‘Catastrophic’ pollution plagues Libya beaches

 TRIPOLI, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With untreated sewage in the water and rubbish piled on the sand, pollution on Tripoli’s Mediterranean coast is denying residents of the war-torn Libyan capital a much-needed escape. The environment ministry last month ordered the closure of a number of beaches along the 30-kilometre Greater…

Ivory Coast says first Ebola patient since 1994 has recovered

   ABIDJAN, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A young Guinean woman who tested positive for the Ebola virus in Ivory Coast after arriving there two weeks ago has recovered from the disease, the Ivorian health ministry said.    “We performed on the patient two biological tests which were negative in an…

China to step up tree-planting campaign to help reach net zero emissions

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Mexico City taps solar energy to clean up historic Aztec-era canals

Members of a team of researchers from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) install a water system at a trajinera boat as part of a project to clean the polluted waters at the canals of Xochimilco, in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican scientists have…

UN refugee agency presses Poland to help migrants on Belarus border

WARSAW, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN refugee agency UNHCR and rights groups urged Poland to offer medical and legal support and shelter to migrants camping on the border with Belarus, a day after Warsaw said it would build a fence to prevent migrants crossing. Poland and fellow EU states Lithuania and…

Russian army patrol rebel enclave in Syria to avert offensive, sources say

AMMAN, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian forces moved into an opposition enclave in the Syrian city of Deraa on Tuesday to try to avert an army assault on a stronghold that has defied state authority since it was retaken three years ago, witnesses, residents, and army sources said. Their entry…

Covid-19: Israel to begin booster jabs for over 30s; third shots show signs of taming Delta

JERUSALEM, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel lowered the age threshold to receive a third coronavirus booster dose to anyone aged 30 and above, as it continues to battle surging infections. Israel is among a handful of nations that have decided to administer a third vaccine dose, a policy criticised by the…

Covid-19: Britain reports 174 COVID deaths, highest since March 12; Italy see new surge

Members of the public watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony, which is taking place for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, at Buckingham Palace, London LONDON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain recorded 174 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, the highest since March 12, and another 30,838 new…

Desperate Nigerians sell homes and land to free kidnapped children

Abubakar Adam and wife, parents of seven children kidnapped at Salihu Tanko Islamic school by bandits TEGINA (Nigeria), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam’s 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he sold his car and a parcel of land and cleaned out his savings to…

WHO says it only has medical supplies in Afghanistan for a week

GENEVA, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) only has enough supplies in Afghanistan to last for a week after deliveries of medical equipment from abroad were blocked by restrictions at Kabul airport, a senior regional WHO official said. The UN agency was also concerned the current upheaval in Afghanistan could…