UN confirms support for Libyan Interior Ministry

TRIPOLI, Aug 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Raisedon Zenenga confirmed the Mission’s support for the Libyan Interior Ministry’s priorities. Zenenga made his remarks during a meeting with the Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen in Libyan capital Tripoli, the UNSMIL said…

Update: Greek firefighters battle to extinguish forest blaze as more homes destroyed, injured people rises

ATHENS, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 300 firefighters, two water bomber planes and five helicopters were battling Sunday to put out a forest fire in Greece that has so far destroyed around 20 homes and injured eight people, authorities said. Five villages have been evacuated and eight people hospitalised with…

Covid-19: China’s donation of ventilators, an evidence of strong friendship with Cuba

Beijing, Jul BEIJING, Aug 1 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Representatives of Cuba expressed gratitude to China for the donation of 30 high-performance lung ventilators, and assessed the gesture as another show of the strong friendship between the two Governments, parties and peoples. Andro Vazquez, charge d’affaires at the Cuban Embassy in…

Covid-19: Kenya receives 410,000 doses of AstraZeneca from UK

NAIROBI, Aug 1 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya received a donation of 410,000 Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine doses from the United Kingdom.    The vaccines which arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi Saturday afternoon were donated by the United Kingdom Government via the COVAX facility.  The flight was met at the airport by…

Solarwinds: Top US prosecutors hit by suspected Russian hack

New York’s four prosecutors had their offices hacked  WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 30 top US prosecutors had their office’s email accounts hacked during a major breach last year, the Justice Department says. The attack on users of the software SolarWinds – which the US has blamed on Russia…

US urges Tunisia to return to ‘democratic path

A power grab by Tunisia president has plunged the nation into political turmoil        WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia should swiftly return to its “democratic path”, a top White House official on Saturday told President Kais Saied, days after his shock power grab that included suspending parliament. In an…

Covid-19: UK urges pregnant women to get vaccinated given Delta variant risks

About one in 10 pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid-19 symptoms required intensive care LONDON, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British health authorities have urged more pregnant women to get coronavirus jabs after a national study found the Delta variant appeared to increase their risk of severe symptoms. England’s top…

Niger floods claim 35 lives, leave over 26,000 homeless

 NIAMEY, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy rains lashing arid Niger since June have killed 35 people and made more than 26,500 homeless, the civil protection agency said. Twenty people died in house collapses, 15 drowned and 24 were injured, a statement said. A total of 26,532 people had to leave…

Dozen homes destroyed, five hospitalised in Greece forest fire

    ATHENS, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around a dozen homes were destroyed and five people were hospitalised with breathing problems Saturday in a forest fire near Patras, Greece’s third largest city, authorities said. Some 145 firefighters, 50 trucks, eight firefighting planes and helicopters have been mobilised to extinguish the fire in…

UN chief welcomes official opening of coastal road in Libya

Libyan security officers stand on a truck during the re-opening of the cross road across the frozen frontline between east and west in Libya UNITED NATIONS, Aug 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the official opening of the coastal road in Libya, in the presence…