Police bust Spain-based Europe drug trafficking gang with German boss

MADRID, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Spain have busted an Europe-spanning drug trafficking gang suspected of being led by a German national.A total of 15 people were arrested in raids in the cities of Malaga, Seville, and Cadiz, all in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, the Guardia Civil…

US looking at land routes to continue Afghanistan evacuations

Afghan refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is exploring ways to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies looking to leave Afghanistan including via land routes, US officials said, reasserting a commitment to help eligible people who were not airlifted…

Africa countries, UN, IOM review migration aims

Stranded migrants from Cuba, Haiti and several African arrive in Capurgana RABAT, Sept 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The exploitation of migrants in Africa and the protection of their human rights were among the topics discussed by officials at a conference looking at the impact of migration across the African continent.Representatives from…

Covid-19: Egypt to produce 1 billion Sinovac vaccines a year

Some 7.5 million Egyptians have had at least one vaccine CAIRO, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt said it plans to manufacture one billion doses a year of China’s Sinovac vaccine, claiming it would become the Middle East and Africa’s “biggest vaccine producer”.Under the deal with the Chinese pharmaceutical company, a…

South Africa says it’s ‘not in a position’ to receive Afghan refugees

The country has been asked to temporarily host Afghan refugees in neighboring Pakistan PRETORIA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa said that it is “not in a position” to host Afghan refugees who fled the country after the Taliban took control of Kabul on Aug 15.“The South African government is…

Covid-19: Taiwan receives first batch of politically charged Pfizer vaccines

TAIPEI, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organised by two tech giants and a charity because of diplomatic pressure from China. The 930,000 doses are the first of 15 million jabs acquired by Foxconn and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company…

‘Uncoverable stall’ caused Philippine military plane crash: armed forces

MANILA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Philippine aircraft carrying soldiers crashed in July after an “unrecoverable stall”, killing more than 50 people in one of the country’s worst military air disasters, the armed forces said. The C-130 Hercules transport plane was loaded with nearly a hundred people, most of them…

Qatar working with Taliban to reopen Kabul airport ‘as soon as possible’

 DOHA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar is working with the Taliban to reopen Kabul’s airport as soon as possible, its foreign minister said, urging the hardline Islamists to allow Afghans to leave. The airport, the scene of a frenzied evacuation which ended with the US troop withdrawal on Tuesday, is…

65 dead as fighting for Yemen’s Marib flares anew

 ADEN, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sixty-five combatants have been killed in fighting after Yemen’s Houthi rebels renewed an offensive on Marib, the last government stronghold in the country’s oil-rich north, a military official said. The Iran-backed rebels attacked pro-government positions south of the strategic city, making progress despite losing dozens of…

Bangladesh: Schools, colleges to be reopened soon – PM Hasina

DHAKA, Sept 3 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina told parliament that measures are being taken to reopen the schools and colleges soon. She called upon all to maintain the health guidelines alongside taking initiative to clean inside and outside of their houses to…