Italy reports 41 new coronavirus deaths, bringing toll to 148

ROME, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to date, bringing the number of fatalities in Europe’s most affected country to 148. The number of cases also jumped by a new high of 769, reaching 3,858 over the past two…

Indian PM Modi postpones his Brussels visit amid coronavirus outbreak

NEW DELHI, March 6 (NNN-BSS) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has postponed his Brussels visit for the India-EU Summit, which has been deferred due to the coronavirus outbreak that claimed more than 3000 lives and infected more than 90,000 worldwide so far. Prime Minister Modi was supposed to visit…

Ukrainian prime minister to exit in sweeping reshuffle

Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk (centre) has been under the spotlight since a leak of an audio recording in January KIEV, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has resigned and the finance minister, foreign minister and the prosecutor general could also exit in a sweeping reshuffle this week.…

Libya shifts flights from Tripoli to Misrata amid heavier bombing

Misurata International Airport TRIPOLI, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The only functioning airport in the Libyan capital said that it was shifting all flights to the town of Misrata due to shelling in the area following an escalation in fighting over recent days. Rocket fire and shelling towards the airport ramped up…

Thousands displaced in renewed South Sudan clashes

JUBA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence has forced thousands of people to flee their homes in South Sudan’s Jonglei state – an area which has suffered repeated communal clashes.The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières, says it is treating victims of gunshot wounds who have walked through the night to reach…

Libyan Cities and Tribes Conference rejects military rule

TRIPOLI, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Libyan Cities and Tribes Conference has called for rejecting the militarization of the state and the tribe or one-man rule, stressing the need for building state institutions and ending conflicts.The conference called for an intra-Libyan dialogue and building state security and military institutions based…

US death toll from coronavirus jumps to nine

WASHINGTON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to nine on Tuesday, all in the state of Washington and many of them residents of the same nursing home, officials said. Eight of the deaths have been in King County, which encompasses Seattle,and one was…

Update: 21 dead as torrential rain hits Brazil

SAO PAULO, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 21 people have been killedin torrential rain that hit the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Rio deJaneiro, triggering flash floods and destroying homes, authorities said. Another 32 people are missing in Sao Paulo, raising fears the toll couldrise further. Violent storms…

Nigeria revives international fishing festival to boost tourism

ABUJA, March 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigeria is reviving its globally-recognized intangible cultural heritage Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival after a 10-year hiatus to boost tourism, the government said. International festivals such as the forthcoming Argungu festival “are part of the creative industry which is one of the areas the…

LatAm countries take steps to tackle COVID-19 as new cases confirmed

MEXICO CITY, March 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina and Chile on Tuesday each reported their first confirmed case of COVID-19, as countries in Latin America took steps to curb potential outbreaks. Both patients had recently returned to South America from trips abroad. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera allayed fears of a widespread…