Covid-19: Brazil paradise island reopens, with a catch – you must have had the virus

BRASILIA, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fernando de Noronha, a tropicalisland off Brazil known as one of the world’s most coveted traveldestinations, said it is reopening to visitors, with a catch: theyhave to have had Covid-19. The island, part of a pristine volcanic archipelago that limits tourism toseveral hundred arrivals per…

Update: US capital braces for mass anti-racism protest

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-racism protesters were planning to flood the streets of the US capital on Friday, after a white officer’s shooting of African American Jacob Blake rekindled outrage over police violence and sparked a boycott movement in the sports world. Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected…

Update: Hurricane Laura leaves six dead in Louisiana but less damage than feared

LAKE CHARLES (United States), Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least six people were killed by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and search teams may find more victims, but the governor said Thursday that the most powerful storm to make landfall in the US state in living memory did not cause the…

US presidential elections: Trump accepts Republican nomination for 2nd term, attacks “weak” Democratic rival Biden

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party nomination for reelection Thursday before a large crowd at the White House — and against a national backdrop of explosive racial tensions and the coronavirus pandemic. “My fellow Americans, tonight, with a heart full of gratitude and boundlessoptimism,…

US unrest: Pres Trump to send federal officers to Wisconsin protests

President Donald Trump KENOSHA (WISCONSIN, US), Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump says federal law enforcement will be sent to Kenosha, Wisconsin, following unrest sparked by the police shooting of a black man. Jacob Blake, 29, was shot and injured by police on Sunday as he leaned into his…

Man arrested in London on suspicion of Liberia war crimes

The 45-year-old man was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police’s War Crimes Team LONDON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man has been arrested in London on suspicion of war crimes during the Liberian civil wars. The 45-year-old man is accused of offences relating to the country’s first and second…

Akinwunmi Adesina re-elected AfDB President despite US allegations

Dr Akinwunmi Adesina ABIDJAN, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian banker Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected chairman of the African Development Bank (AfDB) after weathering a political storm over allegations of corruption. Adesina ran unopposed and gained 100% of votes cast at the AfDB’s annual meeting, held via video link, to…

Covid-19: Tanzania bans more Kenyan airlines over coronavirus row

Kenya Airways was the first to be banned from entering Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania has banned three more Kenyan airlines as a standoff between the East Africa neighbours over COVID-19 escalates.The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) nullified the approval granted to Fly 540, Air Kenya Express and…

UN warns of hunger and malnutrition in East Africa

The World Food Programme (WFP) has said serious hunger and malnutrition looms for millions of refuge ADDIS ABABA, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Food Programme (WFP) has said serious hunger and malnutrition looms for millions of refugees across eastern Africa who depend on assistance from the food agency to…

Oil spill: Dolphin deaths in Mauritius rise to 25

Residents woke up to the sight of dead dolphins on two consecutive days PORT LOUIS, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of dolphins found dead in Mauritius, where the sea has been polluted following a huge oil spill last month, has risen to 25, causing more sadness and anger among…