Covid-19: Global vaccine campaign gains pace as Brazil starts jabs
Brazilian nurse Monica Calazans receives the vaccine against COVID-19 in Sao Paulo, Brazil PARIS, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global…
Covid-19: Number of cases across globe up by over 683,000 in 24-hour – WHO
GENEVA, Jan 18 (NNN-TASS) — More than 683,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the…
Covid-19: UK records another 38,598 cases
LONDON, Jan 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Another 38,598 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, the lowest daily increase since…
Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to 73
At least 743 people were injured by Friday’s quake JAKARTA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude…
At least two dead after Russian freighter sinks in the Black Sea
Five survivors have also been rescued ANKARA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two bodies have been found after a Russian freighter…
Al-Shabaab kills US-trained soldiers in ambush in southern Somalia
The convoy was first hit by a massive roadside bomb MOGADISHU, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Terrorists killed at least five…
Sudan: At least 48 people killed in inter-communal violence in restive Darfur
Abd al-Rahim Hamdan Dagalo (R, front), a commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary force DARFUR (Sudan), Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
South Sudan says to continue talks with split holdout opposition groups
Holdout opposition groups, the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA), and a government delegation recently held talks in Rome, Italy…
More than 1,100 Ethiopian rebels arrested, killed
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia PM ADDIS ABABA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security forces in Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state have killed or…
Uganda polls: Museveni dismisses rigging claims
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has dismissed claims that the just-concluded presidential…