Covid-19: UK medical chiefs eye major fall in virus deaths by early 2021
LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The arrival of a vaccine should seecoronavirus deaths in Britain reduce “significantly” by early next…
Bus falls off viaduct in Brazil, killing at least 16
BRASILIA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bus in Brazil plunged off aviaduct from a height of 20 meters Friday after…
Czech Republic set to phase out coal by 2038
Environmentalists had called for an earlier departure from fossil fuels PRAGUE, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Czech Republic is to…
UN alarmed by thousands of allegations of police violence in Belarus
More than 27,000 people have been detained since the August 9 election GENEVA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations’…
Libya welcomes UN’s travel exemption for late leader’s family members
UN granted humanitarian travel exemption valid for six months to three family members of Gaddafi TRIPOLI, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Seven injured as explosion rocks oil refinery in South Africa
The extent of damage or the effects on production were not clear DURBAN, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven people were…
Mali names members of interim parliament as army cements control
Colonel Malick Diaw, one of the leaders of the August 18 coup BAMAKO, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s interim government…
Ivory Coast gives passport to exiled former president Gbagbo
former Ivotrian President Laurent Gbagbo ABIDJAN, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast has issued passports to former president Laurent Gbagbo,…
Ethiopia says war ending, claiming most Tigray leaders dead or caught
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy AhmedEthiopia says war ending, with most Tigray leaders dead or caught ADDIS ABABA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES0…
Nigeria: 172 die of yellow fever – WHO
A total of 172 deaths have been reported out of those 530 suspected cases GENEVA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A…