US crew spacecraft Starliner starts unmanned flight test
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — A US spacecraft designed to fly astronauts to the International Space Station from the United…
Ethiopia aims to cut sugar tax ahead of privatization plan
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia plans to cut an excise tax on sugar to 20% from 33%, according…
First Ebola relapse recorded in DR Congo outbreak, WHO says
A Congolese health worker administers ebola vaccination to a resident at a centre in Goma, DR Congo GENEVA, Dec 21…
Eskom crisis: Arrests over $50m South Africa power station ‘fraud’
PRETORIA, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two former managers at Eskom, South Africa’s ailing power firm, have been arrested for alleged corruption…
South Africa: Initiation schools suspended after circumcision deaths
The rituals associated with the passage into manhood are highly secretive PRETORIA, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The South African authorities have suspended…
US: Pres Trump to give annual address to Congress amid impeachment drama
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top Democrat in the US Congress, Nancy Pelosi, has written to President Donald Trump inviting him…
French regulator fines Google €150m over search engine adverts
PARIS, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s competition authority fined Google €150 million for anti-competitive behaviour and for having unclear advertising…
Brexit: MPs back Johnson’s bill
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson LONDON, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK…
Germany: Cabinet approves ban on gay, transgender ‘conversion therapy’
BERLIN, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German Cabinet approved a bill to ban the advertising or offering of “conversion therapy”…
Nigeria: Ex-attorney general held by financial crimes agency over $1.3 billion oil deal
ABUJA, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s former attorney general was detained by the country’s financial crimes agency upon his return…