Invasive Asian mosquito species threatens African cities: study
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A species of mosquito originally from Asia threatens to put tens of millions of city-dwellers…
Update: Search crews scour charred Oregon landscape, residents return to rubble as wildfires burn
Smoke rises from the ground in a neighborhood destroyed by wildfire in Talent, Oregon. TALENT (Oregon, US), Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
UN voices concern over excessive use of force against demonstrators in eastern Libya
Libyan youth block a road with burning tyres in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Benghazi as they protest the poor…
US shooting: 100,000 USD reward offered in manhunt for suspect in ambush shooting of 2 LA deputies
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies guard the entrance to St. Francis Medical Center after two deputies were shot late Saturday…
Covid-19: Algerian PM says date of reopening schools depends on situation
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad ALGIERS, Sept 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad said that the date for…
US: Mandatory evacuation ordered in Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Sally
As Tropical Storm Sally continues to track toward southeast Louisiana, several parishes and areas have issued evacuation orders HOUSTON, Sept 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mandatory…
Tanzania, Uganda leaders agree to fast-track crude oil pipeline project
Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni have signed an agreement for the construction of a 3.5…
Update: Greece sees end to Lesbos migrant crisis within a week
Asylum-seekers including the elderly and very young children have been sleeping rough on Lesbos island since Wednesday when some 11,000…
Covid-19: US cases surpass 6.5 mln – Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 6.5 million on…
Chinese-owned TikTok rejects US Microsoft buyout offer, Oracle sole remaining bidder
NEW YORK, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US tech giant Microsoft said its offer to buy TikTok was rejected, leaving Oracle…