Covid-19: Argentina preparing to restart domestic and international flights in October

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina could resume international commercial flights in October, the transport ministry said, following the approval of the new passenger and airport protocols for international travel by the ministry of health, the requirement government stated previously for lifting a strict travel ban The start of…

11 killed, 9 missing after rockslide at marble mine in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 11 people died and five people were injured while nine others are still missing after a rockslide incident at a marble mine site on Monday in Pakistan’s northwest tribal district of Mohmand, local media reported Tuesday. Local media quoting rescue officials reported that…

Southern Africa fights against locust invasion as millions pushed to the brink

HARARE, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are scrambling to control titanic swarms of migratory locusts, which have put 7 million people in the southern region at risk of famine. The four countries have launched pesticide spraying efforts to combat the invasion, as the United…

Current pandemic not the last, world must prepare for future ones, WHO head warns

GENEVA, Sept 8 (NNN-TASS) — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is not the last one, so the world must brace for a new pandemic in advance, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “This will not be the last pandemic. History teaches us that outbreaks and pandemics are a…

Covid-19: French cases and death toll creeps up

PARIS, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in France rose again compared with the previous day, as did the death toll, as the country battles to contain a likely second wave of the virus. The number of new, confirmed COVID-19 cases had risen by 4,203…

US unrest: Police arrest 15 more after overnight protests in Portland

101th consecutive night of protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland, Oregon PORTLAND (Oregon, US), Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police arrested another 15 people in Portland after protests were held overnight near a police precinct as the Oregon city has crossed 100 days of demonstrations that have at…

Spain passes 500,000 COVID-19 cases in Western European first

Parents and pupils queue to enter a school after the summer holidays at Colegio Pureza de Maria school in Bilbao, Spain MADRID, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain became the first country in Western Europe to register 500,000 coronavirus infections, after a second surge in cases that coincided with schools reopening.…

Serbia, Kosovo pledge commitment to EU-facilitated dialogue after signing agreements in Washington

BRUSSELS, Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Serbia and Kosovo pledged their commitment to the dialogue hosted by the European Union (EU) on Monday, after signing agreements with the United States on the normalization of their economic relations. In a joint statement made by Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia, and Avdullah Hoti,…

Nigeria’s de-radicalization program helpful to repentant Boko Haram militants: UN official

The reintegration process in society of former Boko Haram militants ABUJA, Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigeria’s de-radicalization program will help former Boko Haram militants to better reintegrate into the society and maintain peace in the area, a United Nations official said. The De-radicalization, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) program is a…

Covid-19: Uganda turns national stadium into auxiliary hospital as cases surge

A treatment center for COVID-19 patients at Namboole National Stadium in the central Ugandan district of Wakiso WAKISO (Uganda), Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uganda’s ministry of health has converted parts of Namboole National Stadium into an auxiliary hospital to cater for the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the…