Caribbean: Bahamas battens down for Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian churning closer to the Bahamas ST. JOHN’S (Antigua and Barbuda), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents in the Bahamas…
US Pres Trump prods General Motors over its auto plants in China
The General Motors Corporation logo in Detroit, Michigan WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump, who is engaged…
Italian PD leader calls for tax cuts, new investments
ROME, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy’s next government must cut income taxes to boost consumption, relaunch investment and focus on…
South African arms firm Denel says gets 1.8 bln rand bailout
A mechanic works on an Oryx helicopter engine in a workshop hangar on the Denel Aviation site in Boksburg. PRETORIA,…
Resurrected Uganda Airlines flies into crowded African skies
KAMPALA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda Airlines has taken to the skies once more after almost two decades out of…
Angola and Comoros prepare joint commission
Angolan Pres Joao Lourenco (R) speaks with Comoros counterpart Azali Assoumani YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 31 (NNN-ANGOP) — Angola and the…
Congolese girl, 9, dies from Ebola in Uganda: health official
KAMPALA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A nine-year-old girl who tested positive for Ebola in Uganda after travelling from the neighbouring…
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
BRASILIA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 60-day ban on burning inBrazil took effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires…
Indonesian police investigate palm oil companies over forest fires: Ministry
JAKARTA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesian police are investigating three palm oil companies on suspicion of starting fires on Borneo…
Update: Yemen’s separatists vow revenge for government assault on Aden
ADEN, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Southern Yemeni separatists vowed to avenge a government assault on their positions in Aden and brought in…