Covid-19: Madagascar minister fired over $2m lollipop order
Madagascar’s education minister planned to order more than $2m worth of sweets for schoolchildren ANTANANARIVO, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar’s…
Czechs expel two Russian diplomats over hoax poison plot
Czech PM Andrej Babis said the Russian plot was undoubtedly a hoax PRAGUE, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Russian diplomats…
Pres Trump ‘approves plan’ to withdraw US troops from Germany by September
Trump has previously complained about a lack of burden-sharing at Nato WASHINGTON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump…
Four killed in Mali prison riot
BAMAKO, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four prisoners in Mali’s capital Bamako have died after a “mutiny” which saw inmates break…
OPEC, allies agree to extend deep output cuts through July
VIENNA, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — OPEC members, led by Saudi Arabia, and other key oil producers agreed to extend historic…
Libya strongman Haftar backs ceasefire from Monday: Egyptian Pres Sisi
CAIRO, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Strongman Khalifa Haftar has backed a ceasefire in Libya starting Monday, Egypt’s president announced after…
Venezuela’s opposition leader Guaido reappears after claim he hid in French embassy
CARACAS, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido reappeared in the street in videos distributed Saturday by his…
Covid-19: Global deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
PARIS, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Saturday with fatalities accelerating in…
South African public sector unions take wage dispute to court
Members of the Public Servants Association (PSA) protest in Pretoria JOHANNESBURG, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five public sector trade unions…
Burundi court affirms ruling party candidate’s presidential victory
President-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye of the Burundi’s ruling party, the National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defence of…