Update: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church
WINONA (Texas, US), Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pastor was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting…
Covid-19: Venezuela to implement seven-day hard lockdown to slow coronavirus
The seven days will be followed by a week of more flexible measures CARACAS, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela implement…
Niger presidential election heads for run-off on Feb 20
NIAMEY, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger is set for a second round of vote as no candidate clinched the needed…
Rescue group Open Arms reports saving dozens of migrants off Libyan coast
A group of 169 people were picked were picked up from an overflowing boat MADRID, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About…
AfCFTA will revive coronavirus-hit Africa – Ghana’s Pres Akufo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana ACCRA, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the implementation…
Central African Republic rebels seize Bangassou, says UN
Bangassou, pictured the month before it was seized, is on the border with DR Congo BANGUI, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Rebel forces…
Covid-19: Botswana extends curfew as new strain detected
GABORONE, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Botswana announced extension of nighttime curfew up to Jan 31 following the emergence of…
Brazil wildfires surge again in 2020, a decade-high
BRASILIA, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of wildfires in Brazil increased 12.7 percent last year to a decade-high, according…
Brexit: UK’s plans to be tested as festive period ends
LONDON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain faced the first true test of its Brexit preparations on Monday, with thousands of…
Covid-19: Zimbabwe reintroduces national lockdown as cases surge
HARARE, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s government imposeda national lockdown with immediate effect, following a surge in Covid-19cases, creating a…