Nearly 50 migrants plucked from waters off Spain’s Gran Canaria
Migrants rescued in the Atlantic Ocean disembark from a Spanish coast MADRID, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s coast guard rescued…
Covid-19: Tanzania President Magufuli says hospital numbers reducing
Some churches have stopped services, but some, like this one, have been packed DAR ES SALAAM, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —There has…
Covid-19: Hospitals in Brazil’s São Paulo ‘near collapse’
São Paulo’s public hospitals could be overwhelmed in about two weeks’ time, the city mayor warned SAO PAULO, May 18…
One dead after Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic jet crashes into home
A plume of smoke can be seen rising from the scene of the crash OTTAWA, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At…
Covid-19: WHO kicks off international meet amid US-China tensions
GENEVA, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization on Monday kick off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears…
US: 11 firefighters injured in Los Angeles battling blaze
LOS ANGELES, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven firefighters were injured, three of them critically, in downtown Los Angeles when a…
Covid-19 pandemic: Tracking the global outbreak
Terrorism and natural disasters cause very few deaths compared with other causes. PARIS, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coronavirus is continuing…
Journalist killed in Mexico, third this year: official
MEXICO CITY, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican journalist Jorge Armenta was killed in Ciudad Obregon in the country’s north, making…
Two attacks in northeast DR Congo kill 27: officials
KINSHASA, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Women and children were among at least 27 civilians murdered in two separate attacks in…
Sudan inflation soars to 99% as food prices rise
KHARTOUM, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Inflation in Sudan jumped to 99 percent because of rising food prices, official figures showed,…