25 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghan Troops’ Overnight Operation: Gov’t
KABUL, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 25 Taliban militants were killed and 12 others wounded, during a counter-attack offensive…
Covid-19: Key EU countries rebuff US on sharing vaccine patents
BRUSSELS, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European countries distanced themselves from a proposal backed by US President Joe Biden to waive patent…
Indigenous Colombians topple conquistador statue in capital
A Misak indigenous man stands atop the statue of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada after knocked it down in…
Covid-19: Brazilian firm to produce Russian vaccine without regulatory approval
BRASILIA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian pharmaceutical company that plans to produce Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will start…
Covid-19: Mexico to ease capital lockdown, resume quake drills
MEXICO CITY, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities announced Friday a further easing of pandemic lockdown measures in the capital…
Rio police face fury, calls for probe after bloody raid
Residents protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Brazil…
Covid-19: Global deaths reach 3,258,595
PARIS, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,258,595 people since the outbreak emerged in China…
Covid-19: WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine
GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization has approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — the…
US shootings: In America, children return to school — but so do the guns
WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Students in many US states are just returning to classrooms after months of remote learning…
US not planning to shoot down errant Chinese rocket: defense chief
WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military has no plans to shoot down an out -of-control Chinese rocket now…