Covid-19: Hundreds protest restrictions in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of people took to the streets of Copenhagen on Saturday night to protest Denmark’s Covid-19 restrictions and the country’s plans for a digital vaccination certificate. Organised by a group calling itself “Men in Black Denmark,” some 600 people gathered in the bitter cold in…

Cuba: US Democratic Senators submit bill to end the blockade

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES — US Democratic Senator and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to end Cuba’s blockade, his office announced on Friday. “The U.S.-Cuba Trade Act of 2021 would repeal the major statutes that codify sanctions against Cuba, including the Helms-Burton Act…

Argentine oil and gas activity picking up in Vaca Muerta shale deposits

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Fracking activity in Vaca Muerta, Argentina shot up in January to its highest level in 17 months, according to the Argentine unit of Houston-based services company NCS Multistage. Demand for oil in Argentina is recovering from an eight-month lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic, plus…

All ready for elections in Ecuador: 13 million eligible to vote on Sunday

QUITO, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador is ready to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a successor to President Lenin Moreno and legislative members of the National Assembly (Congress) amid the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced. “We are ready to go to the polls…

Covid-19 may have spread in Wuhan seafood market, but originated elsewhere: WHO expert

People eating in front of a restaurant in Wuhan, China’s central Hubei province on Feb 5, 2021 MOSCOW, Feb 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market may have made it possible for the novel coronavirus to spread, but it does not mean the virus originated there, a Russian expert has…

Covid-19: South Africa ready to start vaccination rollout – Health Minister Mkhize

Health minister Zweli Mkhize PRETORIA, Feb 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, believes that South Africa is right on track to roll out its vaccination campaign, which is due to start in a few days. Addressing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health on Friday, Mkhize said the country is…

Ghana and UK finalise deal to provide duty free access to the UK market

Ghana is pleased to have signed the deal ACCRA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) has finalised an agreement that will provide duty-free and quota-free access for Ghana to the UK market and preferential tariff reductions for UK exporters.Ghana’s Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen in a tweet said “I…

Covid-19: Number of cases across globe up by over 355,000 in past day – WHO

GENEVA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 355,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 104.37 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin. As of Feb 5, as many as 104,370,550…

UN has first contact with Myanmar military since coup

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has had its first contact with the military in Myanmar since it launched a coup this week, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday, repeating calls for civilian leaders to be freed. “Our special envoy today had a first contact in which she…

Covid-19: IMF chief endorses Pres Biden’s massive US stimulus plan

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva endorsed US President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan to deal with the pain caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The US does have fiscal space to take additional relief and support measures,” she told reporters. And it is “appropriate”…