Covid-19: Spain announces another aid package for battered sectors

MADRID, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s government announced that it would spend another 11 billion euros to support small- and medium-sized companies as well as the self-employed in sectors which have been particularly hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.The tourism, gastronomy, leisure and retail industries are now “in an extremely difficult…

Ethiopia unrest: 2,000 fighters surrender to government

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 2,000 fighters in Ethiopia’s western Benishangul-Gumuz regional state have surrendered, an Ethiopian government official said.Ashadli Hassen, president of Bensihangul-Gumuz regional state, said the 2,000 fighters surrendered after recent security sweeps by the Ethiopian army forced the fighters to give up their weapons.“The Ethiopian…

UN refugee agency relocates 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it has relocated 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees to Mai Aini and Adi-Harush refugee camps in northern Ethiopia.“Thousands of Eritrean refugees, who were stranded in the town of Shire-Indaselassie and surrounding areas after fleeing Hitsats and…

Cuba approves animal rights law after activists’ campaign

HAVANA, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba has adopted long-called for animal rights regulations, a groundbreaking victory for activists in the communist nation. It’s an important step for a civil society marveling at its demands beingtranslated into law for the first time, and signals a cultural shift on anisland of contradictions…

Covid-19: Albanian armed forces to engage in mass vaccination of population

Niko Peleshi TIRANA, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Doctors and nurses of the Albanian Armed Forces will engage in the mass vaccination of population against COVID-19, Defense Minister Niko Peleshi said. Peleshi made the announcement from the southeastern city of Korca, where the vaccination for the health personnel started on Saturday.…

Tanzanian man seriously wounded after two-hour fight with crocodile

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — A 23-year-old man was seriously wounded by a crocodile after a two-hour fight in Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania’s Nkasi district of Rukwa region, an official said. Said Mtanda, Nkasi district commissioner, said the crocodile attacked the man identified as Thomas Kasagama, a…

Covid-19: Brazil, Ecuador, Chile see surging cases in 24 hours

BRASILIA, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 1,386 deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 254,221, the Ministry of Health reported. A total of 61,602 new cases were reported, bringing the national tally to 10,517,232, according to the ministry. Brazil has the…

Tunisia’s Islamist party organizes demonstration amid tight security measures

A massive demonstration held in Tunis by the Islamist Ennahdha (Renaissance) party, the first majority party in the Tunisian parliament TUNIS, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Amid tight security measures, a massive demonstration was organized on Saturday in Tunisian capital Tunis by the Islamist Ennahdha (Renaissance) party, the first majority party…

Covid-19: 23 arrested following protest against restrictions in Ireland; 3 police injured

DUBLIN, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — A total of 23 people have been arrested following a violent protest against COVID-19 restrictions in downtown Dublin on Saturday, said police. Three police members were injured during the incident, and one of them needed hospital treatment, said the Irish national police service in a…

US Justice Department vows to investigate surging cases of anti-Asian violence

People take part in a rally against anti-Asian hate crimes in San Mateo, California WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Senior officials of the US Justice Department said that the recent surge in violence and hate incidents against Asian Americans in the country is unacceptable, vowing to investigate those cases and…