EU urges Turkey to halt gas hunt in east Mediterranean
BRUSSELS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union urged Turkey to “immediately” stop exploring for gas in a disputed area…
Ship that oozed oil off Mauritius coast splits in two
PORT LOUIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters…
Covid-19: UK dines out on govt-backed restaurant scheme
LONDON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A British government scheme to encourage people to visit restaurants, by paying a slice of…
France urges new Mideast talks after Pres Macron call with Palestinian Pres Abbas
PARIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron urged fresh Middle East peace talks after Israel and the UAE…
WHO struggles to contain latest Ebola outbreak in DRC
GENEVA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that his agency…
Angola seizes, closes Brazil evangelical churches over corruption allegations
The UCKG, Brazil’s biggest evangelical church, inaugurated this temple in Sao Paulo in 2014 LUANDA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prosecutors…
Zimbabwe rejects Catholic bishops’ criticism of corruption and abuse
Police have been accused of strong-arm tactics against anti-government protesters HARARE, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s government has dismissed a…
Covid-19: Ten African innovations to help tackle coronavirus
Doctor Car robot ADDIS ABABA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As Africa passes more than a million confirmed COVID-19 cases, innovators on the…
Militants attack Mogadishu beachfront hotel
The hotel is popular with local politicians and Somalis from the diaspora MOGADISHU, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali security forces…
Disputed elections: Tens of thousands of Belarus opposition supporters march in Minsk
MINSK, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Belarusian opposition supporters gathered in Minsk on Sunday to join a…