Update: California wildfires – US Pres Trump declares major disaster
Fire-fighters are working 72-hour shifts but say it is not enough to contain the blazes WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Belarus summons Nobel Prize winner after Minsk mass rally
MINSK, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Police in Belarus have summoned Nobel prize winner Svetlana Alexievich for questioning over a criminal case against…
Covid-19: Guinea-Bissau extends state of emergency for another 15 days
BISSAU,Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced his decision to extend the country’s state of emergency for another 15 days…
Tropical storm Laura lashes Cuba, expected to become hurricane by US landfall
HAVANA, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Laura pounded Cuba with heavy rains Monday as it barrelled toward the US,…
Covid-19: Virus means at least a 5-year hit to South Africa GDP – UN
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s economy will take at least five years to recover from the impact of…
Fire crews make progress battling historic California blazes
LOS ANGELES, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of firefighters made small progress on Monday as they battled to contain historic…
US Pres Trump gets Republican nomination and claims election being rigged
CHARLOTTE (North Carolina, US), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump opened his bid for a second term after securing…
US Pres Trump’s postal-vote tweet misleading – Twitter
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twitter has hidden a tweet by Donald Trump for containing “misleading claims” that could “dissuade…
Highest-ranking woman in White House Kellyanne Conway resigns as senior adviser to Pres Trump
Kellyanne Conway said she had made the decision in order to focus on her children WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: British Airways increasingly likely to face strike action
LONDON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Airways is increasingly likely to face strike action this autumn, as the trade union…