Covid-19: World Bank wants $12 bn for vaccine in poor nations
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank said it has asked its board of directors to approve $12 billion…
California wildfires burn 3.75 mln acres with 26 fatalities
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Wildfires in California have burned more than 3.75 million acres of land this year…
Xenophobia: Anti-Nigerian hashtag trends in South Africa
A protest was held outside the Nigerian High Commission last week PRETORIA, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — #NigeriansMustGo has been the…
Update: Armenian separatists battle Azerbaijan 3rd day offensive in Karabakh
Yerevan and Baku have been locked in a territorial dispute over the ethnic Armenian region of Nagorny Karabakh for decades…
Covid-19: Positive tests rising in New York – governor
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The rate of positive coronavirus tests is ticking up in New York, especially in…
Covid-19: New clampdowns for Montreal, Quebec City as cases soar
MONTREAL, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Quebec, the province hardest hit by the pandemic in Canada, reintroduced restrictions to limit the…
Spain reports 31,785 new coronavirus cases since Friday
A man wearing a face mask is seen next to Spanish flags set up in memory of the coronavirus disease…
Covid-19: Peru’s healthcare system at risk of collapse due to pandemic – health minister
LIMA, Sept 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Peruvian healthcare system is at risk of collapse unless more is done to contain…
Covid-19: Pentagon reports eighth military death
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — An eighth US service member has died from COVID-19, the Pentagon reported on Monday. The…
Update: Togo’s president appoints first female prime minister
Victoire Tomégah Dogbé has been appointed as new Prime Minister, the first woman to ever hold the title in Togo…