Covid-19: Sweden nears ‘horrifying’ 3,000 deaths from coronavirus
STOCKHOLM, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Swedish officials said the country, which has taken a softer approach to curbing the spread…
Covid-19: Latest global developments
PARIS, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: At least 257,687 people…
Covid-19: US services sector ends decade of growth, contracts in April – survey
WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic slammed the US service sector in April, sending it contracting for the…
Burundi vote campaigns marred by clashes
BUJUMBURA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s Attorney-General Sylvestre Nyandwi has urged politicians not to incite violence following several clashes, some…
Sudan appoints first US ambassador in decades
The US shut its embassy in Khartoum between 1996 and 2002 KHARTOUM, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Veteran diplomat Noureldin Sati…
Covid-19: Indian scientists work on 30 vaccines in different states of development
A person gets injected with a coronavirus vaccine NEW DELHI, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — A group of medical researchers and…
Several injured as fire breaks out at UAE residential tower
Videos on social media showed burning debris falling from a tower engulfed in flames SHARJAH, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Firefighters…
ICC prosecutor deplores non-execution of arrest warrants for Libyan fugitives
UNITED NATIONS, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday deplored…
Thousands of Libyans to return home from abroad after closure of borders: official
A road sign shows the direction of Libya near the border crossing at Dhiba, Tunisia TRIPOLI, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
Daesh militants step up attacks on Iraqi security forces
An attack last Friday killed 10 members of the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Force BAGHDAD, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Daesh militants have stepped up…