Covid-19: Maritime trade to rebound in 2021 from virus impact, says UN
GENEVA, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global maritime trade should recover next year after tanking by 4.1 percent in 2020 owing…
Covid-19 vaccine ‘best science news’ of 2020: pharmaceutical association
GENEVA, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Data indicating that a vaccine being developed against Covid-19 is highly effective is the “best…
Egypt: Sinai helicopter crash kills 7, including 5 Americans
JERUSALEM, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES)) — A helicopter crash in Egypt’s Sinai desert involving a multi-national observer force killed seven people…
Bangladesh: 34 pirates surrender with 90 arms in Banshkhali
CHATTOGRAM (Bangladesh), Nov 13 (NNN-BSS) — A total of 34 pirates from the coastal areas of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar…
Typhoon causes major flooding in Philippine capital
MANILA, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding…
Covid-19: Cases still surging in the Americas, the WHO warns
A man stands in line to be tested for COVID-19 in Staten Island, New York BRASILIA, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Mexican president stands firm on not recognising Biden win, yet
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador MEXICO CITY, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador dug in…
British police detain man after car crashes into police station
Forensics personnel works following a car crash incident at the Edmonton Police Station, in Enfield north London LONDON, Nov 12…
Brazil’s health regulator allows resumption of Chinese vaccine trial
BRASILIA, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazill health regulator Anvisa allowed resumption of late-stage clinical trials for China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine,…
Several injured in ‘bomb attack’ on Armistice Day ceremony at Saudi cemetery
This picture sourced from Twitter shows security officials at the cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia), Nov 12…