Greek police tear-gas metro station during protest

Riot police use tear gas against protesters at a subway entrance in Athens on Friday ATHENS, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Athens fired tear gas into a metro station entrance as they scuffled with demonstrators defending a far-left hitman, near death after a long hunger strike in prison. The police…

Covid-19: Nigeria expects first 4 million vaccine doses from COVAX next week -WHO

GENEVA, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria is expecting its first 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines next week from the global COVAX vaccine programme for poor and middle-income countries, the head of the World Health Organization mission in Nigeria said. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO representative in Nigeria, told a briefing…

Covid-19: Health workers protest controversial law in Bolivia despite pandemic

LA PAZ, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Health workers in Bolivia have taken to the streets against a controversial law in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and an ongoing doctors’ strike.As Bolivian newspaper La Razon reported, they were supported by the National Committee for the Defence of Democracy (Conade) in…

Suspected head of Daesh in Germany handed lengthy prison term

A man who calls himself Abu Walaa, alleged leader of Daesh in Germany, greets his lawyer Thomas Koll through a pane of glass at the Higher Regional Court in Celle, Germany HANOVER (Germany), Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Abu Walaa, an Iraqi preacher accused of being the head of Daesh in…

Update: US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi murder but spares him sanctions

 Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (L) and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States for thefirst time publicly accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ofapproving the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi,unveiling a raft of punitive measures but stopping short of targeting…

US: 3 killed in plane crash in state of Georgia

Debris lies along Memorial Park Drive in Gainesville after a single-engine plane crashed in the area, authorities said GAINESVILLE (Georgia, US), Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A single-engine plane bound for Florida crashed after takeoff Friday evening from an airport in northeast Georgia, killing the three people aboard, authorities said. The Cessna 182 crashed around…

Covid-19: First cargo of medical oxygen arrives in Peru from Chile

LIMA, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A first shipment of medical oxygen sent byChile has arrived in Peru, which will help relieve a shortage for Covid-19patients, President Francisco Sagasti said. Almost 200 people a day have died from Covid-19 in Peru in February, fourtimes more than in December, and the shortage…

Update: Nigerian state closes boarding schools after students’ abduction

ABUJA, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nigerian authorities orderedthe closure of all boarding schools in the northwestern state of Zamfaraafter the abduction of 317 girl students by gunmen in the state. Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, said in a broadcast that the move was to prevent activities of militants against students.…

Covid-19: Brazil states tighten restrictions as virus rages

BRASILIA, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian cities and states have beenimposing a new round of restrictions in a bid to contain a surge of Covid-19cases threatening to overwhelm their already stretched hospitals. Brazil, whose death toll passed 250,000 Thursday, is struggling to dealwith a rising tide of infections that has…

More than 150 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

TRIPOLI, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — The International Organization forMigration (IOM) said that more than 150 illegal migrants have beenrescued off the Libyan coast. “Over 150 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya Friday by thecoast guard,” the IOM said on Twitter. Due to the state of insecurity and chaos in…