Despite virus shutdown, North Korea to stage huge parade
PYONGYANG, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight months into a strict, coronavirus-triggered border shutdown, nuclear-armed North Korea is widely expected to…
Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya on Russia’s wanted list: ministry
MOSCOW, Oct 8, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is on Russia’s wanted list on a criminal charge,…
US unrest: Police officer charged with George Floyd murder released on bail
MINNESOTA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a…
Kuwait’s parliament approves Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as crown prince
Sheikh Mishaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah KUWAIT CITY, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kuwaiti National Assembly (parliament) approved Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber…
Hurricane Delta lashes Mexico, heads towards US
CANCUN (Mexico), Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Delta regained strength as it headed towards the United States after lashing Mexico’sCaribbean…
Covid could add to 2 million per year stillbirth toll: UN
PARIS, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost two million babies are stillborn every year — one every 16 seconds — the…
Covid-19: New daily cases top 4,000 in Germany, not seen since April
BERLIN, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New cases of coronavirus infections in Germany have soared past 4,000, official data showed, reaching…
Paraguay declares national emergency as forest fires rage across Chaco
Fire burns in a forest in the Chaco region, near Cadete Pando, Paraguay ASUNCION, Oct 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) – Paraguay’s Congress…
Covid-19: Madagascar lifts curfew as state of health emergency extended until Oct 18
ANTANANARIVO, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has lifted a curfew imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus.…
Covid-19: Zimbabwe teachers refuse to return to work over low pay and lack of sanitation
Teachers say students have turned up to school with rags covering their faces as they cannot afford masks HARARE, Oct…