Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner earns more millions after second rare find
DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Tanzanian small-scale miner, who became an overnight millionaire in June for selling two rough Tanzanite stones…
Nigeria: Governor says battle against Boko Haram militants being sabotaged
ABUJA, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A governor in north-east Nigeria has suggested efforts to defeat Boko Haram militant group are being undermined by elements…
Covid-19: Masks on as German children start new schoolyear under virus cloud, the first in Europe
ROSTOCK (Germany), Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lunchbox, books, pencil case — masks? Thousands of children in northern Germany became the…
Covid-19: US adds 46,321 cases in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States added 46,321 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours Monday, according to a…
Covid-19: Latin America and Caribbean surpass 5 million cases
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latin American and the Caribbean on Monday surpassed five million coronavirus cases, more than half…
Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos heads for exile under corruption cloud
MADRID, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s former king Juan Carlos, who is facing investigation at home and abroad for corruption,…
US East Coast braces for Hurricane Isaias after Florida escapes
MYRTLE BEACH (United States), Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Isaias regained hurricane strength Monday as it bore down on the US…
Pres Trump says TikTok ‘out of business’ in US if not sold by mid-Sept
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said that Chinese-owned hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok will be “out of…
Covid-19: Rules on outdoor mask-wearing go into effect for parts of France
Outdoor mask wearing takes effect. PARIS, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rules on wearing masks outdoors in the hardest-hit parts of…
France: Drugmaker Sanofi charged with manslaughter over birth defects
The Sanofi logo displayed at the company’s research and production centre PARIS, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French prosecutors have indicted…