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…
US racism: Police officers who pepper-sprayed 9-year-old Black girl suspended as anger mounts
NEW YORK, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police officers who handcuffed andpepper-sprayed a nine-year-old girl in the US city of Rochester…
Covid-19: EU aims to boost vaccination rollout as variants spread
BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union put on a brave face, defending its troubled vaccination programme and insisting…
Covid-19: UK detects South African variant in people with no travel links
Cases with no links to travel to Africa could indicate the new variant may be more widespread than previously thought…
US: Huge snowstorm hits east coast disrupting virus vaccinations; 3 dead in argument about moving snow
A person walks across the Brooklyn Bridge during a snowstorm, in New York City, on Feb 1 NEW YORK, Feb…
Over 200,000 displaced by conflict in Central African Republic – UNHCR
CAR security forces have been battling rebels seeking to overturn a Dec 27 presidential vote BANGUI, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
US racism: Police pepper-spray 9-year-old Black girl, sparking outrage
The police department in Rochester, N.Y., released body-camera footage that showed a 9-year-old girl being handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by officers…