Benin set for controversial local poll despite virus
Benin gears up to hold local elections without key opposition parties COTONOU, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Benin gears up to…
Covid-19: Miss Rwanda Plus-Size on her coronavirus recovery
Vivine Uwizeye KIGALI, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vivine Uwizeye, also known as “Miss Vivy”, is the only coronavirus patient to…
Covid-19: Brazil and Mexico report record surge in cases as Latin America reels
An employee wearing protective gear disinfects a shopping mall in Caxias do Sul, Brazil MEXICO CITY, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
US Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
A vocational skills education center in Dabancheng, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate approved legislation…
Covid-19: New test kit developed in Singapore detects past infection within an hour
cPass, a rapid serology test for the coronavirus that can measure neutralising antibodies in an hour SINGAPORE, May 15 (NNN-CNA) — A…
Typhoon forces 140,000 from homes in virus-hit Philippines
MANILA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over 140,000 people were forced into cramped shelters as a powerful typhoon hammered the Philippines…
Covid-19: New cases on US carrier despite extensive screening
WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five US sailors have been evacuated with coronavirus from an aircraft carrier despite extensive screening…
Brazil: State-owned Petrobras books steep loss amid ‘worst crisis in 100 years’
BRASILIA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras reported a steep net loss for the first quarter of…
US blames Daesh for Kabul maternity attack, urges peace process
WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US negotiator on Afghanistan blamed the Daesh group Thursday for the shocking attack on…
Covid-19: Virus could infect more than 200 mn in Africa – WHO modelling
PARIS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus could kill 150,000 people in Africa in a year unless urgent action…