Zelensky party wins record score in Ukraine vote: exit polls
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) casts his vote at a polling station during Ukrainian parliamentary elections in Kiev, Ukraine on…
Cuba pardons more than 2,600 prisoners
HAVANA, July 21 (NNN-EFE) — Cuba’s government announced that 2,604 inmates – mostly women, young people and the elderly –…
AU calls for international actions to address DRC Ebola outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, July 21 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The African Union called for urgent international actions to tackle the Ebola outbreak in…
Strong contraction of Uruguay’s economy: GDP forecasted to grow 0.6% this year
MONTEVIDEO, July 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay’s Economy minister admitted that the country will end 2019 with a “very modest growth”,…
Pres Bolsonaro again denies Amazon deforestation and says Brazilian official data “I’m convinced, is a lie”
BRASILIA, July 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the state body responsible for tracking deforestation levels of disclosing…
Africans more than twice as likely to be denied UK visa – parliamentary report
LONDON, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africans are more than twice likely to be refused UK visitor visas than applicants from…
Nigeria: Aid worker killed, six missing as gunmen attack NGO convoy in Borno
ABUJA, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person has been killed and six others are missing after suspected Boko Haram gunmen…
At least 17 people killed in Ethiopia during unrest over Sidama autonomy – local official
ADDIS ABABA, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 17 people have been killed in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and…
Panama becomes first Central American nation to ban plastic bags
PANAMA CITY, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama became the first Central American nation to ban single-use plastic bags to try…
Nigeria president condemns latest killings in northwestern Sokoto state
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of 37 people by bandits in the northwestern state…