Americas

US launches several airstrikes to support Afghan forces: Pentagon

 WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military in the past few days conducted airstrikes in Afghanistan to support Afghan…

US sanctions Cuba for repressing protests, Pres Biden warns more to come

  WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on Cuba’s defense minister and a special forces unit…

Covid-19: 4,000 Nigerian children orphaned by coronavirus in 16 months – World Bank

LONDON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An estimated 4,000 Nigerian children were orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic between March 2020 and…

Covid-19: US judge rules in favor of university’s vaccine mandate

 WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge upheld a university’s decision to require its students and employees to…

Monkeypox: More than 200 contacts tracked in US for rare disease

Human monkeypox cases are extremely rare  WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 people in 27 US states are…

Covid-19: Global deaths toll reach 4,128,543

PARIS, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,128,543 people since the outbreak emerged in China…

Russia To Start Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Operation Despite U.S. Pressure

MOSCOW, Jul 23 (NNN-TASS) – The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline will soon become operational, despite Washington’s attempt to…

Covid-19: Dominican Republic president gets third jab to counter new variants; ask citizens to follow suit

 SANTO DOMINGO, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Dominican Republic’s President Luis Abinader received a third Covid vaccine dose on Wednesday…

Eight killed in Ecuador prison riots

 QUITO, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Riots at two prisons in Ecuador on Wednesday left eight dead and about 20 injured,…

Dozens arrested in fresh Colombia protests: Police

BOGOTA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian police said they had arrested 70 people following fresh anti-government protests that mobilised thousands…