Update: Chinese doctor who was reported to have died of coronavirus is alive but in critical conditon
BEIJING, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese media have changed a report that a doctor who blew the whistle on the…
Several killed after al-Sadr followers storm protest camp in Iraq
A Najaf resident said that by nightfall the protest camp was completely emptied of demonstrators. BAGHDAD, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
US Pres Trump confirms killing of AQAP chief in Yemen
Qassim al-Rimi, leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump confirmed that…
Doctor who alerted world about coronavirus dies of it as China’s death toll surpasses 630
Li Wenliang contracted the virus while working at Wuhan Central Hospital BEIJING, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese doctor, among…
Equatorial Guinea donates $2m to China to help combat coronavirus
President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea and Xi Jinping of China MALABO, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Equatorial…
Coronavirus: Charities donate $113m to help Africa battle disease
LONDON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK based The Wellcome Trust and the Gates Foundation are committing millions of dollars to…
Kenya warns against US, China rivalry in Africa
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said that African nations should be free…
Zimbabwe: 2 illegal gold miners killed, 20 trapped after shaft collapses
HARARE, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two gold miners died and 20 others trapped underground in Zimbabwe after a shaft collapsed…
Celebrating economic recovery: South Sudan to launch first oil, gas bidding round in March
A worker walks by an oil well at the Toma South oil field, South Sudan JUBA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
US: Pres Trump calls Democratic opponents ‘vicious’ after impeachment acquittal
WASHINGTON, Feb 6, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump lashed out at rival Democrats Thursday in a lengthy speech…