Update: World coronavirus death toll tops 350,000
PARIS, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 350,000 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded worldwide since it first…
Venezuela confirms Guaido rival as parliament speaker
CARACAS, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court approved opposition member Luis Parra as parliament speaker after a tense, months-long…
Libya: East-based warlord Haftar seeks to rouse forces against Turkey as UN-recognised forces gain successes
BENGHAZI (Libya), May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar called on his forces to rally against Turkey, which has…
Joint military operation by Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso kills 8 suspected terrorists
ABIDJAN, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Soldiers from Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso conducted their first joint operation against militants active…
Covid-19: Kenya looks for 400 vaccine volunteers
NAIROBI, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Researchers in Kenya are calling for 400 volunteers to take part in a trial of a potential…
Covid-19: Spain to stop quarantining arrivals from July 1
MADRID, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from July 1, the government has…
Covid-19: Russian Pres Putin makes appearance as restrictions ease
MOSCOW, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Vladimir Putin made a rare appearance in the Kremlin as Russia prepares to ease…
Venezuela attorney general seeks to declare Guaido party ‘terrorist organization’
CARACAS, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s attorney generalasked the Supreme Court to declare opposition leader Juan Guaido’s party a“terrorist organization,”…
Russia: Four dead as helicopter crashes at airport
MOSCOW, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A military helicopter crashed Tuesday at an airport in Russia’s remote eastern Chukotka region, killing…
Covid-19: France toll steadies, 83 new deaths
PARIS, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France on Tuesday reported 83 new deaths in hospital from the coronavirus over the last…