Chad: 10 killed in clashes between herders, farmers

N’DJAMENA, Aug 31, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – At least ten people have been killed in fresh fighting between nomadic herders and farmers in southern Chad, a local prosecutor said, with the most of the deaths happening during a funeral. The herders claimed to have lost a cow and tracked it down…

Covid-19: US floats idea of early approval for eventual vaccine

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raised the possibility that a future vaccine against the coronavirus might be given emergency approval before the end of trials designed to ensure its safety and effectiveness. A request for such extraordinary approval would have to…

Covid-19: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic reports increase in new infections, deaths

A Guadalajara staff member disinfects the stands before the start of a Mexican Apertura tournament football match in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico BRASILIA, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian government said Sunday that 566 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing to 120,828 the national death toll of…

Ghanaian president announces partial school reopening; international flights resume

ACCRA, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Second-year students in junior and senior high schools across Ghana will resume school on Oct 5, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced. The partial school reopening for the selected students is to enable them to complete the 2019/20 academic year, the president said in…

Russian Pres Putin to meet embattled Belarusian Pres Lukashenko in Moscow

Putin and Lukashenko reaffirmed their common position to further strengthen the Russian-Belarusian alliance. MOSCOW, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko agreed to meet here “in the coming weeks,” the Kremlin said in a press release. During a phone conversation, Putin and Lukashenko…

US shooting: 1 killed, 5 injured in Chicago’s restaurant

Onlookers gather at Lumes Pancake House where one person was killed and several more injured CHICAGO, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least one person died and four others were injured while dining outside at a restaurant on Chicago’s Far South Side, police and fire officials said. The shooting was reported…

US unrest: Pres Trump and Democratic presidential rival Biden clash over street violence in Portland protests

 PORTLAND (Oregon, US), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) —US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have clashed over the violence that has erupted at protests in Portland, Oregon. Trump blamed the Democrat mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, for allowing the “death and destruction of his city”. But Biden said the president…

Covid-19: Anger after attempt to storm German Parliament

Some protesters broke through to the Reichstag before being dispersed BERLIN, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An attempt to storm Germany’s parliament building during protests against Covid-19 restrictions has been condemned by politicians across the political spectrum. Demonstrators, many with far-right sympathies, broke through a cordon and ran up the steps of the parliament…

Hurricane Laura: Thousands without power, water in US amid storm clean-up

At least 14 people were killed by the storm – 10 in Louisiana, four in Texas. LAKE CHARLES (Louisiana, US), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents in coastal areas of Louisiana in the US face the prospect of weeks without power or water as the clean-up begins following the devastating impact…

Covid-19: UK govt slumps in polls amid coronavirus chaos

UK govt slumps in polls LONDON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s Conservative government was on Sunday level with the Labour party in the polls for the first time in over a year amid a series of embarrassing U-turns and economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson…