Mali coup: West Africa leaders call for 12-month transition
Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan (l), led the Ecowas mission to Mali BAMAKO, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s West African…
Nigeria: Helicopter crashes into Lagos building, kills two
Two persons died as result of the crash while one person survived. LAGOS, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents living in…
Fourteen killed in wake of Hurricane Laura in US
LAKE CHARLES (United States), Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 14 people were killed after Hurricane Laura slammed into the…
Covid-19: European Commission agrees to buy 300 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
BRUSSELS, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Commission (EC) has signed an agreement with the pharmaceutical AstraZeneca for the purchase…
US unrest: George Floyd family urge ‘March On Washington’ protesters to ‘be his legacy’
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The sister of George Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked months of racial turmoil across the…
Covid-19: France sees ‘exponential rise’ in cases
PARIS, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —France has recorded its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections since March, as President Emmanuel Macron raised the…
Security Council extends mandate of UN Mission in Somalia
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Security Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for…
US: 2 soldiers killed in California helicopter crash
LOS ANGELES, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two soldiers were killed and three injured when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed on San…
Covid-19: Peru extends state of emergency
LIMA, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru extended its nationalemergency until Sept 30 and prolonged a lockdown in some of the…
Covid-19: Unemployment in Chile has reached a new record high of 13.1 percent
SANTIAGO, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Unemployment in Chile has reached a new record high of 13.1 percent, the national statistics…