Dominican Republic’s new president pledges to fight pandemic, corruption
Luis Abinader has been sworn in as the new Dominican Republic president SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Luis Abinader,…
Covid-19: US cases surpass 5.4 mln – Johns Hopkins University
People wearing face masks walk on a street in Washington NEW YORK, Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The total number of…
Covid-19: Italy shuts discos, orders mask wearing at night in public
ROME, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Faced with an uptick in coronavirus cases blamed in part on young partygoers, Italy ordered…
Russia, US discuss 7-state summit on Iran
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the proposal…
EU urges Turkey to halt gas hunt in east Mediterranean
BRUSSELS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union urged Turkey to “immediately” stop exploring for gas in a disputed area…
Ship that oozed oil off Mauritius coast splits in two
PORT LOUIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters…
Covid-19: UK dines out on govt-backed restaurant scheme
LONDON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A British government scheme to encourage people to visit restaurants, by paying a slice of…
France urges new Mideast talks after Pres Macron call with Palestinian Pres Abbas
PARIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron urged fresh Middle East peace talks after Israel and the UAE…
WHO struggles to contain latest Ebola outbreak in DRC
GENEVA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that his agency…
Angola seizes, closes Brazil evangelical churches over corruption allegations
The UCKG, Brazil’s biggest evangelical church, inaugurated this temple in Sao Paulo in 2014 LUANDA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prosecutors…