Covid-19: Denmark opens borders to divided lovers

The Germany-Denmark border was closed when the coronavirus outbreak hit in March COPENHAGEN, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Denmark has opened its borders to couples who were separated from their partners by the coronavirus lockdown. As of Monday, cross-border couples who reside in the Nordic countries or Germany can now visit…

Brazil police raid Rio governor’s residences amid COVID-19 probe

Rio de Janeiro’s Governor Wilson Witzel RIO DE JANEIRO, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian federal police on Tuesday raided the residences of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a COVID-19 corruption probe, targeting one of President Jair Bolsonaro’s political foes as the pandemic sweeps the nation. A…

50 trafficked Nigerian women rescued from Lebanon

ABUJA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon and returned to their home country. They have been placed in quarantine as a precaution against coronavirus and will be interviewed about their experiences. The Nigerian Foreign Ministry said the Lebanese authorities had assisted in securing…

Rwanda’s govt unveils $11 billion climate action plan

KIGALI, May 27 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Rwanda has become the first African country to submit a new national climate plan, whose implementation requires $11 billion, as an essential tool to implement the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, aims to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius with an…

Kenya: Six killed in ethnic clashes over alleged cattle theft, politics

NAIROBI, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people have been killed and more than 20 houses burned in ethnic fighting in Olpusimoru in Narok county, about 150 kilometres from the capital Nairobi. At least a dozen others have been injured in the clashes that started over the weekend and are being…

Covid-19: Zimbabwe arrests 40,000 people for ‘violating lockdown’

Zimbabwe has been on lockdown since March 30 HARARE, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two journalists who’d been interviewing alleged victims of state torture are among the 40,000 people that Zimbabwean police say they’ve arrested.Most of those people were arrested for breaking the rule on not moving more than 5km from their…

Covid-19: Mozambique confirms first death

MAPUTO, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique has reported its first coronavirus death – a 13-year-old boy from the northern province of Nampula. National Director of Public Health Rosa Marlene confirmed the death on Monday. The southern Africa country has also confirmed 15 new cases, bringing the total number to 209…

Covid-19: WHO fears ‘silent epidemic’ in Africa without enough testing

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization is warning Africa against relaxing its testing efforts on Covid-19.So far Africa has recorded over 115,000 cases of coronavirus with deaths just a little over 3,400 as at May 26.Despite Africa’s case count still low compared…

Covid-19: Guatemala blasts Trump over coronavirus-infected migrant deportations

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei GUATEMALA CITY, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala blasted US President Donald Trump over US deportations of migrants infected with coronavirus. President Alejandro Giammattei said the deportations had saturated quarantine centers in Guatemala and heaped pressure on the Central American country’s weak health system. “Guatemala is an…

US forecasters predict ‘above normal’ Atlantic hurricane season

MIAMI, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US forecasters predicted an “above normal” Atlantic hurricane season and emergency officials said they were factoring the coronavirus pandemic into potential relief efforts. Neil Jacobs, acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said there was a 60 percent chance the season would…