Covid-19: Germany mulls tighter shutdown as virus variants fuel fears
BERLIN, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of Germany’s 16 states are expected to extend and tighten…
Roadway crash kills 12 in Ecuador
QUITO, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 12 people were killed, including six minors, when a van veered off the…
Authorities investigate 12 murders in eastern Mexico
Police in Mexico have faced a surge of violence MEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican authorities are investigating the…
Covid-19: EU plans to start spending huge recovery fund in months
Paolo Gentiloni (L), European Commissioner for Economy, and President of Eurogroup Paschal Donohoe, co-hosting an online press conference BRUSSELS, Jan…
Nigerian troops kill 30 bandits in gunfight
ABUJA, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thirty bandits were killed in a gunfight with troops in Nigeria’s northwest region, a spokesman…
Covid-19: Italian 108-year-old woman gets vaccine; oldest person in the world to be vaccinated
ROME, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Italian centenarian has become one of the oldest people in the world to get…
Covid-19: Biden team says US will not lift Europe, Brazil travel bans, despite Trump statement
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban…
Leaving office, Pres Trump has lowest approval rating of his presidency
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump will leave the White House Wednesday with the lowest approval rating of…
Biden to reverse Trump’s Muslim ban on inauguration day
US President-elect Joe Biden WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On his first day in office, US President-elect Joe Biden, plans…
Covid-19: Scientists see new evidence South African variant binds more readily to human cells
The variant was identified by South African genomics experts late last year PRETORIA, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scientists have new…