At least five more Arab states want peace with Israel: US Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five more Arab nations want relations with Israel, US President Donald Trump said after Sudan became the latest country in the region to agree to normalize ties with the Jewish state. “We have at least five that want to come in,” Trump told…

Covid-19: France passes one million cases since pandemic began – officials

PARIS, Oct 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – France has registered more than one million cases of coronavirus since the global pandemic began, with more than 40,000 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, French health services said. A total of 42,032 cases of Covid-19 were reported on Friday, 410 more…

Covid-19: AstraZeneca, J&J vaccine trials back on track in US

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two major clinical trials for experimental Covid-19 vaccines got back on track in the United States Friday — providing a glimmer of hope as the number of cases skyrocket across the country. Covid-19 has now killed more than 223,000 Americans, and the health crisis is…

Covid-19: US sees daily record of nearly 80,000 new cases

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A record of nearly 80,000 new Covid-19 infections over the course of a day were reported in the United States on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. Between 8:30 pm Thursday and the same time Friday, 79,963 infections were recorded, bringing the total…

Covid-19: Too many countries in ‘exponential’ virus surge – WHO

GENEVA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The northern hemisphere is facing a crucial moment in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said, with too many countries witnessing an exponential increase in coronavirus cases. “The next few months are going to be very tough and some countries are on a…

Algeria’s govt, protestors mobilize ahead of Nov 1 constitutional referendum

Algeria’s protest movement has opposed the vote ALGIERS, Oct 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Algerians are being urged to vote yes to a new constitution in a Nov 1 referendum the government has touted as the foundation for a new state. President Abdelmadjed Tebboune has said the new constitution, will usher in…

Warring factions in Libya sign accord for permanent ceasefire

The agreement was reached in Geneva following five days of talks GENEVA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The warring factions in Libya have signed an agreement for a permanent ceasefire to end the years of violence. The agreement was reached in Geneva following five days of talks. It was brokered by…

Nigeria: At least 69 killed in #EndSARS anti-police brutality protests

ABUJA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian presidency has said that at least sixty-nine people have been killed so far across the country in protests against police brutality. A spokesman for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said that those killed include eleven police officers and seven soldiers. On Tuesday at least…

Russia says deaths from Karabakh fighting ‘nearing 5,000’

MOSCOW, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said that almost 5,000 people had died in more than three weeks of fighting between Armenian forces and Azerbaijan’s army over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. “According to our data, the number of deaths on both sides is almost 2,000, that is,…

US slaps new sanctions on Iran groups for election interference

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States slapped new sanctions on five Iranian entities for what it called “brazen attempts” to interfere with the US election. Stepping up pressure after US intelligence pointed the finger at both Iran and Russia, the Treasury Department accused the Iranian groups of seeking…