Covid-19: Massive evacuation of Indians from 12 countries to begin
India will operate 64 flights over the next week NEW DELHI, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first of more than 60…
Kenya, Somalia and Rwanda hit by deadly flooding
People have been forced from their homes as rivers burst their banks NAIROBI, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flooding as a…
VE Day: Berlin marks end of WW2 with unprecedented holiday
Friday is a one-off holiday that will only be marked in Berlin BERLIN, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Berliners have been given…
India gas leak: At least 11 dead after Visakhapatnam incident
VISAKHAPATNAM (INDIA), May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —At least 11 people have been killed by a massive gas leak at a chemical plant in southern India,…
Covid-19: Nigeria medics, WHO to probe rise in ‘strange deaths’
A spike in deaths was recently reported in Kano state ABUJA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Nigeria are…
Lesotho PM Thabane confirms resignation with no date
Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane MASERU, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane has reiterated…
Brazil to deploy army to fight Amazon deforestation, wildfires
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro authorized the army to fight Amazon wildfires and deforestation,…
Covid-19: Thousands of migrants stranded worldwide by pandemic – UN
GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Many thousands of migrants have been left stranded by the coronavirus pandemic, unable to move…
Covid-19: Domestic violence surges in locked down Europe – WHO
COPENHAGEN, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Emergency services across Europe have seen a sharp rise in domestic abuse calls under sweeping…
Covid-19: US April employment to see largest collapse in history
WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With shops and factories closed nationwide due to COVID-19, nearly all of the jobs created…