Covid-19: USA Rugby files for bankruptcy as coronavirus worsens financial woes
LOS ANGELES, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — USA Rugby, its financial troublesexacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, has filed for bankruptcy, thefederation…
US judge grants early release to Brazilian in FIFA corruption scandal
NEW YORK, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A federal judge in New Yorkgranted the release from prison on humanitarian grounds of…
Covid-19: Worldwide lockdown hardens as Spain sees deadliest day
MADRID, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tightened lockdowns across the planetsaw nearly half of humanity told to stay at home in…
Turkey arrests 50 Greece-bound migrants off Aegean coast
ISTANBUL, March 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Turkish coast guard has apprehended a total of 50 illegal immigrants in two separate…
Covid-19: Brazil distributes 14.2 mln surgical masks amid pandemic
BRASILIA, March 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s government has distributed 14.2 million surgical masks nationwide as part of its efforts to…
Brazilian Senate approves minimum income for workers during isolation period
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian Senate approved a minimum income bill to help workers amid the…
Covid-19: President of Mozambique declares state of emergency from April 1
MAPUTO, March 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19 for 30…
Covid-19: Boy, 14, charged with assault for ‘coughing on pensioner’ in UK
LONDON, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 14-year-old boy is among people charged with coronavirus-related offences following a spate of arrests.…
Covid-19: South Africa announces start of mass testing
South Africa is on day five of a three-week lockdown ordered last week PRETORIA, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s…
Covid-19: US evacuates nationals caught up in Nigeria lockdown
ABUJA, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is evacuating its nationals from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos and the capital, Abuja,…