Mauritius braces for split of oil-oozing ship off coast
PORT LOUIS, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters…
Covid-19: Volunteers flock to vaccine trials in hotspot Florida
MIAMI, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heather Lieberman is betting that she will gain immunity from the coronavirus. Sandra Rodriguez wants…
US Pres Trump’s younger brother dies: White House
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Donald Trump’s younger brother Robert died on Saturday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness,…
US Pres Trump says ‘probably not’ taking part in Russian Pres Putin’s Iran conference
BEDMINSTER (New Jersey, US), Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said he probably wouldn’t take part in an…
Covid-19: French government declared Paris, Marseille as high-risk zones, making curbs likelier
Visitors wearing protective face masks queue to enter the Louvre Pyramid in Paris PARIS, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French…
Covid-19: Belgian hospitals stock up on drugs, kits for possible second wave
BRUSSELS, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgian hospitals are stockpiling drugs and protective kits and putting in place contingency plans amid…
Greek and Turkish warships in ‘mini collision’ – defence source
Greek and Turkish warships in ‘mini collision,’ says defense source The Greek frigate manoeuvred to avoid a head-on collision and…
Nigeria says reversing U.S. visa ban will take ‘enormous resources’
ABUJA, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Overturning a US ban on Nigerians seeking immigrant visas will take ‘enormous resources’, but the…
Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern Congo
The plane went down during a flight from Kalima in Maniema province to Bukavu in South Kivu province KINSHASA, Aug…
Covid-19: South Africa eases lockdown as ‘outbreak reaches peak’, says Pres Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa warned against complacency despite “signs of hope” PRETORIA, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) —South Africa’s president has said coronavirus infections…