Daesh ‘behind killing of six French aid workers in Niger’
This burned out vehicle was found near the scene of the attack in August NIAMEY, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…
Uganda gets $130m from World Bank for roadworks
The proposed road corridor passes near Bidibidi, Africa’s most populous refugee settlement KAMPALA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The World Bank approved…
Indonesia capital eyes doubling of COVID-19 testing as cases soar
Health workers conduct a swab test on civilians, some of 28 living in the compounds of the Indonesian army’s Officer…
Two-thirds of Japan public support new PM Suga, polls show
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (center) TOKYO, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government was backed…
Japan sending team to probe Mauritius ship grounding
Oil leaking from the MV Wakashio that ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius TOKYO, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: South Korea’s capital Seoul seeks US$4 million in damages from church over new outbreak
South Korean police stand guard near the Sarang Jeil Church, which has become a new cluster of coronavirus disease infections,…
COVID-19: UK heading for 2nd lockdown as hospital admissions doubling every 8 days
A new COVID-19 testing lab in Glasgow LONDON, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s health minister said that the novel coronavirus…
Covid-19: Canadian province cracks down on big parties to fight virus
OTTAWA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s most populous province ofOntario on Thursday clamped down on big parties, unveiling steep fines…
US unrest: Family hopes for justice as policeman charged in black woman’s 2019 death
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The family of a black woman shot dead 16 months ago by a Texas police…
Kuwait offers $20mn in Yemen aid after UN dressing-down
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kuwait announcedThursday it would donate $20 million towards humanitarian aid for war-ravaged Yemen, two…