Covid-19: Italy PM battles local leaders for defying government order over lockdown
Regions south of Rome have suffered relatively few deaths from COVID-19 and local officials have been among the most vocal…
Covid-19: Northern Territory first in Australia to lift major restrictions
Hiking, retail shopping and larger social gatherings are now permissible in some states SYDNEY, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia’s vast…
Covid-19: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse
LANSING (Michigan, US), May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gun-toting protesters against Michigan’s coronavirus lockdown have rallied in the state capitol building.Hundreds…
Covid-19: Nearly 9,000 Britons fined over lockdown breaches
LONDON, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 9,000 people have received fines for flouting lockdown restrictions in England and Wales, new…
Covid-19: France offers subsidy to tempt people to cycle after lockdown end
French President, Emmanuel Macron PARIS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France is encouraging people to cycle to keep pollution levels low…
Covid-19: Russian PM Mishustin tests positive for virus
File photo of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during a government meeting in Moscow in January. His announcement of being…
Covid-19: Experts reveal African trial details
Experts said there are comparatively fewer trials happening in Africa ABUJA, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Africa Centre for Disease…
Mozambique forces ‘push back militant attack’ as lockdown extended by a month
MAPUTO, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Mozambican defence and security forces have pushed back an attack by militants against the…
Covid-19: Guinea Bissau PM and three ministers tests positive for coronavirus
Nuno Gomes Nabiam BISSAU, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for coronavirus,…
Sudan makes female genital cutting a crime in ‘new era’ for women’s rights
KHARTOUM, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan has criminalised female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail,…