Covid-19: 22 schools closed in France – Education minister

French Education, Youth and Sports Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer PARIS, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said 22 schools were closed in France due to cases of COVID-19. “In mainland France there are currently 12 schools closed out of a total of over 60,000, which is a small…

Highest Nile waters for a century swamp Sudan

People have built barricades by filling bags with sand but the floods have broken through, destroying homes and property KHARTOUM, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On Sudan’s Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Nile meet, the highest river waters since records began have left people struggling to hold back the…

Nana downgraded to tropical storm over Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nana was downgraded to a tropical storm as it hit Guatemala, several hours after making landfall inBelize as a hurricane. “Nana has weakened to a tropical depression, moving westwards,” said David de Leon, the spokesman for Guatemala’s Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED.) De Leon…

Seven civilians killed in Cameroon militant attack: UN, police

YAOUNDÉ, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suicide bomber killed seven civilians in a village in Cameroon’s northern tip, the United Nations and a police official said Thursday. The police officer said Tuesday’s bombing followed a Boko Haram raid on a village, adding: “The people fled and a young man strapped…

New Zealand records first Covid-19 death in over three months

WELLINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand recorded its first coronavirus death in more than three months on Friday when a man in his 50s died due to the virus. Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in Auckland last month, ending a…

Kuwait swears in first female judges

Kuwait swears in 54 judges KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4 (NNN-KUNA) — Kuwait swore in eight female judges on Thursday, marking a first for the Gulf state, after a long legal battle to allow women to serve in the role. They were among 54 people appointed as judges to the supreme…

Mali’s ousted leader Keita leaves hospital

BAMAKO, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, ousted recently in a coup, left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a mini-stroke, sources said. Keita may now head to the United Arab Emirates for further treatment, theyadded. “Everything is going well. The test results look good,”…

Covid-19: Over 7,000 health workers dead from coronavirus, Amnesty says

MEXICO CITY, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 7,000 health workers worldwide have died after being infected with the coronavirus, including more than 1,300 in Mexico alone, the most for any country, Amnesty International said. “Every health worker has the right to be safe at work, and it is a…

G20 foreign ministers discuss easing travel restrictions

RIYADH, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G20 foreign ministers sought international cooperation over easing travel restrictions and reopening borders, as months of coronavirus shutdowns exert a drag on the global economy. National shutdowns of varying intensity and duration have taken a toll on livelihoods around the globe as businesses are shuttered,…

US sanctions Chinese, UAE firms skirting Iran oil embargo

File Photo WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against 11 Iranian, Chinese and United Arab Emirates companies accused of helping to bypass the American embargo on Iran’s oil exports. “Iran must stop exploiting its natural resources to fund terror and destruction across the region,”…