UN Chief Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement Between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
UNITED NATIONS, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, welcomes the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan ceasefire and urges efforts to ensure it…
Covid-19: Covax boosted by 500 mn Moderna Covid vaccine doses
GENEVA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covax global programme, which has relied heavily on AstraZeneca vaccines, said it has struck…
Two rockets target Baghdad airport base housing US troops
BAGHDAD, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq’s Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday,…
Update: Taliban, Afghan forces clash as US hands over base
U.S. troops and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers raise Afghanistan’s national flag during a handover ceremony at Camp Antonik in…
Covid-19: ‘Hospitals are full’ as Argentina cases hit 3 million
Covid-19 patients rest at the Dr. Norberto Raul Piacentini hospital, in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina BUENOS AIRES, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: Nepali gov’t decides to suspend flights with India, South Africa, Brazil
KATHMANDU, May 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Nepali government decided to suspend domestic flights fully and international flights with India, South…
Three dead after suspected people-smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego
SAN DIEGO, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people have died and more than two dozen taken to hospital after a…
US forces in Afghanistan hand over base to Afghan national army: local media
A Black Hawk helicopter during a handover ceremony between the US forces and the Afghan air force in Kandahar province,…
Covid-19: Nigeria restricts visitors from India, Brazil, Turkey over coronavirus
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria will ban entry to non-Nigerian passengers who travelled to India,…
North Korea dismisses ‘spurious’ US diplomacy: state media
PYONGYANG/WASHINGTON, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea branded US diplomacy “spurious” on Sunday, dismissing the idea of talks with Washington…