UN calls for de-escalating conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray state
Ethiopians, who fled ongoing fighting, seen at a refugee camp in Kassala state, Sudan UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
Covid-19: Kenya’s surging infections risk derailing transformation agenda
Kenya has recorded high cases of Coronavirus NAIROBI, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that a…
Moldova election: Pro-EU candidate Sandu leads in preliminary results
Maia Sandu spoke to media after polling stations closed CHISINAU, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Opposition candidate Maia Sandu holds a…
British diplomat in China earns hero status after rescuing woman who fell into river
CHONGQING (China), Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top British diplomat has become a hero in China after video of him…
Congress chooses centrist Francisco Sagasti new Peru president: official
LIMA, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s Congress on Monday chose a 76-year-old former World Bank official as the South American…
Covid-19: Number of cases across globe up by over 528,000 in past day – WHO
GENEVA, Nov 17 (NNN-TASS) — More than 528,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the…
IMF approves US$52.3 million loan to South Sudan
International Monetary Fund WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement…
Ethiopia says it has seized another Tigray town as conflict embroils Eritrea
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government said it had captured another town in the…
Covid-19: ‘More people may die’ if Trump blocks cooperation on covid planning, says Pres-elect Biden
WILMINGTON (Delaware,US), Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden expressed frustration Monday about Donald Trump’s refusal so far to…
Hurricane Iota, maximum category 5 strength, makes landfall in Nicaragua
BILWI (Nicaragua), Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iota made landfall on Nicaragua’s northern Caribbean coast as a maximum Category 5 hurricane,…