Covid-19: Argentina quit World Cup qualifier after its players defy quarantine controversy

The players walked off the pitch after the game was interrupted SAO PAULO, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s World Cup qualifier at Brazil was interrupted after just seven minutes Sunday in a wild dispute over coronavirus concerns, with the game later suspended by the referee. Just after the start of…

South Africa: Jailed former president Jacob Zuma leaves prison on medical grounds

Former South African president, Jacob Zuma PRETORIA, Sept 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Former President Jacob Zuma was released Sunday from prison on medical parole, Department of Correctional Services.Zuma has been incarcerated since July after he was found guilty of contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the…

Covid-19: Eight in 10 African countries to miss crucial vaccination goal, says WHO

Africa is set to miss the urgent global goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable ADDIS ABABA, Sept 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Africa is set to miss the urgent global goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of every country’s population against COVID-19 by the end of September. Forty-two of Africa’s 54 nations—nearly 80%—are…

Two injured in heavy gunfire near Guinea’s presidential palace

Guinea’s President, Alpha CondeGuinea’s President, Alpha Conde CONAKRY, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy gunfire broke out near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday morning, with several sources saying an elite national army unit led by a former French legionnaire, Mamady Doumbouya, was behind the unrest.A senior government…

Afghanistan: Taliban push deep into holdout Panjshir Valley

KABUL, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban fighters have advanced deep into Afghanistan’s holdout Panjshir Valley, with resistance fighters saying they are keeping the Islamists at bay. Italian aid agency Emergency, which runs a hospital in Panjshir, said Taliban forces had reached the village of Anabah, where they run a surgical…

Mali police storm jail to free detained commander

The special forces unit has received training from the EU and the US to help it fight jihadist groups  BAMAKO, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s anti-terror police have been widely condemned after armed officers marched on a prison to demand the release of their commander – who was then set…

Covid-19: Community cases in Laos continue to rise

Patuxay, the Victory Monument in Vientiane at night time during COVID-19 lockdown VIENTIANE, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Local cases of COVID-19 continued to increase and spread across multiple provinces in Laos, with 64 new infections reported over the weekend. Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the…

Tokyo Paralympics will always have special place in Indian sports history: PM Modi

NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-PTI) — With Indian athletes putting up their best ever show at the Tokyo Paralympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that their feat will always have a special place in the history of Indian sports and expressed hope to build on these successes to ensure greater…

Iraq: Daesh attack kills 13 police – Security

KIRKUK (IRAQ), Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirteen Iraqi policemen were killed in Daesh group attack against a checkpoint in the country’s north early Sunday, security and medical sources said. The attack, in the region of Al-Rashad around 65 kilometers south of Kirkuk city, took place just after midnight, a senior…

Bus crash on Egypt highway kills 12 near Suez

   CAIRO, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twelve people were killed on an Egyptian highway when their bus overturned on their return from the popular Red Sea resort Sharm El-Sheikh, medical and security sources said.   Thirty-four other passengers were injured and transported to the port town of Suez for treatment,…