Kenya anti-graft body EACC suspends planned merger of Telkom Kenya, Airtel Kenya
NAIROBI, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s anti-graft Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has suspended a planned merger of Telkom Kenya…
Zoo trade in African baby elephants banned internationally
GENEVA, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A near-total ban on taking baby African elephants from the wild and selling them to zoos has been approved at…
Berlin Chechen shooting: Russian assassination suspected
BERLIN, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A Chechen exile shot dead in a Berlin park had fought against Russian troops and may have been assassinated by…
Mexican gov’t settles dispute with private gas pipeline firms
MEXICO CITY, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Mexican government has resolved its dispute with private companies over what it considered to be abusive contracts for…
Brazil Defends Agribusiness Expansion Amid Global Pressure On Amazon Fires
SAO PAULO (Brazil), Aug 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil will keep developing its agribusiness sector with lower usage of water and…
Sudan to name cabinet as tough challenges loom
KHARTOUM, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan is to announce the members of a new cabinet faced with a mountain of…
Archeologists find remains of 227 sacrificed children in Peru
LIMA, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Archeologists in Peru say the 227 bodies they have unearthed from a site used by…
Amazon fires a ‘tipping point’: forestry group chief
YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The fires tearing through the Amazon represent a “tipping point” for the health of…
25 killed as attackers ignite fire in Mexico bar
MEXICO CITY, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 25 people werekilled and 11 badly wounded when gunmen burst into a…
Nigeria FG to build 4m houses by 2023 – Minister
FG to build 4m houses by 2023 – MinisterHouses project ABUJA, Aug 25 (NNN-NAN) — The Nigerian Federal Government promised…