Covid-19: Spain lawmakers extend state of emergency
MADRID, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s parliament voted to extend the country’s state of emergency, allowing stringent coronavirus lockdown measures…
Covid-19: France reports 278 new coronavirus deaths
PARIS, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France reported 278 new deaths from coronavirus but also announced a steep fall in the…
Covid-19: ‘Thousands would die’ if lockdown ended, says Argentine president
BUENOS AIRES, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine President Alberto Fernandez ruled out an immediate exit from Argentina’s coronavirus lockdown, saying…
Covid-19: US Treasury launches 20-year bond to help finance record borrowing
Donald Trump, US president WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury Department said it will launch a long-planned 20-year…
Covid-19: Over 90,000 health workers infected with coronavirus worldwide – nurses group
GENEVA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and…
Covid-19: South Africa to examine Madagascar’s coronavirus medicine
PRETORIA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has expressed willingness to assist Madagascar to undertake scientific analysis of COVID Organics…
Experts offer solutions as floods ravage Uganda
KAMPALA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Many parts of Uganda have been severely hit by floods that have claimed lives and…
Covid-19: Coronavirus cases in Africa hit 47,000 plus
ABUJA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa has 47,581 cases of the Novel Coronavirus and 1,862 deaths, according to data released by the…
May 20 presidential elections: Burundi police accuse opposition leaders of inciting violence
The elections are due in two weeks despite the coronavirus pandemic BUJUMBURA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s police says it…
Kenya floods kill 194, people evacuated from risk areas near dams
Floods and landslides have been concentrated in western Kenya NAIROBI, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Floods and landslides in Kenya have…