Covid-19: 11.2 million Ghanaian jobs affected due to pandemic – Employment Minister

Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations ACCRA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The jobs of 11.2 million people in the country have been affected due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, Ghana’s Minister for Employment and Labour Relations said. This comes on the back of the pandemic’s associated restrictions, closure…

Covid-19: Canada-US border closure to be extended another 30 days

OTTAWA, Sept. 17 (NNN-Xinhua) – Canada and the United States areexpected to extend a ban on non-essential ground travel between the twocountries for another 30 days. This is the sixth extension of the ban since the outbreak of the COVID-19pandemic. The ban, first imposed in March and has been renewed…

Climate change: EU chief urges Europe to cut emissions by 55% by 2030

BRUSSELS, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Commission will propose cutting emissions in Europe by 55 percent by 2030 in response to the climate emergency, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said. “I recognise that this increase from 40 to 55 (percent) is too much for some, and not enough…

Landmark 75th session of UNGA commences in largely virtual format amidst COVID- 19

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The landmark 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly has commenced amidst the devastating coronavirus pandemic, with the world leaders set to meet virtually for the first time in the UN’s 75-year history for the annual high-level session as they confront some of…

At least 20 illegal immigrants drown off Libyan coast: IOM

TRIPOLI, Sept 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 20 illegal migrants have drowned off the Libyan coast, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday. “IOM staff report that over 20 migrants lost their lives at sea last night, off Libya,” the IOM tweeted. “This new tragedy signals yet again…

Covid-19: Nearly 550,000 children in US test positive

Students study online at a recreation center in Los Angeles WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nearly 550,000 children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. A…

UN-backed Libyan government forces use robot for explosives disposal

A member of the UN-backed government forces watches a robot working in southern Tripoli TRIPOLI, Sept 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — The forces of the UN-backed government said they disposed of some explosives left by war in south of the capital Tripoli by using a robot for the first time. “Using a…

Guinea-Bissau migration agency boss arrested for alleged cocaine trafficking

BISSAU, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Guinea-Bissau’s migration agency has been arrested for suspected involvement in cocaine trafficking, the police said, becoming one of the most senior officials in the West African country detained in connection with drug smuggling. Guinea-Bissau is a major crossing point for Latin American…

US wildfires: Pres Trump fans flames of climate row in California

 LOS ANGELES, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — USPresident Donald Trump has dismissed concerns over climate change on a visit to fire-ravaged California, telling an official there it would “start getting cooler”. Blazes in California, Oregon and Washington state have burned almost 2m hectares of land and killed at least 35 people since early August.…

US unrest: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting of Breonna Taylor

Taylor, a decorated emergency medical technician, was 26 when she died. LOUISVILLE (Kentucky, US), Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $12m to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home by police. Taylor was 26 when she was shot at least five times and killed…