Covid-19: Canadian province of Ontario strengthens, prolongs lockdown

OTTAWA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, has extended its lockdown and implemented stricter measures to fight Covid, closing domestic borders and barring unnecessary travel, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said. The province of 14 million people registered 4,812 new cases — a record high — and 25…

Queen Elizabeth II bury her ‘strength and stay’ Prince Philip

WINDSOR (UK), April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Queen Elizabeth II bids a final farewell to her late husband, Prince Philip, on Saturday, at a funeral restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and public service. The ceremony from behind the stately walls of Windsor Castle, west of…

Covid-19: Greece lift one-week quarantine requirement for EU tourists; Iceland relaxes restrictions

On Thursday, the Greek health authority reported 3,089 new infections within 24 hours ATHENS, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece plans to lift its one-week quarantine requirement For tourists from European Union countries from Monday.The prerequisite is that the tourists are either fully vaccinated or have a current, negative PCR test.…

Covid-19: All Cyprus government ministers vaccinated with AstraZeneca jab

So far, just under 21 per cent of the population in Cyprus has been vaccinated at least once NICOSIA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — To allay people’s fears about possible side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine, all ministers of the Cypriot government got publicly vaccinated with the controversial jab on Thursday.The…

Covid-19: Germany nears daily infections record amid calls for urgent action

Germany’s highest ever daily count was 33,777, in December BERLIN, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With the number of new coronavirus infections per day approaching its highest-ever levels, Germany officials and doctors are calling for rapid action to stem a third wave of the pandemic.On Thursday morning, the Robert Koch Institute…

Lesotho start-up becomes first African exporter of cannabis flower to EU

Lesotho has helped pioneer the nascent legal cannabis sector in Africa MASERU, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lesotho start-up MG Health has become the first African cannabis-grower to win European Union permission to export cannabis flower for medicinal use – which can range from relieving chronic pain to treating spasms caused…

About 80% of Nigerian town flees after three attacks in a week: UN

As many as 65,000 people have fled violence in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak ABUJA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As many as 65,000 people have fled violence in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak, the United Nations said.The so-called Islamic State West Africa Province group unleashed a series of…

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan talks fail to break Nile Dam deadlock

KHARTOUM, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The long-running dispute over Ethiopia’s mega-dam is still going nowhere.But Sudan’s prime minister has invited his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts for a closed meeting discussion.It comes after talks hosted by the African Union on Tuesday between Cairo and Adis Ababa failed to reach a binding…

Congo’s Pres Dennis Sassou-Nguesso sworn in for fifth term

oCongo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso has taken the oath of office for another term BRAZZAVILLE, April 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Friday has taken the oath of office for another term, extending his 36-year accumulated rule. The 77-year-old won 88.4 percent of the vote in the…

US shooting: 8 killed in US city of Indianapolis; gunman commit suicide

WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people were killed in a shooting in the US city of Indianapolis by a gunman who is believed to have then killed himself, police said. The victims were all found at a Fedex facility near the international airport where the shooting took…