French ski resort uses helicopters to deliver snow for bare slopes
Helicopters moved snow from higher mountains to slopes at the Luchon-Superbagnères resort PARIS, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A French ski resort has…
Covid-19: Americans from quarantined cruise ship flown home from Japan
WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two planes carrying Americans from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess have left Japan. The aircraft chartered…
US Pres Trump calls for Russia to stop backing Syrian ‘atrocities’
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian…
14 children among up to 22 dead in Cameroon massacre: UN
LIBREVILLE, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A massacre in an anglophone region of Cameroon left up to 22 villagers dead including…
US: Snake orgy prompts partial closure of Florida city park
MIAMI, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A city in Florida closed off part of a park after residents spotted dozens of…
Second wave of locust invasion to hit East Africa in two months: Kenya’s Agri Ministry
NAIROBI, Feb 17 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — East African countries should brace themselves for a second round of invasion by the desert…
Somalia dismisses Amnesty report, denies gagging media
MOGADISHU, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Federal Government of Somalia has dismissed an Amnesty International report highlighting increased cases of…
Burundi: Over 6,000 bodies found in mass graves
A Burundian worker extracts the skull of an unidentified person from a mass grave in the Bukirasazi hill in Karusi…
Nigerian immigrants to Canada tripled since 2015
OTTAWA, Feb 17 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — For the fifth year in a row, more Nigerians emigrated to Canada than the year…
Deaths from dengue fever in Paraguay spike to 16 under strained health system
ASUNCION, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Paraguay health officials said that deaths from dengue fever increased to 16 in the South…