team in Wuhan hold “good discussions” with Chinese counterparts
GENEVA/WUHAN, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited…
Covid-19: US new cases fall for third straight week, hospitalisations down
NEW YORK, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New cases of COVID-19 in the United States fell for a third week in…
UN fears for Myanmar Rohingya after coup, Security Council due to meet Tuesday
People stock up rice in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb 1 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations fears…
US Pres Biden demands Myanmar military cede power, orders sanctions review
US Pres Joe Biden called on Myanmar’s military to relinquish power immediately WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden…
Covid-19: In Peru, people line up day and night for life-saving oxygen
LIMA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While loved ones are fighting for breath athome, hundreds of Peruvians have taken to sleeping…