Covid-19: Peru gives first vaccines, Argentina approves Indian jab

LIMA, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru began its coronavirus immunization program just two days after receiving 300,000 vaccine doses from state-owned Chinese company Sinopharm. The country has been hard hit by a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping Latin America. It has recorded around 1.2 million cases and more…

Rebel leader appointed Finance Minister in Sudan Prime Minister’s new government

Sudan PM, Abdalla Hamdok KHARTOUM, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok appointed Darfur rebel leader Gibril Ibrahim as finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday.Hamdok announced his new cabinet, which includes ministers from the Sudan Revolutionary Front, an alliance of armed groups, in a televised news…

Congo urges calm after latest Ebola case

A team of epidemiologists have been dispatched to investigate the latest death KINSHASA, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — DR Congo announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s latest outbreak.The World Health…

Covid-19: Mozambique newly-appointed army chief succumbs to coronavirus

Eugénio Ussene Mussa was appionted barely a month ago MAPUTO, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique’s newly-appointed army chief has died of coronavirus at the country’s biggest health facility, the Maputo Central Hospital.Eugénio Ussene Mussa, died on Monday barely a month after he was appointed to the role. He was sworn…

16-year-old stowaway survives flight from Kenya to Holland after hiding in plane’s landing gear

The airplane flew from Kenya to Maastricht Aachen Airport in Holland AMSTERDAM, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 16-year-old Kenyan stowaway was found alive after he reportedly hid in the landing gear of an airplane that flew from the East African nation’s capital of Nairobi to the Maastricht Aachen Airport in…

422 migrants rescued off Libyan coast arrived in Italy

The migrants were isolated on the aft deck of the ship while at sea ROME, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of migrants rescued off the Libyan coast in the past few days have arrived in Italy.The NGO SOS Mediterranee said the 422 migrants were rescued by their ship, Ocean Viking,…

Armed gangs kill 23 in raids in northwest Nigeria

Members of security forces ride a truck as they patrol in Kankara, in northwestern Katsina state, Nigeria KANO (Nigeria), Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed gangs killed 23 peoplein attacks across five districts in northwest Nigeria, officials said, in a region where criminal groups often raid villages to ransack or kidnap…

UN condemns use of force against Myanmar protesters

UNITED NATIONS/YANGON, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations condemned the use of force against anti-coup protesters in Myanmar, after police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse rallies. “The use of disproportionate force against demonstrators is unacceptable,”Ola Almgren, the UN resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator inMyanmar, said in…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, Feb 10 (NNN-AGNECIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: The virus has killed at least 2,325,744 people since the outbreak emergedin China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources. The US is the worst-affected country with 465,083 deaths followed byBrazil…

Covid-19: Pandemic sinks over 16 million into poverty in Lat-Am

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (NNN-TELESUR) — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 16 million people to fall into poverty in Latin America, the International Monetary Fund reported. “The crisis has had a disproportionate impact on employment, with losses concentrated mostly on women, youth, and informal and lower-skilled workers, and social indicators…