Covid-19: UK travel quarantine rules come into effect

LONDON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New rules requiring all people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days have come into effect. Those arriving by plane, ferry or train – including UK nationals – will have to provide an address where they will self-isolate and face fines of up…

Covid-19: Kenya extends lockdown by 30 days

Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta NAIROBI, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta has extended a nationwide overnight curfew by another 30 days after warning that ending it risked tens of thousands of additional coronavirus deaths.But the nightly curfew will be three hours shorter, running from 21:00 to 04:00, and…

Malawi leader appoints new electoral chief ahead of presidential poll rerun

The court annulled last year’s re-election of President Peter Mutharika LILONGWE, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new electoral commission chairperson ahead of a presidential re-run. In February, the Constitutional Court ordered a fresh presidential election be held within 150 days after annulling last year’s…

Brazilians hold rival rallies for and against president

Many protesters against President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia were dressed in black and wore face masks BRASILIA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilians took to the streets in Sao Paulo and Brasilia for rival demonstrations for and against President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been widely criticised over his response to the…

Tropical Storm Cristobal nears Louisiana coast

Tropical Storm Cristobal is seen on a northern track over the Gulf of Mexico WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Cristobal rumbled northward through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, on track to bring powerful winds, damaging storm surges and heavy rains to Louisiana when it makes landfall later…

Covid-19: South Africa ready to reopen schools despite surge in cases – minister

Schools open for Grades 12 and 7 on Monday PRETORIA, June 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Africa went ahead with its plan to reopen schools for pupils of certain grades on Monday after a suspension of more than two months, a minister said amid a continued surge in COVID-19 cases. “We…

US unrest: Peaceful protests continue as National Guard troops leave Los Angeles

The California National Guard patrol the streets of Santa Monica LOS ANGELES, June 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of people in California on Sunday took part in the 11th straight day of peaceful protests over the death of African American man George Floyd in police custody while the National Guard troops…

US welcomes reopening of Libya’s largest oilfield

The al-Sharara oil field in Libya TRIPOLI, June 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The US Embassy in Libya welcomed the reopening of Sharara oilfield, the largest in Libya, after it was closed by tribal leaders in January. “The Embassy welcomes the announcement by the National Oil Corporation (NOC) that it is resuming…

Covid-19: Africa’s confirmed cases pass 180,000 mark – Africa CDC

A worker sanitizes a woman’s hands at Usafi taxi park in Kampala, capital of Uganda ADDIS ABABA, June 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the African continent reached 183,474, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC in its…

Covid-19: Cuba declares pandemic ‘under control’

HAVANA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has declared the coronavirus pandemic “under control” after the island nation registered an eighth straight day without a death from COVID-19. It paves the way for an announcement next week on Cuba’s strategy to gradually lift its lockdown. The country of…