Egyptians rush to buy treats before Eid al-Fitr curfew
CAIRO, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Families rushed to buy sweets and biscuits in Cairo as they prepared to celebrate the…
Covid-19: Lebanon sees highest single-day jump in cases
BEIRUT, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported 63 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, the largest single-day…
World Bank approves record $500 million to battle locust swarms in Africa
NAIROBI, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank approved a record $500 million in grants and low-interest loans to help…
Migrants and those without ID face hunger in South Africa
PRETORIA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has marshalled huge resources towards preventing its poor from starving because of COVID-19,…
Burundi voting ends in calm despite fraud allegation
BUJUMBURA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Voting in Burundi’s presidential election passed calmly on Wednesday despite simmering political violence, the coronavirus…
Migrant boat crossings to UK surge during Covid-19 lockdown
French police, wearing protective masks against the coronavirus, with young migrants picked up off Calais as they tried to get…
Covid-19: South Sudan’s VP Riek Machar in self-isolation after testing positive
JUBA, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Vice-President of South Sudan, Riek Machar, who was part of a task force to…
Covid-19: Greece to reopen tourism season in June, PM says
ATHENS, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The Greek tourist season will kick off next month, with international charter flights to popular locations resuming…
France: Pres Macron loses majority as defectors form new party
PARIS, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The party of French President Emmanuel Macron has lost its outright majority in parliament, after a group of…
Covid-19: More than 100 virus infections in French slaughterhouse
RENNES (France), May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at a slaughterhouse…