Covid-19: Mixed reception to Italy’s easing of lockdown
ROME, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy allowed bookshops and children’s clothing retailers to reopen on Tuesday but some business owners…
Covid-19: ‘Not the time to reduce the resources’ of WHO, says UN chief as US halt funding
UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It is “not the time to reduce the resources for the operations of the…
Covid-19: US hits record 2,228 deaths in past 24 hours – Johns Hopkins tally
WASHINGTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 2,228 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24…
Covid-19: US Pres Trump to convene G7 leaders in video call to discuss pandemic
WASHINGTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump will hold a video teleconference with G7 leaders on Thursday to…
Fugitive Brazilian gang leader arrested in Mozambique, after two decades on the run
MAPUTO, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of Brazil’s most wanted criminals has been arrested in Mozambique after spending more than…
Update: WHO says DRC’s Ebola outbreak is still an international emergency
The DRC confirmed three new cases of Ebola GENEVA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola outbreak in…
Nigeria: 4 family members perish in collapsed building in Kano
KANO (Nigeria), April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that four members of a family died…
Covid-19: Burundi suspends football league over coronavirus
GITEGA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Burundi Football Federation has suspended local matches, two weeks after the country confirmed its…
Ugandan gay refugee kills himself outside UNHCR’s office in Kenya
LGBTI refugees community leader, Pio Pat NAIROBI, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Ugandan LGBTI refugee took his life outside the…
Locusts, coronavirus combination pose dire threat to East Africa
NAIROBI, April 15 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Officials with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) say a resurgence of locusts which…