Afghanistan: 14 rockets hit capital ahead of Independence Day, injuring 10
t/10 Wounded as Rockets Hit Afghan Capital on Independence Day KABUL, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ten people, including four children…
Covid-19: WHO urges nations to join global shared vaccine bid
GENEVA, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The WHO wrote to every country onTuesday urging them to quickly join its global shared…
Covid-19: Latest global developments
PARIS, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – MORE THAN 774,000…
ADB approves $50m to finance PPP projects in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Aug 19 (NNN-BSS) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million loan to the government of…
Covid-19: Street art thrives in Brazil’s Sao Paulo despite pandemic
SAO PAULO, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Perched atop a platform swaying in the air 10 stories high, Paola Delfin is…
Covid-19: Latin America cases exceed six million and continue to accelerate
A health worker conducts a Covid-19 test at a drive-thru post in Asuncion, Paraguay BRASILIA, Aug 18 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Coronavirus…
UN sends fact finding mission to Chile where Mapuches are on hunger strike
Around 1.5 million Mapuches live in Chile, and 200,000 in Argentina SANTIAGO, Aug 18 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United Nations has…
Covid-19: WHO says people in 20s, 30s, 40s increasingly driving pandemic
MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it was concerned that the novel coronavirus spread was being…
Covid-19: Brazil indigenous protesters demand help against virus
Indigenous protestors blocked a major Trans-Amazonian highway to protest against the lack of governmental support during the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill
PORT LOUIS, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan is sending a second team of experts to help clean up more than 1,000…