Pres Erdogan says Turkey might consider leaving Libya if others go first

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ANKARA, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey will discuss withdrawing its forces from Libya if other foreign troops leave first, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. In December, Turkey’s parliament authorized an 18-month extension of its troop deployment in Libya. Speaking at an event in Ankara, Erdogan…

Covid-19: South Africa turns to Johnson & Johnson vaccine, switching from AstraZeneca

PRETORIA, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa will start vaccinating front-line health workers next week with a shot that is still in testing — after officials abandoned plans to use another vaccine that a small study suggests is only minimally effective against the variant dominant in the country. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize…

Covid-19: Europe’s oldest person survives covid just before 117th birthday

Sister Andre said she wasn’t afraid of having Covid  TOULON (France), Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French nun who is Europe’s oldest person has survived Covid-19, just days before her 117th birthday. Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre in 1944, tested positive for coronavirus on Jan 16 but didn’t develop…

28 peacekeepers wounded in Mali attack: UN

BAMAKO, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-eight United Nationspeacekeepers were wounded in an attack on their base in central Malion Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said, in the latest violence to hitthe Sahel state. Unidentified militants attacked a temporary base near Kerena, avillage in the war-torn centre of country, at around 7…

Morocco factory flood death toll rises to 28

Emergency services carry a man on a stretcher outside the workshop in Tangiers  RABAT, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco’s premier has promised “sanctions” after 28 people died when heavy rain flooded an illegal textiles workshop in a basement, reviving a debate on work conditions in the North African country. Authorities in…

UN Security Council urges Somalis to decide quickly on elections

A man burns a poster of Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in Mogadishu amid a political impasse UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council called on Somalia’s leaders to quickly resume dialogue to arrange new elections, hoping to resolve a new crisis in the violence-ravaged nation. In…

Covid-19: Britain tightens travel restrictions with hotel quarantine and prison threat

People queue at terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues LONDON, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain will require passengers arriving from countries where worrying coronavirus variants are spreading to pay for 10 days of quarantine in hotels, while rule-breakers will face heavy fines…

Covid-19: US backs WHO probe, distances itself from Wuhan lab theory

Journalists attend the WHO-China joint study news conference on the study of origins of the coronavirus disease, at a hotel in Wuhan WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States distanced itself from a theory propagated by former president Donald Trump that COVID-19 came from a Chinese laboratory and voiced…

US shooting: 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minnesota health clinic; local man arrested

BUFFALO (Minnesota, US), Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities say one person is dead and four others are wounded in a shooting at a Minnesota health clinic. A 67-year-old local man said to have been angry with the care he received was arrested. The five people were taken to hospitals after Tuesday’s attack…

Covid-19: Doctors on strike in Bolivia to force lockdown

Santa Cruz is the worst hit region in Bolivia LA PAZ, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Health care workers in Bolivia’s region worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic began a 48-hour strike on Tuesday to demand a lockdown to battle the rise in infections. Emergency services and hospitals attending COVID-19 patients are…