US unrest: Unrest continues in Wisconsin following police shooting of black man
KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Aug 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — The unrest following police shooting of a black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin on…
Africa to be declared polio-free: WHO
LAGOS, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to certify that the African continent is free…
Militants kill 13 in eastern Congo villages: UN, army
BENI (DRCongo), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected militants killed 13 people during raids on two villages in eastern Congo, the…
Sudan ready to cooperate with ICC over Darfur, says PM
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok KHARTOUM, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s prime minister said the country was ready to cooperate with…
Update: California wildfires – US Pres Trump declares major disaster
Fire-fighters are working 72-hour shifts but say it is not enough to contain the blazes WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Belarus summons Nobel Prize winner after Minsk mass rally
MINSK, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Police in Belarus have summoned Nobel prize winner Svetlana Alexievich for questioning over a criminal case against…
Covid-19: Guinea-Bissau extends state of emergency for another 15 days
BISSAU,Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced his decision to extend the country’s state of emergency for another 15 days…
Tropical storm Laura lashes Cuba, expected to become hurricane by US landfall
HAVANA, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Laura pounded Cuba with heavy rains Monday as it barrelled toward the US,…
Covid-19: Virus means at least a 5-year hit to South Africa GDP – UN
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s economy will take at least five years to recover from the impact of…
Fire crews make progress battling historic California blazes
LOS ANGELES, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of firefighters made small progress on Monday as they battled to contain historic…