DR Congo: 11 dead, dozens missing in barge accident
KINSHASA , Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven people drowned andat least 50 others missing after a barge sank on a…
Zambia delays new sales tax until January 2020
LUSAKA, Aug 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Zambia will delay implementing a new sales tax until January 2020 to allow for further…
Mexico: 2,000 people displaced after gas pipeline leak
MEXICO CITY, Aug 3 (NNN-TELESUR) — Nearly 2,000 people were evacuated from a rural community north of Mexico City due…
Flash flooding kills residents of Sierra Leone capital, Freetown
FREETOWN, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five people are dead after flash flooding hit Sierra Leone’s capital on Friday…
Uganda starts largest trial of experimental Ebola vaccine
KAMPALA, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Researchers in Uganda have launched the largest-ever trial of the experimental Ebola vaccine that is…
Spanish NGO boat seeks safe port for 124 people rescued in Mediterranean
MADRID, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Spanish charity rescue boat sought safe port after Italy rejected its request to disembark…
Mexican journalist shot and killed in violent Guerrero state
MEXICO CITY, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican reporter in Guerrero state who also served as a municipal official was…
Pres Maduro says he ‘repudiates’ US Pres Trump statement on possible Venezuela blockade
CARACAS, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement about a possible…
Gunmen kill five detainees held in Mexico police station
CELAYA (Mexico), Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen burst into a police station killing five detainees in central Mexico, local authorities…
EU nominates Bulgaria’s Georgieva as its candidate for next IMF chief
FRANKFURT, Aug 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Union has nominated Kristalina Georgieva as its candidate for the next president of…