Covid-19: Britain to offer all adults a vaccine by end of July

So far, the UK has given a first dose of vaccine to 17.2 million people LONDON, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All adults in Britain will be offered a first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ahead of a planned announcement on…

US: Pres Biden approves Texas disaster declaration following deadly freeze

Cars line up to receive free cases of water after the city of Houston implemented a boil water advisory following an unprecedented winter storm HOUSTON, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Texas as the state struggles with the fallout from a winter storm that killed…

US, EU ‘deeply concerned’ by reports Myanmar security forces fired on protesters

Demonstrators fill the streets in Yangon WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is “deeply concerned” by reports that Myanmar security forces have fired on protesters and continue to detain and harass demonstrators and others, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in tweet. “We stand with the people of Burma,” Price tweeted.…

More than 200 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR

Migrants sit at a security checkpoint after they were intercepted before attempting a journey to Europe TRIPOLI, Feb 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 200 illegal migrants, including women and children, have been rescued off Libyan coast, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. “Over 200 persons were brought…

US shooting: 3 killed, 2 injured in shooting at gun store in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana, US), Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people are dead and another two injured after a shooting inside a gun store in the state of Louisiana, authorities said. The deadly shootout occurred just before 3 p.m. local time Saturday at the Jefferson Gun Outlet in Metairie, located in…

US: United Airlines flight lands safely after engine failure sends debris near Denver

Debris from a United Airlines Boeing 777 landed by a home in Broomfield, Colorado DENVER (Colorado, US), Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 jet with 241 people aboard landed safely with no injuries at Denver International Airport after engine failure caused debris to fall Saturday afternoon about…

Nigeria plans to sell 36 landed federal properties to fund national budget

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The federal government of Nigeria says it will have to sell as many as 36 properties to fund its 2021 national budget as a result of challenges in raising funds and expectation of further encumbrances in the international financial markets.A number…

Covid-19: Senegal aims for 6.8 million doses of vaccines after initial 200K

Pres Macky Sall DAKAR, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegal president Macky Sall has announced that the country is in the process of acquiring over 6.7 million doses of coronavirus vaccines days after the first consignment of 200,000 Sinopharm vaccines arrived in Dakar.“I am also pleased to announce that we have…

Presidential election: Niger ready for Sunday run off vote

Niger outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou NIAMEY, Feb 21 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Niger will choose between two heavyweights in a presidential run-off vote on Sunday Feb 21 set to bring about the first democratic transition of power in the coup-prone country’s history.Niger struggles with a poor economy and with insurgencies that have…

Ivorian Prime Minister in Paris for medical treatment – Office

Hamed Bakayoko is PM and also Defense Minister ABIDJAN, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko is currently in France receiving medical treatment, his office disclosed in a social media post.The statement did not state the nature of the illness and when exactly he is expected to return…