Covid-19: Brazilian vice president recovering well after being diagnosed with covid

Vice President Hamilton Mourão BRASILIA, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao is recovering well after being diagnosed with COVID-19, his press office said. “The Vice President of the Republic Hamilton Mourao is in good health. He has no fever, only minor body aches, and is recovering well,”…

Sudan’s security, defense council reiterates concern over influx of Ethiopian refugees

Ethiopian refugees cross the border into Hamdayet, Sudan, leaving the Tekeze River in the background KHARTOUM, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan’s Security and Defense Council reiterated concern over the influx of Ethiopian refugees in eastern Sudan and instructed relevant authorities to provide them with necessary care in coordination with humanitarian…

Covid-19: US reports over 2 mln child cases

A child is tested for the COVID-19 virus at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago, Illinois WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Over two million children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the American Academy of Pediatrics…

Nigeria: Boko Haram landmines kill 11 security personnel

KANO (Nigeria), Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Landmines planted by Boko Haram jihadists have killed 11 security personnel, including four soldiers innortheast Nigeria, security sources said. Seven hunters recruited to help the military fight the insurgentswere killed on Tuesday when their vehicle hit a landmine in the village ofKayamla, outside Borno…

Covid-19: Latin America and Caribbean top 500,000 deaths

MONTEVIDEO, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday became the second region after Europe to top half a million deaths from Covid-19. There have been at least 500,800 deaths among the 29 countries in the region, with more than half of those in Brazil (192,000) and…

Covid-19: New virus variant hits US as Pres-elect Biden vows all-out effort

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new variant of coronavirus was detected for the first time Tuesday in the United States and Latin America as President-elect Joe Biden vowed to significantly ramp up the vaccination drive. The new strain, which first emerged in the UK, pushed Britain to a newdaily…

UN rights experts urge Uganda to halt pre-election violence, arrests

Bobi Wine has emerged as the strongest challenger to President Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations human rights experts called on Uganda to rein in violent security forces and drop charges against political opponents and activists arrested in what the experts termed an election clampdown.Popstar Bobi Wine…

Gabon approves constitutional change if president incapacitated

Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo Ondimba LIBREVILLE, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabon’s parliament has approved constitutional changes to fill a legal void if the president becomes incapacitated and grant heads of state immunity after they leave office.The question of a constitutional vacuum became a crunch issue in the central African state…

Nigeria military airstrikes destroy terrorists hideout, kill scores in Sambisa forest

Many terrorists were killed in the airstrike ABUJA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has eliminated scores of terrorists in an airstrike in Sambisa forest, Borno State.The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, disclosed this in a…

Covid-19: South Africa’s Pres Ramaphosa announces new restrictions as cases soar

Ramaphosa said the country had let its guard down  PRETORIA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new tougher coronavirus restrictions, after South Africa recorded more than one million Covid-19 cases. Indoor and outdoor gatherings will be banned, a curfew introduced from 21:00 to 06:00, and alcohol sales…