US gun violence: 4 dead, 9 hospitalized after shooting at high school in Georgia; 14-year-old suspect in custody
A person prays during a vigil for the victims of the Apalachee High School shooting at Jug Tavern Park in…
Gridlock in Nigeria amid fuel shortages and price hikes
Nigerians are spending hours at petrol stations because of fuel shortages ABUJA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerians have been hit by…
UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns of ‘red alert’ after record heat
SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rising temperatures should trigger a global “red alert”, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency…
First mpox vaccines due in DR Congo Thursday: African Union CDC
KINSHASA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic…
Senegal: Newly elected president set to dissolve opposition-dominated parliament – PM Sonko
DAKAR, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegal’s newly-elected president is set to dissolve the opposition-dominated parliament in the coming days and…
Colombia: Police foil attack in Cali, host of COP16 summit
BOGOTA, Sept 4, 2024 (BSS/AFP) – Colombian police said Wednesday they had foiled an attempted “terrorist act” involving a car…
Guinea records first mpox case: Health Ministry
CONAKRY, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea has confirmed its first case of mpox, the health ministry in the West African…
Italy: 20 migrants missing after vessel sank off Lampedusa island; 7 rescued, says UN
ROME, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 20 migrants were missing in the Mediterranean after their vessel sank off the…
Cholera deaths surged 70 percent worldwide last year with a huge jump in Africa: WHO
GENEVA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of cholera cases and deaths rose sharply last year, the World Health Organization…
Argentine man with mpox dies in Mexico as Argentina’s suspected cases rises to 96
MEXICO CITY, Sept 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Santiago Molina, a 28-year-old man who contracted mpox and was hospitalized in Mexico, has…